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Democracy and Participation Flashcards

1
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Name the 3 branches of power

A

Legislative, Executive and Judicial

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2
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What is the rule of law?

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No one is above the law

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3
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What is a mandate?

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When a successful party becomes the government, they can implement their manifesto

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4
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Name 3 benefits of compulsory voting

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  • Ensures everyone is including in decision making
  • Increases the political education of the public
  • More participation means more representation
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5
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Name 3 negatives of compulsory voting

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  • No longer democratic due to limits on freedom of choice, contradicts person and individual liberties
  • Tactical voting
  • Distorted political focus, parties target non-voters
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6
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Name 3 benefits of e-democracy

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  • Creates more awareness with young people
  • Online e-petitions enhance participation as people vote on what they are passionate about
  • Online allows the parties to see what the public want, social media
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7
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Name 3 negatives of e-democracy

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  • Forms biases and produces unreliable information
  • High levels of influence through right or wrong information
  • Allows more corruption
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What are rights?

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Legally protected freedoms

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9
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Name 3 freedoms the Human Rights act included

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  • Freedom of movement
  • Freedom of expression
  • Freedom to vote
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10
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Who can not vote?

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Prisoners

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11
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What is the Magna Carta?

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Produced in 1215, it is the oldest statement of UK rights, limiting royal power

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12
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What is Judicial review?

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Judge-made laws

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13
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From 2000 to 2013 how much has Judicial review increased by?

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4240 in 2000 to 15,600 in 2013

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14
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What does it mean to ‘derogate’?

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Uk parliament can derogate certain articles from the ECHR in a state of emergency

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15
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What are lobbyists?

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Paid for professionals seeking access and influence over MPs, civil servants and ministers

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16
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What are think tanks?

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Researcher in particular areas

17
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An example of a think tank

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‘UK is changing Europe’
Independent researcher for UK and EU relations

18
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What is the role of a political group?

A

Reduce government power so they do not act like a dictatorship

19
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Name 7 ways a pressure group can raise awareness (SPAPCAF)

A

Social media
Protests (peaceful/violent)
Aspire for inside status
Public demos
Celebrity endorsement
Achievable goals
Fundraisers

20
Q

An example of celebrity endorsement in a pressure group

A

Fareshare - Marcus Rashford

21
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An example of a public demo in a pressure group

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Just Stop Oil -
2022 protest on the M20
2022 Interrupting a match, attempt to tigh themselves onto the goal post and ran into pitch

22
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An example of civil disobedience

A

1867 Hyde Park riots for the extension of the franchise

23
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What is a pluralist democracy?

A

Political power and influence is widely distributed and different groups can compete to influence the government

24
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Name 2 key pressure groups

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Human rights watch and Stonewall (LGBT+)

25
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What was the conflict over the freedom of information act 2000?

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The act was formed by a campaign but between 2006-07 MPs believed they should be exempt due to confidentiality with their constituencies.
This exemption passed in the commons yet failed in the lords.

26
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What does the conflict over the freedom of information act 2000 show us?

A

Commons power is limited as lords was able to block their exemption

27
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How does the coronavirus act question rights?

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Restricted people from leaving their homes without real reasons

Contradicts article 5 in order to protect overall public health

28
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What was the Abu Qatada case?

A

Muslim who made speech’s justifying violence to promote Islam (Served prison time)

Security saw him as a threat and wanted to send him back to Jordan

Jordan would have tortured him (Contradicts HRA)

Led him to being cleared but British authorities still viewed him as a threat

29
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4 reasons why the UK has a democratic deficit

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  • Hereditary and constituional Monarchy
  • FPTP system
  • Prisoners can not vote
  • No direct democracy in law making
30
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What was the turnout in the 2024 election?

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60%

31
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3 ways to increase participation

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  • Reduce voting age from 18 to 16
  • Compulsory voting
  • E-voting or postal voting system
32
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What % of MPs are from private schools?

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29%

33
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What % of MPs are women?

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35% (16% more needed)

34
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What % of MPs are from ethnic minorities?

A

10%

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