PRESSURE GROUPS, INDISPENSABLE OR NOT? AN ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY

Are pressure groups essential to a fully fledged democracy or not? Is democracy enriched by pressure groups or not? Do your research and find out. Then write an argumentative essay on the topic. Refer to my second blog, The Essay Archive, for sample essays: https://theessayarchive.blogspot.com.tr/  

Thanks are due to Özge Çağlar Aksoy for this wonderful topic

Familiarize yourself with the topic

·         “Pressure groups” http://prezi.com/gjped8uc53wa/pressure-groups/ 

·         “Pressure groups” http://www.slideshare.net/GovernanceHome/pressure-groups-3580754

·         “Advantages and disadvantages of pressure groups” http://prezi.com/ucimo288gmyq/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-pressure-groups/ 

The main points summarized

·         “How important are pressure groups?” http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/wiki/How_important_are_pressure_groups

Reading material to annotate

• “Do pressure groups add to democracy?” http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/do_pressure_groups_add_to_democr.htm
• “Pressure groups and democracy” http://www.earlhamsociologypages.co.uk/pressgroupsdemoc.htm
• “The role of pressure groups” https://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/documents/explore/education/factsheets/Factsheet_8.4_PressureGroups.pdf
• “Pressure Groups: A Series of Documents” This is the most challenging of the documents listed here http://www.earlhamsociologypages.co.uk/pressure.html

Videos to make notes on

• “Pressure Groups – Dr. Justin Greaves” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5NJyrkT-2w
• “Pressure groups as an influence of parliament” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8z_zos7XYY