pressure groups and political pluralism

Question 1

how do pressure groups deliver political pluralism?

Answer 1

they induce politicans to take account of a broad range of ideas from across society

Question 2

example of 2 pressure groups that have opposing views:

Answer 2

NRA and every town for gun safety

Question 3

what do pluralists believe?

Answer 3

-that disagreement is healthy for democracy as it allows the people and the gov. to hear both sides of the argument, and reach the best decisions after proper public debate and consideration

Question 4

examples of a significant development in US society that wouldn’t have happened without PGs:

Answer 4

racial desegregation and the legalisation of abortion

Question 5

describe views of proponents of elitist theory (to do with money):

Answer 5

-wealthy PGs spend heavily on advertising, legal challenges, professional lobbyists and electoral campaign spending
-therefor they have much more influence than poorly supported groups