Match the characteristics to the political groups they belong to.

1. political parties
2. intrest groups

a. exist to support candidates
for political office

b. support any party’s
candidate that supports
their cause

c. support one party

d. focus on specific issues

e. focus on several issues

f. exist to support issues
and policies

a.Exist to support candidates  for political office - political party.

b.Support any party’s  candidate that supports  their cause – interest group

c.Support one party – interest group

d.Focus on specific issues – interest groups

e.Focus on several issues – political party

f.Exist to support issues  and policies – political party.

Political party is a group of people who are associated with conjoint objectives and use political administrative power to accomplish it.  

Political parties work more meticulously for the common good than the interest groups. Interest groups are the people who impact the politicians to work for the common good of the people and the society.  

Many non-voluntary governmental organizations can be categorized under interest groups. They move away from politics but not from political policies.