Democracy Flashcards
FPTP
Defines
Advantages
Current system in place that allows the candidate with the most votes and other voted are wasted
Clear decision Less arguement Clear winner and majority seats Easy to understand Harder for racial parties to gain representation➡️EDL
Tactical voting
Votes are spread out and not concentrated
Smaller parties struggle
Wasted votes that don’t count
Participation in Democracy
Ways to
Join a pressure group or political party or a Trade Union
Stand as a candidate
Canvassing
Parties and leaders
In the UK
Cabinet members
What does a candidate need
How can you canvass
BNP Conservatives/Tories Labour SNP Liberal Democrats UKIP Greens (plaid Cymru)
David Cameron
Teresa May
George Osborne
William Hague
Trustworthy and honest
Communication
Listening
Posters or banners Campaign materials Door to door Phoning Online Media
Why we vote
State some of the reasons
Significant people
Having a say, expressing opinions, accurate result, to care, change, appreciation, excersise the right
The suffragettes, Emily Davidson, Nelson Mandela etc
Powers
What are the devolved?
Reserved?
Forestry & Farming Moray council Transport Education Justice, police & prisons NHS Tourism Sport and council
Employment Foreign relations and the EU Social security & benefits The economy Tax and public spending budget Immigration and border control Drug laws and classification The constitution Immigration and border control Fire arm laws Military & defence
The House Of Lords (HOL)
Membership
What are the 3 functions
How can you become a Lord?
What are heredity peers?
Life peers (1990’s)
How many lords are currently in each UK party?
What are the lords spiritual?
Shape new laws (can question and challenge allowing them to investigate issues, report problems and hold the government accountable)
Look at the positives and negatives of a bill
Most often the prime minister➡️passed to the queen who appoints them
Someone who inherits their title but has now been stopped due to being deemed as unfair
Appointed by recommendation until they die
Tories= 221 Labour= 220 Lib dems= 99 Smaller parties= 13 Cross Benchers= 181 ⬆️ no political alliance
All 26 of them are part of the Church England and are Catholic
All 694 are from different backgrounds
Alan Sugar, labour, 2009, Sen Coe, conservative, 2000
Should the HOL be FULLY ELECTED
For
Against
May provide a better check on the work of the government in the HOC
(Laws couldn’t simply be forced through the largest party in the commons) this works well on the French and American political systems
Would be much more democratic➡️the HOP would represent the views of the British people
Currently 780 lords but many never attend the HOL➡️some only “clock in” to qualify for expenses payment then leave
Many Lord are committed individuals who have given service or expelled in their fields. They are committed to continuing to aero if the British people in the lords
Would require more elections on top of the current ones which may lead to voter fatigue and laziness to vote
May make it difficult for the government in the HOC to pass laws➡️will allow one party to become stronger and upset the party balance
