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<p> Social Studies 11- Government</p><p>Influencing Government</p><p>Vocab:</p><p>Pressure group/ interest group- groups which share a similar viewpoint and try to influence government policy and decision making Lobbyist- someone paid to represent the interests of a pressure group to key decision makers in the government; this is often a paid position Civil disobedience- intentionally breaking or refusing to follow laws that are considered unjust, unfair</p><p>Read Pressure Groups and Lobbyists on pp. 258-60</p><p>1. What is the difference between an institutionalized pressure group and an Issue-oriented pressure group?</p><p>Read Applying Pressure on the top of p. 263-264</p><p>Describe the role of the lobbyist</p><p>Discuss the following with a partner: What are the pros and cons of pressure groups for Canadian democracy?</p><p>PROS CONS</p><p>Read Role of the Media on pp. 264-265 Describe how the media influences people’s opinion of the government in Canada</p><p>Read Media Concentration on pp. 265-66</p><p>Discuss the dangers of having one or two large corporations own and control most of the media</p><p>In China, the government controls the media.</p><p>Discuss how this affects the attitude of citizens towards its government</p><p>Read Civil Disobedience on pp. 266 -7</p><p>1. Give examples when civil disobedience has been used :</p><p>2. Has civil disobedience ever been used in China? What was the result?</p><p>Paragraph Response: Describe how citizens can influence their government in Canada:</p><p>______</p>
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