Pressure groups

Who does the N.U.T represent?

• Nurses

• Teachers

• doctors

• lawyers

When was the Miner's Strike?

• 1980-1981

• 1998-1999

• 1977-1978

• 1984-1985

Who does the BMA represent?

• Doctors

• Nurses

• Businessmen

• Lawyers

• Teachers

What issue was successfully brought onto the political agenda by pressure groups during the late 1980s by clever use of the media?

• Drink driving

• the rights of fathers

• nuclear weapons

• the environment

What is an example of a pressure group that was an insider group in the 1970s but an outside group in the 1980s?

• The Adam Smith Institute

• Nation Union of Miners

• The Confederation of British Industry

• The Viewers and Listeners Association

Which pressure group was involved in the Brent Spa protest in 1995?

• Worldwide Fund for Nature

• Greenpeace

• Friends of the Earth

• Earth First

What name do we give to pressure groups which are close to the government and which are consulted on a regular basis?

• Insider

• Causal

• Sectional

• Outsider

What was the Snowdrop Campaign aiming to ban?

• Nuclear weapons

• Handguns

• Fox hunting

• The death penalty

Why have the courts been used increasingly in recent years by pressure groups?

• British membership of the EU has meant that the UK is bound by Europe wide legislation enforceable by the courts.

• The increased membership of pressure groups means that they can afford to pay the legal bills.

• Pressure groups believe that appearing in court is a good way of raising the profile of their issue.

• Other methods, such as protest marches, petitions and direct action have been less effective in recent years.

What name do we give to pressure groups which represent a certain section of society such as teachers, nurses, students, lawyers, usually because of self interest?

• Insider

• Causal

• Sectional

• Outsider