Adifference between a political party and an interest group is that the main goal of
- an interest group is to get its members elected into political office.
- a political party is to get its members elected into political office.
- an interest group is to prevent government from making policy.
- a political party is to prevent government from making policy.

The correct answer is B. A political party is to get its members elected into political office

Explanation:

A political party is a type of organization with a common ideology and position in terms of politics and that is created to get people of the party elected and therefore influencing politics. Because of this, political parties often promote certain political ideas and have a major role in elections. On the other hand, an interest group aims at opposing or supporting the general opinion or a policy through campaigns, lobbyings, polls, etc but not to prevent government making policy but just oppose specific policies that have been implemented. This implies the one that is a difference between both groups is that the political parties aim at getting members electing.

the earth’s crust is broken into separate pieces called tectonic plates (fig. 7.14). recall that the crust is the solid, rocky, outer shell of the planet. it is composed of two distinctly different types of material: the less-dense continental crust and the more-dense oceanic crust. both types of crust rest atop solid, upper mantle material. the upper mantle, in turn, floats on a denser layer of lower mantle that is much like thick molten tar.

each tectonic plate is free-floating and can move independently. earthquakes and volcanoes are the direct result of the movement of tectonic plates at fault lines. the term fault is used to describe the boundary between tectonic plates. most of the earthquakes and volcanoes around the pacific ocean basin—a pattern known as the “ring of fire”—are due to the movement of tectonic plates in this region. other observable results of short-term plate movement include the gradual widening of the great rift lakes in eastern africa and the rising of the himalayan mountain range. the motion of plates can be described in four general patterns:

collision: when two continental plates are shoved together

subduction: when one plate plunges beneath another (fig. 7.15)

spreading: when two plates are pushed apart (fig. 7.15)

transform faulting: when two plates slide past each other (fig. 7.15)