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and alcohol on risktaking behaviour Marianne ErskineShaw PhD Candidate ErskineShaw Monk Qureshi Richardson Pearson amp Heim Content Binge drinking associated with risky behaviours and subsequent injuriesharm Corte amp Sommers 2005. Revision. What is a Pluralist Democracy?. A form of liberal democracy in which power is widely dispersed. Citizen participation occurs through pressure groups (as opposed to voting in elections). Pressure group membership allows people to promote diverse views, interests and grievances to the government. Which of the following is the most powerful?. Voters. Government Agencies (Bureaucracy). Elected Officials. Political Parties. Special Interest Groups (SIG’s). (Average American is represented by interest groups - SIG’s influence all of these). C. ategorize them as: economic, environmental, equality, consumer/public interest, or professional/government. Which types benefit non-members, as well as members?. Bellringer. Interest Groups. Chapter 9 . Lesson Starter . Brainstorm what you know already about pressure groups. . Pressure Groups. Today we will…. Understand. the impact of Pressure Groups in the UK. . Outline. the different types of pressure groups in the UK. . Influence of the Media on Parliament - Recap. Name 2 types of media. Name 4 newspapers. What issue does the Daily Mail try to influence Parliament about?. What issue does the Sun try to influence Parliament about?. Arguments for?. Arguments against?. Revolving-door syndrome. Practice by which former members of Congress take up well-paid jobs with Washington-based lobbying firms and then use their expertise and contacts to lobby the institution of which they were once a member.. 11. .04.2014 . , Riga. Agnes . Kasper. LECTURE OUTLINE. INTRODUCTION. INSTITUTIONS AND ACTORS. LEGISLATIVE PROCESS. LOBBYING. EXAMPLES. REGULATION OF LOBBY. Policy process . What is policy?. Public policy process in brief. A striking feature of American politics is the extent to which political parties are supplemented by private associations formed to influence public policy. These organizations . . . promote their interests by attempting to influence government rather than by nominating candidates. . . . Such groups, while they may call themselves non-political, are engaged in politics; in the main theirs is a politics of policy.. Warm Up?. What are the kinds of services provided by Government Agencies?. Enforcing Laws. EQ: Explain the various types of government agencies as well as how citizens can stay informed and participate in government?. Lowi. , Ginsberg, . Shepsle. , . Ansolabehere. Groups and Interests. Chapter 13. The Pull and Push of Groups and Interests. There is a . “. pull. ”. and a . “. push. ”. organizing political activity in the United . What are Pressure Groups?. Groups of people with a shared interest in getting the government to change the law in certain areas. Can range from a small group of individuals to a network of millions. Types of Pressure Groups. Special Interest Groups . “In no country in the world has the principle of association been more successfully used or applied to a greater multiple of objects than in America.”. -- Alexis do Tocqueville. Influences on Parliament – Pressure Groups What are Pressure Groups? Groups of people with a shared interest in getting the government to change the law in certain areas Can range from a small group of individuals to a network of millions A pressure group is a group of like minded people who want to influence decision makers.. They aim to do this by drawing attention to specific issues.. They ultimately hope to influence large organisations/the government and hope to make an impact on the formation of legislation and amendment of existing laws. .