(1) What is a pressure group?

(1) What is a pressure group?

1. A pressure group is an organised group of people, united by a common cause or topic who wish to influence and change the policies and views of the government.

2. They also seek to influence and change the policies and views of the general public.

3. Pressure groups have become a central feature of representative democracies; their presence in other countries is seen as a sign of an open and progressive democracy, while restrictions placed on pressure groups by other regimes are seen as repressive and undemocratic.