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Democracy Flashcards

1
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Scottish Referendum turnout

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83%

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Scottish referendum decision

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53% voted ‘No’

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Turnout for the referendum to establish a London Council and Mayor’s Office

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38%

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EG of a significant boycott of a referendum that changed the result

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1973 referendum to decide whether Northern Ireland would join the Republic of Ireland was boycotted by Irish nationalists

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Delegate model of representation

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Representatives are elected simply as a medium through which the desires of the people are expressed.

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Representative model of representation

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Representatives are elected because the electorate feels that they as individuals can represent the desires of the people

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Date of the first EU referendum

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1975

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Example of people learning about politics via referendums

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2011 AV voting referendum gave people knowledge about the AV voting system and the FPTP system too

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Lies told by the ‘Leave’ Campaign (2)

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Said that Turkey would be joining the EU

Said that an extra £350 million per week would go into the NHS

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10
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Turnout for the AV Voting referendum

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42%

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Brexit referendum vote share

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52% - Leave

48% - Stay

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What did The Sun do in 1997?

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They swapped their support to the Labour Party because of their more moderate policies

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What was the role of The Sun in 1992 Election?

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They relentlessly attacked Labour leader Neil Kinnock, so much so that their headline following a conservative victory was ‘It Was The Sun Wot Won It!’

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What was the Conservative press share in 2015?

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71%

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Which party do the vast majority of Guardian readers support?

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Labour

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How many members does the Conservative party have?

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124,000

17
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Which organisation has more members than any of the UK parties combined?

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RSPB

18
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Examples of political shifts leading to significant victories (2)

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Thatcherism 1979

New Labour 1997

19
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Under which PM was ‘Black Wednesday’?

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John Major

had an impact on the way people saw his government going into the 1997 election

20
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How much inflation was there leading up to the 1979 election under the Labour government?

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8.4%

21
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What happened in the Winter of Discontent?

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Affected the 1979 election

Widespread strikes, including bin men

22
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What economic factor allowed the conservatives to gain a foothold in the 2010 election?

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They blamed the Labour government for the economic crash

23
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What did Thatcher do to improve her media impression?

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  • Made public appearances of her doing relatable things (like holding a sheep) to be released when people were on lunch breaks
  • Advertising by Saatchi & Saatchi
  • Voice coaching to have a lower voice
24
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What did Blair and New Labour do to improve their media impression? (5)

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  • Massive campaign to win the support of the Murdoch press
  • Rebranding of ‘New’ Labour
  • ‘Excalibur’ Machine allowed them to respond to criticisms
  • Spin and focus groups led by Alistair Campbell
  • ‘Things can only get better’
25
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How many seats did the Lib Dems gain in 1997 and why is this significant?

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They gained 26 seats despite having a weak campaign. Maybe Labour wasn’t successful in that campaign, it was just that the Conservatives were so weak

26
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Thatcher’s Policies

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  • Deregulation and minimal government intervention
  • Cancelled free milk
  • Right to buy council housing
  • Policies to lower inflation
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Blair’s Policies

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  • Rid of Clause IV
  • Education, Education, Education and reduction of class sizes
  • Appeal to the ‘Mondeo Man’
28
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A key problematic policy of May

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Dementia tax

29
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A key policy of Corbyn that helped him appeal to younger voters

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scrapping of tuition fees

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