Democracy In Scotland Point & Explain Flashcards

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Three political right and features

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Freedom of speech being supported
Right to protest

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Explain freedom of speech being supported

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Freedom of speech in itself is very important in a democracy, this means that citizens in Scotland are free to express themselves how they like as long as they do so within the law, like encouraging violence or using hate speech.

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Explain the right to protest

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Every citizen in Scotland has the right to protest. The people of Scotland can come together in large groups and protest about issues they believe that our important or that they oppose, so that they can raise awareness to the government and get a law change or a issue into debate.They are allow to do as long as they notify the police and are not violent.

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3 devolved powers

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Health
Law and order
Education

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Explain health as a devolved power

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This power allows the government to make decisions so that the people of Scotland are healthy and they can access the service they need like hospital,gp services and access to treatment, they also have the power to change or create and fund the NHS

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Explain education as a deloved power

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This allows the government to make decisions and control nurseries schools and universities they can also change the system if they are unhappy with it

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5 roles and power of the first minister

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Power of appointment
Leader of Scottish Parliament
Representing Scotland home and abored

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Explain power of appointment

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They can appoint members to their cabinet they can also fire people who they don’t feel like are working well in there position

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Explain the Leader of the Scottish Parliament

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There job is to make the final decisions on what each department should do with regards to the devolved powers

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Explain representing Scotland at home and abored

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They spend time traveling to other countries to build forgin relations with other leaders and matter on trade allionces and promoting Scottish industry

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Explain power of appointment is powerful

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This is powerful because it allows them to hire and fire who they want and have a cabinet they trust

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Explain why leader of the Scottish Parliament is powerful

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This is powerful because it gives them control of what is going on and who is doing what

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Explain how representing Scotland home and abored makes you powerful

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This makes them powerful because they are the image for Scotland and they can make good relationships with other leaders

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3ways people can participate in politics

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Join a political party
Joining a pressure group

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Explain the right to join a political party as ways you can participate in politics

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Joining a political party is a great and a easy way to be surrounded by people who share similar political views as you. It also allows you to attend local meeting

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Explain the right to join a pressure group as a way people can participate

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This is a popular way to participate in politics. Essentially amongst younger voter. Like minded people can come together to change the government view on a certain issue pressure group are also a powerful way for citizens to express their opinions

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3 reasons people choose to participate in politics

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Influence desison makers
Protect their right to vote
Because they know how important it is

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Explain why 2 way people choose to participate is because it Influences desision makers

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Many people im Scotland join a political party and presure groups because though these things xan help influences desison makers on issues that are important to them

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Explain why people choose to participate is because they want to protect their right to vote

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Many countries around the world are dictatorships meaning they are not allowed to vote. So people here in this democracy vote to protect their right.

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Explain why people choose to vote because they know how important it is

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The Scottish Parliament are very powerful and have a lot of responsibility for mking Scotland a good place so getting involved and voting help Parliament do the right thing.

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3 reasons why people choose not to participate

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They believe that their participation won’t mater

Don’t trust politicians

Lack of role models

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Explain why people choose not to participate is because they believe their participation wont matter

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Individuals on their own might feel lole that their voice is not loud enough and so feel that a single protest or vote won’t make a difference

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Explain why people choose not to participate is because they don’t trust politicians

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This is because often people see scandalous stories about politicians in the media which often leads to people losing trust and faith in the whole system

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Explain why people choose not to participate is because lack of role models

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Many young people women ethnic minorites disabled people and the lgbt people feel that they are under represented by poeple on power and feel that there political views are not being show and that their voices will not be hread

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2 types of campaign methods

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Debates
Social media

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Explain debate as a type of campaign

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This is often when a representative of a party will take part in a public debates against people form the opposite party. They do this I’m hopes that people will agree with what they say and vote for them

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Explain social media as a campaign method

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Social media allows political parties to reach large numbers of voters and tell them about there politics. It can be a successful way for parties to campaign during an election

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3 reasons why some political party campaigns are successful

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Number of party members
Party leader
Use of social media

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Explain why having a number of party members is a successful way of campaigning

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The more party members you have the more people the political party will have to help to get their message cross by handing out leaflets or going door to door

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Explain why some political party campaign are successful is because of the party leader

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The leader is really important as they are gave of your party and will take part in leader debates in leader debate on TV that let people judge you and your party. So if the leader comes off well people are more likely to vote for you

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Explain why use of social media is a successful way to campaign

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Allows them to reach large numbers of votes. Seen as a successful way to reach and influence voters as loads of people use social media

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Reasons why people join pressure groups

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Collective action us more effective
Media attention
pressure group are easier to join

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Explain celltive is more effective as a reason people join pressure groups

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this is because many people working together can do so much more than just one person and if the government sees that many people are interested in an issue they will listen to the aim

