Democracy

Question 1

what are the six vital features of a democracy?

Answer 1

• respect for human rights
• multi party system (choice)
• voting is free and fair
• rule of law followed by all
• participation
• separation of power

Question 2

when was the lowest election turnout and what was it?

Answer 2

2001- 59.4%

Question 3

what is the public order bill?

Answer 3

• 2023
• can be jailed if potential disruption

Question 4

how often are general elections?

Answer 4

every 5 years

Question 5

how many seats did conservatives lose in 2024?

Answer 5

251 seats

Question 6

what percentage did labour win the election?

Answer 6

33.7%

Question 7

how many recognised parties are there in 2024?

Answer 7

at least 34, but only 6 got more than 2% of vote

Question 8

when was the bill of rights attempted to pass?

Answer 8

2021

Question 9

what is the process of calling a re-election?

Answer 9

if more than 10% sign a recall petition, a by-election is called

Question 10

what percentage of the public, HOC and HOC an ethnic minority?

Answer 10

18% of uk
2019- 10% of Commons and 7% of Lords

Question 11

who are labour and tories traditionally funded by?

Answer 11

• Labour- 95% from trade unions
• conservative - 65% from individuals

Question 12

how much was spent on lobbying in 2023?

Answer 12

2 billion

Question 13

how many main party members in the 1940’s and 50’s?

Answer 13

3 million members

Question 14

what is the current membership of the two main parties?

Answer 14

conservative- 200,000
labour- 450,000

Question 15

how many members does the national trust have?

Answer 15

5.6 million

Question 16

how many sighed an e petition for a recall on brexit?

Answer 16

3.8 million in 2018

Question 17

what caused the government to drop their charged road policy?

Answer 17

2007- 1.8 million signed petition

Question 18

when was the general election turnout at 75%?

Answer 18

1979 - 1997

Question 19

how many are eligible to vote?

Answer 19

47 million

Question 20

how many are legible to vote but unable to as unregistered?

Answer 20

9 million

Question 21

how many in trade unions in the 1980’s?

Answer 21

12 million

Question 22

how many in trade unions in 2024?

Answer 22

6.4 million

Question 23

what percentage of tory advertisements are unreliable?

Answer 23

90%

Question 24

what led to liz truss’ downfall

Answer 24

wanted to reduce top tax rate to 40% but backfired and she resigned

Question 25

how many petitions were received in 2021

Answer 25

25,000 received by only 74 debated in parliament

Question 26

how many members of the tax payers alliance?

Answer 26

50,000

Question 27

how many people does Age UK represent

Answer 27

12 million pensioners

Question 28

what happened at the stop the iraq war campaign?

Answer 28

• 2007
• 1 million attended
• government ignored