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16 Cards in this Set
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Pressure group |
A group of people who take action to try to influence the government about a specific issue |
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Campaigning |
actions or events organised by an individual or group of people to achieve an aim |
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Direct action |
Directly acting to create change or accomplished things e.g. marching picketing ,publicity ,stunts, petitioning |
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Indirect action |
Asking someone else for using persuasion and advertising to motivate others e.g. leaflet,advertising,lobbying people in power and using celebrity support. |
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Target group |
The organisation that the action is aimed on e.g. ministers, civil servants, parliment, political parties, public opinion or the media. |
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Finance |
Money to attract members, distributes leaflet ,advertising organise events |
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Membership |
The more members, the more powerful a group will be. |
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Nature of cause and Method used |
Call must be popular and Method must be reasonable |
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Media |
Using local and national Media while through images videos and new bulletins help campaigners |
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Historical campaigners |
The suffragettes and the black Civil Rights Movement |
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Promotional and casual groups |
Represents an issue or a cause anyone can join the cause. they believe they will benefit the community. E.g. greenpeace, NSPCC and CND |
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Sectional and intrest groups |
Represents a section of society, narrow goals which benefit them e.g. trade union and BMA |
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Insider pressure groups |
Have direct access to government and the decision makers and often consult government officials |
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Outsider pressure groups |
Don't have access to the government or decision makers they seek public support and campaign using methods which is Direct action e.g. social networking sites |
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Why mist unions avoid Industraial action |
Its expensive and difficult |
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Steps to take industrial action |
Hold a ballot of members and get majority to agree Apoint a scruitiner to make sure that the ballot is carried out properly only if its a large buisness (over 50 employees) |
