U3 influence government decision making & pressure groups

Question 1

Petitions effective because brings support

Answer 1

In 2019 Government introduced Finn’s Law after it got over 100,000 signatures, it gave greater protection to police animals after the police dog Finn was stabbed.

Pressure group is Finn’s Law Group

Question 2

Petitions ineffective because government ignores petitions

Answer 2

TIE tried to use a petition at the begining of their campaign to change law around Scottish education to make it more inclusive, however it got only 1,000 signatures and got rejected.

Pressure group is TIE

Question 3

Joining a pressure group effective because it can be influential

Answer 3

Recently Scotland became the first country in the world to have an LGBT inclusive education system, largely because of the lobbying done by TIE where they lobbied enough MPs and gov ministers to gain their support.

Pressure group is TIE

Question 4

Joining a pressure group ineffective because gov can ignore outsider pressure groups

Answer 4

Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament has been protesting in Scotland for over 40 years but the UK gov has remained consisnent in storing nuclear weapons in Scotland

Pressure group is Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament

Question 5

Consultation Responses can be effective because they can be influential

Answer 5

the Scottish government recently consulted on tougher penalties for people who harm wildlife, 97% of people agreed and in 2020 it became LAW

The Law Society

Question 6

Consultation Responses can be ineffective because gov can consult to look good

Answer 6

recently the UK gov consulted on letting disabled people vote electronically, but took a year to respond by rejecting the idea

Pressure group is Royal Society for the Blind