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Pressure groups (unfinished) Flashcards

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What are the three types of pressure groups

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Sectional groups
Cause groups
Social movements

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What is a pressure group?

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groups together and united by a cause

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What is a sectional group

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promotes the interests of a particular section of society. e.g. BMA

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Give an example of sectional groups

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Trade unions

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Give an example of a sectional group protesting

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In 2016 7 junior doctors took a day off to go on strike against the health secretary (Jeremy hunt)
Their slogan was “trust our doctors not our spin doctors”

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What are cause groups

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represent a segment of society but their primary purpose is noneconomic & usually focused on promoting a particular cause or value

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Give an example of a cause group

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Campaign for nuclear disarment - CND lobby the govt don’t have insider status but outsider status

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Pressure groups can have either _______ or ________ status

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Insider
Outsider

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What are insider groups

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Links with the govt , work closely to create policy

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What is an example of an insider group

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National union of farmers

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What are outsider groups

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Not consulted by the govt & employ extreme methods to garner awareness and get public support/media coverage

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What are social movement groups

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a loosely organized effort by a large group of people to achieve a particular goal, typically a social or political one

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Give an example of a social movement group

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2003 ‘stop the war’ - trying to stop Blair from getting involved in the Iraq war

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What did the recent conserv govt pass in regards to protest law

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Priti Patel passed anti protest laws - these enable protesting as long as they don’t disrupt the status quo

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Give reasons as to why some pressure groups have more influence than others

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  • winning publicly over change in govt policy (attractive to the public/more media coverage)
  • hard to detail insider success
  • methods of communication - can determine how popular a PG is e.g. 2016 38 Degrees group collected 321,437 online signatures - land registry
  • public opinion (how pop a PG will be depends on public opinion/political climate at the time )
  • RESOURCES
  • TACTICS AND LEADERSHIP
  • PUBLIC SUPPORT
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What is an example of a PG effectively using methods of communication

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2016 38 Degrees group collected 321,437 online signatures - land registry

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Give an example of a PG effectively using their resources (members etc)

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RSPCA 1600 people = money for advertising/large membership - not always helpful CND 110,000 members not as known

18
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Give an example of PG’s having effective tactics and leadership

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Experienced leadership = RSPCA ban on hunting with dogs 2004 / access points = friends of the earth used EU law to pressure the govt to pressure the govt to ‘clean up beaches’

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What are access points (TACTICS)

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The places which PG’s go to exert influence

20
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What is an example of PG’s effectively using public support

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Snowdrop 1996 - used celebrities to advocate their cause

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What was snowdrop 1996

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  • The campaign to ban private ownership of handguns
  • took its name from the only spring flower in bloom at the time of the mass shooting.
  • The leaders of the action organised a petition of more than 750,000 signatures.
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What is a think tank

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a body of experts providing advice and ideas on specific political or economic problems.

23
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Give two examples of think tanks

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Conservative free market thinking - Adam Smith institute

Centre for social justice - Iain Duncan Smith - work & pensions sec

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PG’s are an alt source to ____ ______ and have more t___/e_______ than political parties

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Civil service
Time/expertise

25
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Who are think tanks often staffed by

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By graduates who want to consider a political career

26
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Who do lobbyists gain influence on behalf of

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Gain influence on behalf of their client

27
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What are ‘rights and liberties’

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A contract with the state

28
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Give examples of moral obligations

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Recycling , voting , volunteering etc

29
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What act solidifies out rights

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1998 HRA

30
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What does the HRA ensure

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Fair & equal treatment , fair trail , freedom from arbitrary detention
Freedom of expression in speech & writing
Freedom of conscience
Freedom of movement

31
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What did the Magna Carta lead to

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The European convention of human rights (1950)

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What did the ECHR lead to

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Human rights act 1998

33
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What did the HRA lead to

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The equality act 2010

34
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The UK is a ‘_____ _____ _____’

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Rights based culture - people are entitled to all their rights (dominant creed in society)

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