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Applying Pressure: Lobbyists, Media, & Civil Disobedience oh my!

Applying Pressure: Lobbyists, Media, & Civil Disobedience oh my!. SS11 Chapter 9 &10 Pages 290-296. Applying Pressure on Government. Influence government: providing research, polls, reports & advice to goverm’t . Goverm’t seeks out this information to help make decisions.

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Applying Pressure: Lobbyists, Media, & Civil Disobedience oh my!

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  1. Applying Pressure:Lobbyists, Media, & Civil Disobedience oh my! SS11 Chapter 9 &10 Pages 290-296

  2. Applying Pressure on Government • Influence government: providing research, polls, reports & advice to goverm’t. • Goverm’t seeks out this information to help make decisions.

  3. Who is applying the pressure? • Lobbyists • someone who is paid to represent the interests of a particular group to key decision makers. Ex. High-level bureaucrats. • Some professional lobbyists are former high-ranking members, ex. Deputy ministers, Cabinet ministers (both goverm’t & opposition) • Also target groups outside of the government, ex. Media & other party members.

  4. Trouble with Lobbyists • People with special influences can persuade goverm’ts to put in place policies that favour their group but are not necessarily in the public interest. • Ex. Tobacco company lobby: limit advertising.

  5. Its all about the money • Large groups are usually self-financing. • Public interest groups are often funded by the government. • Money helps give a voice in policy making but also limit the effectiveness of the group.

  6. Media Pressure • Mass media includes TV, radio, newspapers & magazines. • Main methods are to communicate ideas and information in society. • Journalists are free to criticize government actions, question decisions, report on public opinion polls. • Provide feedback, influence government and people. • Can be selective in what they report, not always the central issue.

  7. Civil Disobedience • Act of intentionally breaking, or refusing to keep, laws one considers unjust. • “If the machinery of government is unjust, break the law.” Henry Thoreau US writer • Used by civil right activist Martin Luther King & Indian politician Gandhi. Both men embraced non-violent however both died for their causes. • Local example: Clayoquot Sound, blocking logging roads. Issue of clear cut logging. Most activities got warnings, fines of up to $500, or jail sentences.

  8. The principles of civil disobedience. • 1. Civil disobedience should not involve violence. • 2. Civil disobedience should be directed against laws that are seriously harmful. • 3. Civil disobedience requires taking responsibility for one’s actions. Willingness to face punishment shows the strength of one’s beliefs.

  9. In class Activity – in groups of 2-3 • Develop a code of ethics for professional lobbyists to use in dealing with government and other officials. • For Example, is it acceptable for a lobbyist to take an official to lunch? Contribute to a politician’s party? Buy an official a gift?

  10. Activity Questions - Individual • Do you believe that civil disobedience is justified? Explain your answer. • In what ways are people who engage in civil disobedience different from ordinary criminals? • What are the two most famous names we associate with civil disobedience? • Most civil disobedience incidents in BC have involved what issues? • Do Practise Questions on page 296 #1-5 (all)

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