Political Science · Political Processes in India
UGC NET Aug 2024 Political Science
What do political parties, pressure groups, public opinion and popular movements have in common? They are
AFormal organisations of power
BInformal organisations of power ✓ Correct
CBodies that only help the government of the day in governance
DBodies existing only in democracies
Correct answer: (B) Informal organisations of power — Political parties, pressure groups, public opinion and popular movements are all informal organisations of power.
Explanation
★Political parties, pressure groups, public opinion and popular movements are all informal organisations of power.
★They lie outside the formal organs of government, which are the legislature, the executive and the judiciary.
★Yet they shape who gains power and how it is used, by mobilising support, opinion and pressure.
★They are sometimes called the extra-constitutional or non-formal agencies of the political process.
★Calling them mere helpers in governance, or bodies found only in democracies, misses their broader informal power role.
★Group these four under one head: informal, extra-constitutional organisations that influence power.
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