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
