Active Citizenship and Social Change · Civic Participation

Pressure Groups and Lobbying

How organized groups influence government policy through direct and indirect action.

Key Questions

  1. 1Who should decide which pressure groups have access to ministers?
  2. 2What rights are in tension during a public protest?
  3. 3What is the government's role in responding to lobby groups?

National Curriculum Attainment Targets

KS3: Citizenship - Pressure GroupsKS3: Citizenship - Taking Action
Year: Year 8
Subject: Citizenship
Unit: Active Citizenship and Social Change
Period: Civic Participation

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