Interest Groups And Super Pac's Influence On American Politics

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We have all heard the saying, “It is not what you know, it is who you know” and in politics that is the truth. American politics are very scheming and aggressive. Interest groups and super PACs are extremely biased towards the wealthy. Interest groups and super PAC’s influence todays politics through copious amounts of power and money. An interest group, also known as a lobbying group or a pressure group is an organized group of people with similar ideas that try to promote or prevent changes in pubic policy. A super PAC is a committee that raises an unlimited sum of money from companies and individuals but is not permitted to directly contribute with candidates or parties. There are three types of benefits that attract members to interest