Question

How do political parties help in shaping public opinion? Explain

Answer 1

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(i) They raise and highlight issues.

(ii) They form pressure groups as an extension.

(iii) They launch movement for the resolution of problems faced by the people.

(iv) They have lakhs of members and activists.

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Answer 2

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Political parties shape public opinion in the following ways :-

• They highlight and raise issues.

• Parties have lakhs of members spread all over the country. Often pressure groups are an extension of political parties, among different sections of the society. They help in taking up issues and forming public opinion.

• Sometimes, parties launch movements for solving the problems faced by people. Often the public opinion develops on the same lines that the parties take.