Pressure group roles

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A Levels Government and Politics (Pressure groups) Mind Map on Pressure group roles, created by dottydiva96 on 19/02/2014.
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Pressure group roles
  1. Pressure group - a group of like-minded individuals who seek to influence policy makers and represent collective interests or a common cause
    1. Single-issue groups - seek to represent the interests of a very small group or focus on a cause that is limited in breadth and time
      1. Participation
        1. Provide non-electoral participation
          1. Encourage involvement in politics between elections
          2. Representation
            1. Represent voices of minorities and majorities
              1. RSPB have more than 1 million members
              2. Education
                1. Source of specialist knowledge
                  1. Help parties with current issues, avoiding mistakes
                    1. Raise awareness of specific issues
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