politics unit 1
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- pressure groups
- function of pressure groups
- policy formation
- give government information and advice
- have some influence over the government, no election so not as democratic
- education
- use of media to spread propaganda
- Use of expert authority to raise their case
- policy formation
- Disadvantages of pressure groups
- push own views onto public, yet can't always be trusted
- lack of accountability
- function of pressure groups
- pressure groups and political partites
- similarities
- many small parties are similar to pressure groups because their focuses are quite small, eg BNP
- they both serve the cause of representation
- they facilitate public discussion of issues
- pressure groups
- function of pressure groups
- policy formation
- give government information and advice
- have some influence over the government, no election so not as democratic
- education
- use of media to spread propaganda
- Use of expert authority to raise their case
- policy formation
- Disadvantages of pressure groups
- push own views onto public, yet can't always be trusted
- lack of accountability
- function of pressure groups
- similarities
- pressure group power stems from;
- parliament and lobbying
- outsider pressure groups may try and contact more independently minded MP's
- getting in contact with ministers and civil servants
- political parites
- if you can influence them you can influence government
- often done through party donations and funding
- parliament and lobbying
- how much can they change values, opinion and perceptions
- what makes a pressure group powerful?
- how effectively do they push up gems on the political agenda?
- how do you they affect policy making?
- governments view of the pressure group
- organisation and leadership
- membership (size)
- money (wealth)
- what makes a pressure group powerful?
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