Intrest Group Democratic

Question 1

Participation Overall

Answer 1

In the US 14.6 million people are part of a trade union compared to 6.4 million in the U.K. US population is about 5 times the size of the U.K. population.

U.K. have much longer trade union history which is probably why trade union membership is overall higher. U.K. more left too.

Question 2

Participation - Specific

Answer 2

U.K. Outsider Group People’s Vote was set up in 2018 and in 2019 had a million people protesting in London for a second Brexit Referendum but it never happened

2020 Tens of millions of Americans protested with BLM

Question 3

Representation IG

Practice explaining Belgium

Answer 3

U.K. 2018 employees in a trade Union 23%
Belgium 2018 employees in a trade Union 50%
Australia 2018 employees in a trade union
14%

Practice explaining why Belgium good. First practice: More of workforce in trade union so what trade union says represents more people as the trade union now has more people in it and less people who are not part of one who are not represented.

Question 4

Elitest

Fact

Answer 4

NRA linked with Republicans and managed to protect gun rights
NRA is not linked with a party in U.K. and has very little success.

Be very specific about how in us adults have a right to arms so relatively easy to get one unlike U.K. which have strict rules and checks on gun owners.

Argue about 2nd amendment and how NRA still influentials when Republicans aren’t in power like atm

Question 5

Experts

Answer 5

Groups have served to educate citizens in Political life, strengthened then in their relations with the state, and helped to ensure that no single Interest would regularly prevail. Robert Dahl Social Capital

The flaw is the pluralist heaven is that the heavenly chorus sings with a strong upper-class accent. Elmer Schattschneider

“Groups adavocating modest reforms within the established order are heard more sympathetically than those seeking radical change.” Jack Walker
Yep

Question 6

Don’t worry

Answer 6

Ignore

Need example

But some groups use illegal methods which only a few want

Question 7

LofA

Answer 7

Interest Groups are democratic as gives more people voices in influencing decision making

Question 8

Trade unions do (good for intro)

Answer 8

Go slow Strikes Discussing pay rises with employers

Question 9

IG Theories

Answer 9

• Plurist group-many groups have a say in a democracy-representation
  
  • Social Capital Theiry-People get involved and participate in democracy (so learn more about Politics
  • Elite theory-power dominated by a small group of people