AP Comparative Government and Politics / Unit 4: Party and Electoral Systems and Citizen Organizations
4.5 Impact of Social Movements and Interest Groups
Notes
Movements and groups influence policy through protests, lobbying and public pressure. Examples: Mexico's Zapatistas, Nigeria's #EndSARS protests, Iran's protests.
Practice
Nigeria's #EndSARS protests targeted:
2020 movement.
The Zapatistas in Mexico demanded:
Chiapas uprising.
Social movements tend to succeed more in:
Open systems.
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