Question

how far are pressure groups good for democracy?

Answer 1

Pressure groups and movements have deepened democracy and brought about rough balance of power and accommodation of conflicting interestsGovernments can often come under undue pressure from a small group of rich and powerful people. Public interest groups and movements perform a useful role of countering this undue influence and reminding the government of the needs and concerns of ordinary citizens.Where different groups function actively, no one single group can achieve dominance over society.If one group brings pressure on government to make policies in its favour, another will bring counter pressure not to make policies in the waythe first group desires.The government gets to hear about what different sections of the population want.