Democracy Flashcards
what are the six vital features of a democracy?
- respect for human rights
- multi party system (choice)
- voting is free and fair
- rule of law followed by all
- participation
- separation of power
when was the lowest election turnout and what was it?
2001- 59.4%
what is the public order bill?
- 2023
- can be jailed if potential disruption
how often are general elections?
every 5 years
how many seats did conservatives lose in 2024?
251 seats
what percentage did labour win the election?
33.7%
how many recognised parties are there in 2024?
at least 34, but only 6 got more than 2% of vote
when was the bill of rights attempted to pass?
2021
what is the process of calling a re-election?
if more than 10% sign a recall petition, a by-election is called
what percentage of the public, HOC and HOC an ethnic minority?
18% of uk
2019- 10% of Commons and 7% of Lords
who are labour and tories traditionally funded by?
- Labour- 95% from trade unions
- conservative - 65% from individuals
how much was spent on lobbying in 2023?
2 billion
how many main party members in the 1940’s and 50’s?
3 million members
what is the current membership of the two main parties?
conservative- 200,000
labour- 450,000
how many members does the national trust have?
5.6 million
how many sighed an e petition for a recall on brexit?
3.8 million in 2018
what caused the government to drop their charged road policy?
2007- 1.8 million signed petition
when was the general election turnout at 75%?
1979 - 1997
how many are eligible to vote?
47 million
how many are legible to vote but unable to as unregistered?
9 million
how many in trade unions in the 1980’s?
12 million
how many in trade unions in 2024?
6.4 million
what percentage of tory advertisements are unreliable?
90%
what led to liz truss’ downfall
wanted to reduce top tax rate to 40% but backfired and she resigned
how many petitions were received in 2021
25,000 received by only 74 debated in parliament
how many members of the tax payers alliance?
50,000
how many people does Age UK represent
12 million pensioners
what happened at the stop the iraq war campaign?
- 2007
- 1 million attended
- government ignored
