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An interest group is an organization where people with a common interest and work together in order to promote and protect that interest by influencing the government. Interest groups vary in tactics, aims, and size. According to political scientists, there are two major categories of interest groups: noneconomic interest groups and economic interest groups. There are four types of economic interest groups: professional associations, agricultural groups, labor groups, and business groups. Economic interest groups are the most common type of interest group; their main agenda is to seek economic advantage for their members. Economic Continue reading...