democracy

Question 1

factors for powers of the PM

Answer 1

whip system, appointing lords, appointing cabinet members and introducing bills

Question 2

Knowledge for whip system

Answer 2

Mark spencer current chief whip

2020 BJ faced the biggest back bench rebellion in history trying to implement the tier system

Question 3

two essay questions

Answer 3

powers of the PM and voting systems

Question 4

Knowledge for appointing lords

Answer 4

2009 Alan Sugar appointed by Gordon Brown
2020 BJ appointed his brother
Tony Blair decreasing tax credits

Question 5

knowledge for appointing cabinet members

Answer 5

Ben Wallace is the minister of defense

2010 Lib dem and conservative coalition, Nick Clegg was depute prime minster and criticized the PM’s work

Question 6

knowledge for introducing bills

Answer 6

Brexit withdrawal agreement

March 2017 Teresa May Brexit negotiation delayed

Question 7

how the whip system is a power

Answer 7

helps him keep a majority (BJ has majority but not all PM’s did) and easier to pass bills

Question 8

how appointing lords is a power

Answer 8

he can pick people with the same political views as him so passing bills becomes easier

Question 9

rebuttal/ how it is controlled for appointing lords

Answer 9

lords are meant to be impartial and can openly scrutinize bills and also delay them for a year

Question 10

rebuttal/ how it is controlled for the whip system

Answer 10

backbench rebellions can occur where MPs vote against their own party when voting on a bill

Question 11

rebuttal/ how it is controlled for appointing cabinet members

Answer 11

not all not all MPs follow collective responsibility

Question 12

rebuttal/ how it is controlled for introducing bills

Answer 12

bills can be delayed for a year by lords

Question 13

analysis/ mini conclusion for appointing lords

Answer 13

Lords acts as a barrier and a safety net

=stops PM having complete freedom

Question 14

analysis/ mini conclusion for the whip system

Answer 14

if public don’t agree with a bill then their constituency MP can vote against it
= more democratic vote

Question 15

analysis/ mini conclusion for appointing cabinet members

Answer 15

image of being a strong leader can be damaged

Question 16

analysis/ mini conclusion for introducing bills

Answer 16

prevents progress and gives PM time to rethink
BUT
doesn’t effectively control power as money bills cannot be delayed and Salirbury convention prevents manifesto promises being delayed
=too much freedom

Question 17

intro for power of the PM

Answer 17

UK parliament is made up of 2 chambers (commons, lords)
current elected government is the conservative party with BJ as the prime minister
factors
parliament has the potential to control these factors

Question 18

conclusion for the power of the PM

Answer 18

parliament is mostly effective at controlling the powers of the PM because..
cant make decisions on his own
requires the lords and the majority of the governments support to make changes
however he still has a lot of power due to having a majority government which makes barriers to passing bills easier to overcome

Question 19

factors for fair representation/voting systems essay

Answer 19

most votes wins
close MP-constituency link
small parties
produces a clear winner with no coalition

Question 20

Knowledge for most votes wins

Answer 20

2019 election Kenny MacAskill got 21,156 votes

2019 election 36% of voters voted for Kenny MacAskill but 65% of votes were for candidates that were not him

Question 21

knowledge for close MP-constituent link

Answer 21

2109 election Stirling constituency Alyn Smith was elected making him the voice for stirling
in the additional members system eight MSP’s are elected per constituency

Question 22

knowledge for produces a clear winner with no coalition

Answer 22

2019 election the conservatives were the clear winner

only 44% votes for conservative in 2019

Question 23

knowledge for small parties

Answer 23

lib dems got 7% of votes but 0.02% of seats in 2017

2019 conservatives got 44% of votes but got 55% of seats

Question 24

rebuttal for most votes win

Answer 24

MPs can be elected without the majority of voters supporting them

Question 25

rebuttal for close MP-constituent vote

Answer 25

only one MP is elected per constituency which means that not everyone’s views are represented in parliament

Question 26

rebuttal for produces a clear winner with no coalition

Answer 26

this system means that governments normally gain power with less than 50% of the votes nationally

Question 27

rebuttal (furthermore) for small parties

Answer 27

big parties are over represented

Question 28

mini conclusion for most votes wins

Answer 28

the majority of voters did not want kenny macAskill

Question 29

mini conclusion for MP-constituent link

Answer 29

only one option of MP per constituency

may deter voters from reaching out with concerns if they support different parties

Question 30

mini conclusion for produces a clear winner with no coalition

Answer 30

only a minority of the nation got the government of the party that they voted for
more than half of voters unhappy with the government that was elected

Question 31

introduction for voting system

Answer 31

uk elections held every 5 years
fPTP used in these election to elect one MP per constituency
does not fairly represent voters or parties in parliament

Question 32

conclusion for voting system

Answer 32

FPTP has many advanatges and disadvantages

overall,

Question 33

conclusion for voting system

Answer 33

FPTP has many advanatges and disadvantages

overall, produces unfair representation for both voters and parties