Pressure groups notes

Question 1

How do Pressure groups eace democracy?

Answer 1

1) They dispurse power and influence
2) Educate the public on political issues
3) Give people the opportunity to participate in politics without having to priorites much time
4)Can protect interests of minority groups
5)Hold the government to account b the pblic as issues are largely based around gov policly

Question 2

How do Pressure Groups threater democracy?

Answer 2

1)Soe ca be see as too elitest ad cocenntrate power in too few hands
2)Influencial pressre groups ma disort inforation in their own interests
3)If the PG are iterally democratic they might not represet their members correctly
3)Finance is a key influencial factor and wealthy groups may weild a disproportionate amount of influence
4)The use of civil disobediance - illegal actions can undermine te freedoms and rights of other citizes

Question 4

What does the pressre group ASH stand for?

Answer 4

Action against smoking and health (ASH)

Question 5

What are ases founding aims and objectives?

Answer 5

Founded in 1967 by academics and interested parties

Aim is to spread the harmful effects of tobacco use and pressuring governments to adopt policies and laws to reduce tobacco use

Question 6

Methods for ASH?

Answer 6

It’s main method is conducting scientifc research and promoting previous scientifc research of the effects of tabocco this is thier main evidenice when lobbying to law markers and the government - not only this tehy are also producing efforts on the rise of use of e - cigaretts

Question 7

Success Of ASH?

Answer 7

Have reduced packing - top be less applealying to childern

Health warnings on packets

persuading the govenment to increase tax on tobacco

Question 8

Failures of ASH?

Answer 8

Like to go futher with regulations and tackel vaping in under 18s, but it hasnt chnaged any government policy in this area