Choose whether the given statement is True/false:

Pressure groups and political parties are one and the same thing.

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The given statement is False. For a political structure to be called a democracy, certain key elements need to be present. Two of these essentials are- pressure groups and political parties. A pressure group is an organisation that is formed to influence the government’s decisions. A pressure group is different from a political party as the former is involved in the political arena but is not existing to win elections and gain political power while the latter does. People with similar occupations and interests would form a single pressure group thus, the membership is limited. On the other hand, membership in a political party is broad-based.

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