A political system in which political interest groups hold a great deal of power is said to be a pluralist government. In this type of government, more specifically a pluralist democracy, interest groups have easy access to the government so that they can lobby for their cause. Political lobbying is when these interest groups appear before government representatives and attempt to protect their agenda by asking for new laws to be implemented or old laws to be changed. There are differen

t views as to whether or not political interest groups are good:

business practices. This period of great corruption would actually lead to a whole new era marked by political interest groups fighting to regulate business again (Thompson).

interests are actually articulated or advocated by the parties. Along with professional lobbyists, interest groups provide another means to channel citizens' concerns to policy makers and administrators. However, there are also significant concerns about the privileged access of the richer and better organized. Related problems emerge from the direct campaign donations made to politicians. (Nelson learning center)”

One interest group that has gained great fame and recognition through media coverage has been the famous, gun-slinging, NRA (National Riffle Association) funded, modern day cowboys; the “pro-gun” interest group. The National Riffle Association has spent millions of dollars so that they could afford the best lawyers to lobby at Capital Hill for their cause. They have made it clear that their mission is to keep the rights of all Americans to bear arms for hunting and recreational usage (DeGroat). They strongly support, what is not only a God given right, but a constitutional right to posses arms:

Interest groups developed well over a century ago, and still prosper today. The time period of 1830 to 1889 is considered to be the era of National Groups. The first interest groups were either business-interest groups or social-interest groups. Examples of these would be the Anti-Slavery movement; in which people lobbied the government to outlaw all forms of human enslavement. An example of business-interest groups during this time would be the Railroad and Oil Companies. Their main concern was to limit regulations on big business so that they could develop monopolies making it extremely easy for them to control business (Thompson). This resulted in large corruption in the government because politicians were being paid by these big businesses to continue a policy of “hands off” government, in which the government placed not restrictions on

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