Political Parties and Pressure Group

Herman Finel

Sabine

MacIver

Burke

MacIver

Burke

Bryce

Machiavelli

Finer

MacIver

Ogg and Zinc

Garner

Is open to all

Can be easily obtained

Is given to only few trusted and dependable workers

Importance of legislature considerably increases

The people can easily influence the political decisions

Large number of people can be admitted as its members

Elections are free

Members have to abide by iron discipline of the party

Common interests

Common economic and political principles

Common group interests

All the above

Grotius

Montesquieu

Rousseau

Finer

Multi-party

Bi-party system

Single party system

None of these

To contest elections

To actively align with ruling party

To actively support opposition

To protect the interests of its members

Democratic and Republic

Conservative and Labour

Liberal and Communist

Liberal Socialists and Radical Socialists