A major difference between political parties and interest groups is that
a. Interest groups typically shift their positions on issues over time, while political parties tend to keep the same positions on issues over time.
b. Interest groups usually recruit candidates for office, while political parties usually limit themselves to making campaign contributions to candidates.
c. Political parties seek to gain control of government, while interest groups seek to influence public policy.
d. Political parties tend to have narrow coalitions of support, and interest groups tend to have broad coalitions of support.
e. Political parties usually focus on one issue, while interest groups focus mainly on many issues
Answer: c. Political parties seek to gain control of government, while interest groups seek to influence public policy.
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