Parliamentary influences

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  • Created on: 30-11-22 19:40
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  • Parliamentary influences
    • Media
      • The channel through which information is communicated to the public
        • Examples
          • Sarah's Law
          • Dangerous Dogs Act
        • Advantages
          • Represents public opinion
          • Supports pressure groups
          • Raises public awareness
        • Disadvantages
          • Newspapers not required to be politically neutral
          • Newspapers are profit-driven
          • Dangers of media frenzy
    • Politicians
      • Political manifestos
        • Advantages
          • Every law has to be approved by a majority
          • MPs are elected
          • Certain
        • Disadvantages
          • If a different party is elected they might just repeal the previous laws
          • Expensive to taxpayers
          • Frequent changes to laws
    • Pressure groups
      • Groups which put pressure on the government to change the law
        • Advantages
          • Broad range of tactics and campaigns
          • Wide use of social media
          • Membership funds
            • Disadvantages
              • Not impartial
              • Undesirable tactics
              • Minority opinion
          • Expert knowledge
        • Disadvantages
          • Not impartial
          • Undesirable tactics
          • Minority opinion
        • Sectional pressure group
          • Represents a section of society
        • Cause pressure group
          • Promotes a specific cause
        • Insider pressure group
          • Access to government
        • Outsider pressure group
          • No direct access to government
    • Lobbyists
      • People who try to persuade individual MPs to support their cause
        • Advantages
          • Brings issues to the attention of MPs
          • Accessible to everyone
        • Disadvantages
          • Easily exploitable
          • Doesn't always work

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