Pressure Groups Flashcards
What is a Sectional Group?
A sectional group looks to represent and defend the issue of a section of society.
3 differences between Pressure Groups and Political Parties?
Pressure groups: Seek to exert influence, narrow issue focus, common causes.
Political Parties: Seek to win Power, Broad issue Focus, Shared preferences.
Name a sectional group ?
Unions.
Confederation of British Industry CBI
What is a Promotional Group?
Seek to advance ideals of principles.
Example of a Promotional Group?
RSBB
Howard league for penal reform
2 ways that the lines between sectional and promotional are blurred???
Some groups have charivari to of both, eg; Cancer research.
Many have members who have both kinda of motivation.
What is an insider group?
Groups that work with the government to make change.
What is a high Profile Insider group???
They straddle the insider outsider divide.
What is a Low profile insider group??
They concentrate on creating contacts with the government and rarely influence the public.
What is a Prisoner Group???
A group that is dependent on the government
What is a Outsider Group??
A group that has no link to the government, so it operates through the media and public.
What is a Potential insider group ?
A group that aspires to insider status.
What is a Outsider a group by necessity?
Lack the knowledge to be an insider group
What is a Ideological outsider group?
Have radical aims that opposes the government
Name 3 functions of a pressure group?
Representation Participation Education Policy Formulation Policy Implementation
Name three ways to exert influence as a pressure group ?
Ministers and civil servants. Parliment Political Parties Public Opinion Direct Action
3 ways to have power?
Wealth Size Organisation and leadership The governemnt Public support Effectiveness of opposition
How do they promote democracy ??
Supplementary Democracy
Participation
Education
Benfits of Competition
How do Pressure Groups threaten democracy?
Political inequality.
Non-legitimate democracy.
Behind the scenes.
Tyranny of the minority.
