Unit 3 Ch 5 : Popular Struggles and Movements — Social Studies STD 10 — Question
CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 10Social StudiesUnit 3 Ch 5 : Popular Struggles and Movements5 Marks
Question
Explain three most effective ways in which the pressure groups and movements influence the politics of a country.
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Answer
Pressure groups and movements exert influence on politics in a variety of ways:
They try to gain public support and sympathy for their goals and their activities by carrying out information campaigns, organising meetings filing petitions, etc. Most of these groups try to influence the media into giving more attention to their issues. For example, Anna Hazare’s protest on Jan Lok Pal Bill.
They often organise protest activities like strikes or disrupting government programme. Workers’ organisations Employees’ Association and most of the movement groups often resort to then tactics in order to force the government to take note of their demands.
Business groups often employ professional lobbysts or sponsor expensive advertisements. Some persons from pressure groups may participate in official bodies and committees that offer advice to the government.
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