1.5 Flashcards
1
Q
list 5 examples of political action other than:
-direct action
-lobby groups
P,P,P,D,B
A
- petition
- been to a political meeting
- donated money to a political campaign
- political campaign
- boycotted products for environmental reasons
2
Q
what are the 2 aims of lobby groups
A&D
A
- to convince the government to pass a law that favours them
- or to oppose laws that disadvantage them
3
Q
what are the many methods used by lobby groups
WERM
A
- writing letters
- emails
- running campaigns
- making call to high up people
4
Q
- what does direct action mean
- examples
A
// strikes
// marches
// protests
5
Q
- a specific example of
- was it succesful
A
the mining tax case
- 12 years ago the former prime minister inroduced a 40% mining tax due to the mining industry’s high profits. which outraged mining companies so in return they conducted a national campaign that costed them millions of dollared which aimed at the mining tax.
