1 Democracy and participation : 1.4

Question 1

what is the ‘Magna Carta’

Answer 1

1215
-foundation of rights
-talking out against the king john
-original rights (bit outdated)

Question 2

European convention of human rights

Answer 2

1950
- after violations of WW2
- in Strasbourg
- people could go and talk about how their country infringed their rights

Question 3

Human Rights Act

Answer 3

1998
- right to life
- prohibition to torture
- freedom from arbitrary arrest
- rights to privacy
- LONGER GO TO STRASBOURG

Question 4

Equality Act

Answer 4

2010
- outlaw discrimination
- 1970 equal pay act
- 1975 sex discrimination act ect.

Question 5

what is parliamentary sovereignty

Answer 5

parliament can make, amend or unmake any law, and cannot bind its successors or be bound by its predecessors.

Question 6

explain the story of ‘abu qatada’

Answer 6

1990’s, preaching terrorisms in UK but was to be tortured in original country. kept 8 years in UK

Question 7

what was a catalyst for increased supervision

Answer 7

7/7 2005
9/11 2001 attacks

Question 8

how were suspects supervised

Answer 8

-spies
-electronic tagging
-remove internet access / mobile phones

Question 9

what does TPIM’s mean

Answer 9

Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures

Question 10

what did Blair’s government change containment days to

Answer 10

14 days to 90 days

Question 11

what did the government compromise it to

Answer 11

28 days

Question 12

what did the Labour government try to implement during that time

Answer 12

ID cards

Question 13

how did the general public view this change

Answer 13

well - they agreed society’s safety was more important than individual respect

Question 14

what are ‘secret courts’

Answer 14

when terrorists would be taken to court but evidence would usual infringe human rights

Question 15

what is the snoopers’ charter

Answer 15

internet companies can store the data and history of their users

Question 16

CASE STUDY: ‘the Campaign for freedom of information’

Answer 16

• help bring freedom of information act 2000
• gave public ability to access data held by public authorities
• this meant that parliamentary business would be discovered
• the lords blocked the bill

Question 17

CASE STUDY : ‘Ramblers’ Association’

Answer 17

• made the ‘Countryside and Rights of way act’
• pop star Madonna and Guy Richie her husband didn’t want people to walk on their land
• act allowed people to walk on land which was outside the line of vision to their house