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Democracy Flashcards

1
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According to Edmund Burke, what is the role of an mp

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To represent interests and concerns of their constituents acting as trustee, using their own judgement

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2
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2017 general election turnout

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68.7%

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2019 general election turnout

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67.3%

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4
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2016 referendum turnout

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72.2%

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5
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How many responses to an e-petition warrants a response from the govt

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10k

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How many responses to an e-petition warrants a debate on the subject in govt

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100k

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7
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Name a country that has compulsory voting

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Belgium, Australia

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In the 2019 general election, which constituency had the highest turnout and with what

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East Dumbartonshire had highest turnout with 80.3%

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In the 2019 general election which constituency had the lowest turnout and with what

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Blackley and broughton 52.6%

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What did a 3rd representation of the people act do and when

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1961, lowered voting age from 21 to 18

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11
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Name 3 think tanks

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Fabian society, institute of economic affairs, Chatham house

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What did Jeremy corbyn do to increase young labour membership

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Reduced membership fee to £3

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What’s the biggest argument against 16yr olds having the vote

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Unlikely to turnout meaning the percentage turnout would decrease

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In 2019, SNP got what percentage of the votes and what percentage of the seats

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4%,7%

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In 2019, Lib Dems got what percentage of the votes but what percentage of the seats

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12%, 2%

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16
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Give one way we could improve the House of Lords

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Elections, remove hereditary peers, only sit for 15 years

17
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What pressure group wanted the hit kids ban

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NSPCC

18
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Give an example of a core insider pressure group

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Police and CEHR - can’t strike, have a minimal service level, less leverage, less influence?

19
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Give an example of a specialist insider

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NFU , ASH, experts

20
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Give an example of a peripheral insider

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CBI - industry, current govt likes business/private industry, influence changes based on party in power

21
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Give an example of a Peripheral outsider

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Trade unions, would expect this to change with labour in government

22
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Give an example of an Outsider by necessity

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Just stop oil, due to the way groups act, govt can’t negotiate/endorse criminals also e.g some badger cull groups

23
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Give an example of an outsider by ideology

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Anti fracking groups, campaigns for nuclear disarmament - no govt will agree with this

24
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How many operations were cancelled in the junior doctor strikes

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19k

25
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Which pressure group had a key influence on liz truss’s mini budget in September 22

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Institute of economic affairs

26
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The Scottish parliament consulted with trans rights pressure groups to work on what bill and when?

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2022, gender recognition reform (Scotland) bill

27
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Give an example of a well run pressure group campaign

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RMT, Mike lynch, secretary general, interviews focusing on demands and importance

28
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Which Supreme Court case looked at prisoner voting rights

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2005 Hirst v UK YOU

29
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When was the representation of the people act that guaranteed what

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1928, women and men the right to vote at age 21

30
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What are positive rights, where has them in particular

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Rights given explicitly to citizens, usually in legislation or a constitution - US, codified constitution, less loopholes

31
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What are negative rights, where has them

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Rights a person has simply because there isn’t a law saying they cannot do something - uk, freedom to do anything unless there is a law against it

32
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When was the marriage (same sec couples) act, since when had civil partnership existed

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2013, 2004

33
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What was the terrorism act passed in response to?

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The July 7th bombings in London on the tube and Russell Square bus

34
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In the terrorism act, a how many day detention proposal was defeated

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90

35
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What percentage of the amendments to the Rwanda bill have come from the lords spiritual

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Over half

36
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What has every conservative manifesto since 2015 included

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A British bill of rights

37
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What happened in the uber drivers Supreme Court case

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Collectively argued for sick pay, even though there were some individually arguing for working flexibly - often contradictions between collective and individual rights

38
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Shamima Begum
- at what age did she join ISIS
- who advocated for her to get her passport back
- what happened to her

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Age 15, Jacob Rees mogg, had her passport and citizenship removed, failed to win her final appeal

39
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How many cases had the uk lost in in Strasbourg

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Between 1999 and 2010, 1 in 50 - uk rarely loses in the ECHR

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