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Explain media attention as a reason people join pressure groups

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this is because the media will often give organised pressure groups attention and report on their aims. this means the can bring public attention to issues that were perhaps not publicly spoken about

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Method used by pressure groups to influence government

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Protests
Letter writing

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Explain proestes as a method used by persure groups to influence the government

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during protests large groups of people gather in public areas to get the view across. this gains alot of media attention as they often break the law, this gets the government to act as its all over the news

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Explain letter writing as a method used by pressure groups to influence the government

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this is when supports all write letters about annissue to politicians and if a politcain gets alot of letters about the same issue from their consistents it shows the MSP how many supporters the issue has making it difficult to ignore

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2 ways that pressure groups cn be successful

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Show collective support for an issue

Gain media attention

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To roles of the media

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Educate and influence

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Explain eductate as a role of the media

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The media allows us to educate ourselves on a wide range of topics such as party’s, new laws and issues

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Explain influence as a role of thr media

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It has Influence over us as its our main strike of information. the media may choose to give us only selected information I an attempt to Influence how we feel ot how we act. this makes Influence us on who to vote for

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explain engage with younger voters as a reason why political party’s use the media

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politcal partyies are likly to use sociasl media platforms to traget younger voters as as social media isheavily used by younger people so using it will allow politcal parties ro reach out to younger voters who traditionaly dont vote

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Outcomes of additional members system

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Coalition government
Minority government

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Explain coalition government as a outcome of the additional members system

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This is when no Larry has a majority in parliament and make a formal deal with another party and ran the country together.

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Explain minority government as an outcome of additional members system

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This is no party has a majority but the largest party decided to govern on its own and make deals with other parties on a vote -by -vote basis.

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advantages of the AMS

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more proportional system
smaller parties the chance to be represented
produces a coalition government

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explain a more proportonal system as an advantage of AMS

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AMS is a proportional system because the percentage of votes more closely relates to the percentage of seats won by a party. This makes the outcome more proportional.​

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explain smaller parties the chance to be represented as an advantage of the AMS

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this is because the regional vote allows smaller parties to gain some seats even if they fail to win any individual constituencies. Allowing the viewpoints of them and their supporters to be considered in the law-making process.​

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explain produces coalition government as an advantage of the AMS

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This is arguably better since parties have to cooperate and compromise and so decisions reflect a wider range of views. ​
A coalition government also increases the percentage of the electorates supporting the government parties – therefore can be seen more democratic.​

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disadvantages of the AMS

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the system is confusing
usually results in a coalition government
confused about which representative to go to for help

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explain confusing system as a disadvantage of the AMS

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This is because the system provides voters with 2 votes, which can put people of voting or result in more spoilt ballots papers because many people do not understand the two separate votes and it is not as straightforward as FPTP. ​

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usually results in a coalition government disadvantage of the ams

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This is a disadvantages because AMS produces coalition governments, and no one votes for these on their ballot paper. Coalition governments can sometimes be described as weak governments as parties may disagree on some policies, making it harder to pass laws.​

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explain confused about which representative to go to for help as a disadvantage of the AMS

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As the design of AMS means that voters get 8 different MSPs to represent them, 1 for the constituency they live in and an extra 7 MSPs for the region they live in, this means that voters might be less clear as to which is the right MSP to seek help from.​

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key features of a AMS

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voters get two votes
two types of MSPs

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explain voters get two votes as a key feature of the AMS

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This means that the people of Scotland get to make two choices on who they would like to be represented by in the Scottish Parliament. The purple ballot allows citizens to choose a constituency MSP and the peach allows them to choose a regional MSP.

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explain two types of MSPs as a key feature of the AMS

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This means that MSPs in the Scottish Parliament are either constituency MSPs or regional MSPs. Constituency MSPs are a directly link to parliament for constituency, whereas regional MSPs are not responsible for one single constituents and work within an entire region.

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first ministers powers are limited

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only responsible for devolved matters
they have to agree deals with other party when they are a minatory government
she must answer to parliament

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explain only responsible for devolved matters as a limitation of the first minister

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this limits what the first minister has control over as she can only make decisions about the devolved matters and not over the resolved matters

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explain they have to agree deals to be able to pass bills as an minority government as an limitation of the first minister

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when the government doesn’t have a majority they need to agree deals with other parties to get bills through, this makes it difficult and shows she lacks power

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explain she must answer to parliament as an limitation of the government

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even though she in is charge and has a lot of power due the number of seats she has in Parliament. she must answer questions every week that sometimes embarrasses her and her government

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roles of the individuals in elections campaigns

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to vote
to be informed
to stand as a candidate

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explain to vote as a role of the individual during election campaigns

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his is one of the most important roles and responsibilities that individuals have during an election campaign where they need to make up their mind and select the people and parties that they want to vote for them.

