Give one special feature that distinguishes a pressure group from a political party
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In what ways do pressure groups and movements exert influence on politics?
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Pressure groups and movements exert influence on politics in a variety of ways.
→ They try to gain public support and sympathy for their cause by carrying out information campaigns, organising meetings, filing petitions, etc.
→ By organising strikes and disruptions, they seek to make the government take note of their demands.
→ They also influence decision-making by lobbying.
→ The issues raised by them often influence the policies of political parties.
ᴀ ᴘᴏʟɪᴛɪᴄᴀʟ ᴘᴀʀᴛʏ ɪs ᴀ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘ ᴏғ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴇsᴛ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴏʟᴅ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇᴀs ᴀ ᴘʀᴇssᴜʀᴇ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘ ɪs ᴀ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʀɪᴇs ᴛᴏ ɪɴғʟᴜᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄʏ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇsᴛ ᴏғ ᴀ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄᴜʟᴀʀ ᴄᴀsᴇ. ᴀ ᴘʀᴇssᴜʀᴇ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘ ɪs ᴀɴ ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴜɴʀᴇᴄᴏɢɴɪᴢᴇᴅ ᴇɴᴛɪᴛʏ. ᴘʀᴇssᴜʀᴇ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘ ᴅᴏᴇs ɴᴏᴛ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴇsᴛ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴs. ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴅᴏ ɴᴏᴛ sᴇᴇᴋ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ, ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴘᴏʟɪᴛɪᴄᴀʟ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴇs ᴅᴏ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴇssᴜʀᴇ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘ ɪs ɴᴏᴛ ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴜɴᴛᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ.