Pressure Groups - Jamb Government Past Questions and Answers

Question 21:

• JAMB 1993

Interest groups are important to democracies because they

A. Represent the masses
B. Do not allow misrule
C. Represent groups who otherwise would be left out
D. Provide a forum for confronting the government

Question 22:

• JAMB 1995

The major distinguishing factor between a political party and a pressure group is that while the former

A. Is effectively organized the latter is not
B. Engages in propaganda, the latter does not
C. Seeks power, the latter influences it
D. Does not form a government, the latter does

Question 23:

• JAMB 1998

One major aim of a pressure group is to

A. Capture political power
B. Influence the polices of the government
C. Install a government of its choice
D. Implement policies that will benefit its members

Question 24:

• JAMB 1999

The feature which best differentiates pressure groups from political parties is that they do not

A. Have interest in politics
B. Seek to influence public opinion
C. Have permananent organization
D. Nominate ministers

Question 25:

• JAMB 2000

Pressure groups harmonize different individual concerns through interest

A. Individual concerns through interest
B. Mobilization
C. Aggregation
D. Manipulation
E. Articulation