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1. stimulate interest in public affairs, 2. represent their members on the basis of shared attitudes rather than by geography, 3. provide useful information to government, 4. vehicles for political participation, 5. add more checks and balance features, 6. limit the lengths to which some groups might otherwise go as they seek to advance their own interests

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political party is a group of people who organize to win elections, operate the government, and determine public policy, whereas an interest group is a group of people who share common goals and who actively try to influence policymakers. Their specific purposes within the government, however, differ.

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Interest groups are any organization of people with policy goals who work within the political process to promote such goals. Groups attempt to influence policy in various ways including: Lobbying government. Organized interests hire representatives to advocate on behalf of the group's interests.