Democracy In Scotland Flashcards
The political rights that people in Scotland have is __, __, __ and __.
Right to protest, Freedom of speech, Freedom of assembly, Right to vote
Journalists in newspapers such as the__ are frequently very critical of the current SNP-led Scottish Government
Daily Mail
The SNP had __ members in 2021
125000
There was an __% turnout in the 2014 Scottish independence referendum
84
At the recent COP 26 climate change conference in Glasgow, ___ people turned out to protest
thousands of
Sort below as “Devolved” or “Reserved”:
Social Security and benefits Education Health Foreign Policy Immigration Law and Order Defence
Devolved: Education, Health, Law and Order
Reserved: Foreign Policy, Immigration, Defence, Social Security and benefits
The roles of an MSP in their constituency is __, __, __ and __.
Responding to correspondence, Holding surgeries, Attending meetings, Media appearances
The roles of an MSP in the Scottish Parliament is __, __, __ and __.
Taking part in debates, Voting, Introducing Member’s Bills, First Minister’s Questions
The advantages of the AMS is that __, __, __ and __.
Encourages participation, Produces coalitions, 8 MSPs per person, Strong constituency MSP link
The disadvantages of the AMS is that __, __, __ and __.
No say on regional lists, Smaller parties too powerful, AMS is not perfectly proportional, AMS is difficult to understand
In the 2021 Scottish Parliament election, turnout was only __%, meaning over __ of people didn’t bother to vote
63.5, 1/3
In the 2021 Scottish Parliament election, the SNP won about __% of the overall vote, but received just under __% of the total seats.
40, 50
The Scottish Conservatives put their leader, __, at the top of their regional list for the __ region in the 2021 Scottish Parliament election
Douglas Ross, Highlands and Islands
AMS stands for?
Additional Member System
The AMS produces __ MSP’s per person.
8
Approximately __ people per year migrate to Scotland from all over the world.
22000
FMQs are held on __ from __:__ lasting __.
Thursdays, 12:00, 45 minutes
What happened in 2015 that affected long-term prisoners and sex offenders?
In 2015 a bill ended the rights of some long-term prisoners, including sex offenders, to be automatically released after serving two-thirds of their sentence.
What happened in 2016 to reduce secondhand smoking.
In 2016, a bill was created to combat the effects of second hand smoking. The bill banned smoking in cars where children are present.
What happened in 2016 to reduce inequalities in education?
In 2016 the Education Scotland Bill was passed, which sought to reduce inequalities in education, and provide more support for pupils with additional support needs.
We know that the AMS encourages participation because it produces proportional results which encourages people to vote. For example, ___.
2021 Scottish Parliament election, the Green Party won no constituency seats, but still managed to gain 8 regional list seats.
We know that the AMS produces coalitions because a party will rarely win an overall majority and will have to merge with other parties to create an overall majority. For example, ___.
Following the 2021 Scottish Parliament Elections, the SNP formed a ‘power-sharing agreement’ with the Greens to win an overall majority.
AMS produces a strong MSP to constituency link. An example of this is __.
Conservative MSP for the Aberdeenshire West constituency, Alexander Burnett, lives near Banchory and has managed several businesses.
AMS produces 8 MSP’s per person. We know this because __.
After the 2021 Scottish Parliament election, people living in the Aberdeen Central constituency have an SNP constituency MSP, plus Conservative, Labour, and Green regional list MSPs.
