What is the difference between ‘insider’ and ‘outsider’ pressure groups?
Outsider groups have closer ties with government and often advise them on policy
Insider groups have closer ties with government and often advise them on policy
Outsider groups are against government policy while insider groups promote government policy
What is a more recent example of less formal political participation?
Online activism through petitions
Mass demonstration in the streets
Advertisements in newspapers and magazines
How many signatures are required for an online petition to be debated in the House of Commons?
10, 000, 000
500, 000
100, 000
If MPs have connections or interests attached to pressure groups what are they required to do?
Resign their position
Declare their interest
Nothing
Which of the following is an example of a 'cause' or 'promotional' pressure group?
Friends of the Earth
The British Medical Association
The Confederation of British Industry