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explain stand as an candidate of a role of the individual during election campaign

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If individuals don’t put themselves forward as candidates then there is no one to select so it is really important that individuals step up to be scrutinised and voted on.

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explain to be informed as a role of the individual during election campaigns

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As it is ultimately up to individuals to vote then one of their main roles is to pay attention to the campaigns so that they can understand the issues and make up their minds.

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roles of the political party in election campaigns

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to recruit and promote candidates
produce a manifesto
to go out and campaign

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explain to recruit and promote candidates as a role of the political parties during elections

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n Scotland’s democracy each of the parties have to recruit people to stand and represent them. To be successful they will want to recruit candidates that will be popular to voters but also be strong supporters of the party’s policies.

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explain produce a manifesto as a role of the political parties during an election

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A manifesto is a collection of polices that the party has. The policies in the manifesto are like a promise being made to the voters.

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explain go out and campaign as a role of the political parties

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his is when parties will organise their supporter and members to go out on the streets to try and drum up support for the candidate in that particular area. The more supporters the easier it is to campaign.

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roles of the media in election campaigns

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scrutinize political parties
provide a platform for political parties
promote public concerns

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explain scrutinize political parties as a role of the media during election campaigns

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it is the medias job to look closely at the political parties/candidates and ask them difficult question to get information out to the public to help inform them.

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explain to provide a platform for political parties role of the media during election

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The media gives time to all parties and candidates to allow them to get their messages across to the public, in order to promote themselves and to drum up support.

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explain the promote public concerns as a role of the media

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This is where the media will gather the views and concerns of the public and put them to the candidate’s, by doing this publicly it makes us all aware.

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explain believe voting is not only a right but a responsibility as a reason why people vote

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This is because some people believe that using their right to vote is part of their duty to society and if many thousands of voters decide not to vote then the result of an election may not be representative.

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explain it gives them a say in who represents in their local area

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This is because by voting you can select the person you want to represent your local area and help them keep their job, or by voting for other candidates you can help remove a sitting MSP who you think isn’t doing a good job in your local area

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explain politicians working for young people as a reason why people vote

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This is because if politicians/parties see young people voting then they will be more likely to make policies that benefit young peoples as they will want to win the young person’s vote.

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reason why people vote

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gets politicians working for young people
have a say you they want to represents them in their local area
voting is not only a right but responsibility

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issues with pressure groups

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law breaking
unfair influence
popularity

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explain law breaking as an issue of pressure groups

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Some pressure groups feel the need to break the law. The consequences of these actions are normally tighter control on legal protests, demonstrations and marches, and at times criticism of heavy handed tactics by the police. It usually means that the government will not listen to the concerns of the police. It usually also means that the government will not listen to the concern of that group and influence will be lost. ​

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explain unfair influence as a issue with pressure groups

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ressure groups are sometimes accused of having an unfair influence on decision making. They put pressure on councillors, MPs and MSPs, yet many represent a minority group with a biased outlook on situation. In addition some pressure groups are very large and so they can exert more influence than small groups.

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explain popularity as an issue with pressure groups

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There is a concern that more and more people are being drawn away from representatives democracy and political parties, and joining pressure groups instead. There is a belief that traditional politics is outdated and people find that alternative offered by pressure groups is more connected to their way of thinking. This potentially threatens democracy as Parliament will become more detached from the general public.​

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explain why pressure groups are easier to join as a reason why people join pressure groups

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this is because political parties are related to all aspects of life not just one, there fore it is unlikely that someone will agree with all or even most with a political party. but with pressure group it only forcing on one thing

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how does the media have a positive and negative role in politics

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p- broadcast media has to be impartial
p- new media engages younger voters in politics
n- newspapers can be biased

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explain broadcast media has to be impartial when reporting on political parties as a positive role of the media

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This has a positive impact on politics as it means that television channels will not be biased when reporting about political parties and means that each political party will get the same amount of media attention to prevent any party gaining an advantage.​

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explain new media engages younger voters as a positive role of the media

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This has a positive impact on politics as it means that political parties can use social media platforms to target younger, as social media is heavily used by young people it is a successful way for political parties to reach out and engage younger voters who traditionally don’t vote. ​​

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explain newspapers can be biased as a negtive role the media

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Newspapers tend to support a particular party and are biased and in favour of them. This means that if voters do not seek another viewpoint then all they will hear is good news stories of one political party and bad news stories of another. This has a negative impacts on politics as less politically informed voters could be influenced by the stories they read.​

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Explain spread election promises as a reason why political parties use the media during election

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This is because using media platforms such as television and social media allows parties to reach large number of voters and tell them about thier manifesto promises