pressure groups Flashcards
1
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what type of pressure groups are there
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- sectional, eg NEU
- cause eg, RSPCA
2
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what is a sectional group
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pressure group which promotes the interests of a particular section of society
3
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what is a cause pressure group
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promotes causes or values as opposed to interests of a section of society
4
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how do they work
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they put pressure on government to get their views across
-can attach themselves to a political party, eg, unions attach themselves to the Labour Party
5
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examples of laws created by pressure groups
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Sarah’s law
RSPCA- animal welfare act 2006
6
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what makes pressure groups effective
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use a variety of methods such as media
size is important as more members they have, more likely to influence government
