Pressure groups, think tanks, lobbyists Flashcards
What is a pluralist democracy?
A political system where there is more than one center of power
2 examples of a promotional group?
Greenpeace
Extinction Rebellion
2 examples of a sectional group?
-BMA (british medical association)
-National Farmers Union
2 examples of insider groups
BMA
CBI - confederation of british industry
Who were Liberty
Group that campaigns to protect civil liberties and Human Rights
What were liberty mainly aiming to challenge
The investigatory powers Act 2016 which expanded electronic surveillance powers of the police and intelligence services
Who were the National Farmers Union
An insider sectional pressure group who have contacts with the department of environment, food and rural affairs
What type of pressure group was the Adam Smith Institute?
Neoliberal think tank
What type of group is the taxpayers alliance?
A think tank
