Answer the following question in one to two well-written paragraphs. which of the following have the greatest impact in determining and shaping public policy - political parties or interest groups? be sure to explain your reasoning and support your answer with at least one example.

Political parties and interest groups both greatly influence public policy. A political party is composed of people with similar political beliefs and aims. Candidates from this organized group aspire to be elected and be able to influence public policy. An interest group, on the other hand, has no intention of getting its members hold government positions. It influences public policy by mainly lobbying.

Here are the top 2 reasons why interest groups have a greater impact on determining and shaping public policy:

1.  This organization mainly represents businesses and corporations. It plays a big part in a community's economy. It means that the people who plays a great role in the financial capacities of citizens and the government have the bigger impact on influencing the public and its policies.

2. It influences the daily life by media campaign. It aims to influence opinion and get popular support for certain issues. The larger the group, the more likely it is to impact public policies.

Candidates from political parties sustain their power in office by crowd pleasing. It is very difficult to compete with corporations who have more funds and have more control of the media.

d. people are naturally good, and their expressed will is what is best for society

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the reform movements that arose during the antebellum period in america focused on specific issues: temperance, abolishing imprisonment for debt, pacifism, antislavery, abolishing capital punishment, amelioration of prison conditions (with prison's purpose reconceived as rehabilitation rather than punishment), the humane treatment of animals, the humane and just treatment of native americans, the establishment of public institutions for the care of the destitute, orphans, blind, and mentally ill, the establishment of public schools, the abolition of tobacco use, vegetarianism, health reform, homeopathic medicine, woman's rights (including, at first, especially the establishment of a woman's right to own property apart from her husband and her right to sue for divorce), and the amelioration of labor conditions (including higher pay, the right to form unions, the right to strike, and the demand for limits on the number of work hours, and safe working conditions).

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