Modern-day interest groups such as the National Rifle Association and Emily's List are examples of what concept?

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Interest groups, like the National Rifle Association and Emily's List, are factions - groups of individuals who share a common interest or goal and seek to influence public policy to benefit themselves. The concept of factions was famously discussed by James Madison in Federalist No. 10, where he argued that a large and diverse republic would be better able to control the negative effects of factions than a small and homogeneous one.

Modern-Day Interest Groups Such as the National Rifle Association and Emily's