MCQ Pressure Groups

Multiple Choice

Which type of Pressure Group has direct, regular contact with government?

• Sectional

• Insider

• Promotional

• Outsider

Multiple Choice

What name do we give to pressure groups which are not close to the government and which are not consulted on a regular basis?

• Causal

• Outsider

• Sectional

• Insider

Multiple Choice

What type of Pressure Group fights for the issues of a particular group of people in society e.g. Teachers

• Promotional

• Insider

• Sectional

• Outsider

Multiple Choice

What is a lobbyist?

• A protester who is willing to use direct action in order to achieve their objective.

• A pressure group worker whose job it is to raise funds for a pressure group so that it can achieve its objective.

• A journalist who has special access to MPs and is know as a lobby correspondent.

• Usually a former MP or political insider who sell his expertise to pressure groups to help their campaign.

Multiple Choice

Pressure groups that have conflicting ideologies with the current Government are still likely to succeed in their aims.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

A difference between a political party and a pressure group is that pressure groups do not put up a candidate in an election

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which type of pressure group is the League Against Cruel Sports more likely to be?

• Sectional

• Causal

Multiple Select

Which of the following are advantages of Pressure Groups? Choose all that you believe are correct.

• Pressure groups give voice to the minorities such as ethnic groups, the aged and disabled

• Frequently pressure groups are undemocratic as they have no internal democracy such as elected leaders.

• Pressure groups have an educative function.

• Pressure groups are a method of holding decision makers to account

• Some pressure groups have disproportionate influence giving them the “tyranny of the minority