1A.1.3 Pressure groups Flashcards
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What is a pressure group?
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A group of people who share similar ideas and campaign for law reform
2
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What are some examples of methods that pressure groups can use?
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- Lobbying MPs
- Public petition
- Running a campaign
- Organising demonstrations
3
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What is a sectional pressure group?
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They want to further the interests of a particular body of people. Eg the National Union of Teachers (NUT, Law Society
4
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What is a cause pressure group?
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They want to further a particular ideal. Eg Jamie Oliver school dinners campaign
5
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What is an insider pressure group?
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They have access to decision makers such as MPs
6
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What is an outsider pressure group?
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Unlikely to have access to decision makers
7
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What are advantages of pressure groups?
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- They are able to raise awareness of their cause. Eg AllOut, LGBT group that uses new media
- They remind Parliament of issues, such as environmental pressure groups
- The law will benefit from the vast knowledge from the group, EG Jamie Oliver has nutritional expertise
8
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What are the disadvantages of pressure groups?
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- They are biased, EG Fathers4Justice are anti-mom
- They may resort to undesirable tactics that may be criminal
- The opinions may only represent a small minority
