nat-5-democracy-political-participation

Definition: A group formed to influence government policy on a particular issue.

• Pressure group

• Lobbying

• Third party

• Interest group

Definition: To choose the party that will represent you in Government.

• Election

• Vote

• Protest

• Petition

Definition: Attempting to influence politicians by contacting them

• Electioneering

• Litigation

• Lobbyist

• Lobbying

Definition: Pressure groups that have a relationship with government and protest legally.

• Causal groups

• Pressure groups (2)

• Vote

• Insider groups

A formal request for government action on an issue

• Indictment

• Vote

• Petition

• Protest

Don't agree with any party or don't understand what they stand for

• Reasons not to vote

• Reasons to vote

• Pressure group

• Insider groups

To get your party into power or keep another one out

• Reasons not to vote

• Reasons to vote

• Pressure group

• Insider groups

A form of political participation designed to achieve policy change through dramatic tactics.

• Petition

• Boycott

• Protest

• Vote

Pressure groups that have no special relationship with the government and often use more drastic measures are known as:

• Outsider groups

• Pressure groups

• Sectional groups

• Causal groups