democracy in the UK Flashcards
2 key features of a democracy
voting
the right to protest
an example of voting
In 2019 constituents of Motherwell and Wishaw voted for Marion Fellows to be MP
an example of the right to protest
If someone feels strongly about climate change they may join the pressure group extinction rebellion to engage in their protests
3 roles of the PM
leader of government
PM questions
chair cabinet meetings
an example of PM questions
House of Commons, face questions from opposition Keir Starmer- opposing party
an example of chair cabinet meetings
Rishi Sunak has used cabinet meetings to discuss how to tackle the economic crisis in the UK
2 powers of the PM
power of patronage
chair cabinet meetings/ set agenda for them
an example of power of patronage
In 2022 Rishi Sunak promoted Dominic Raab to role of justice secretary/ deputy PM after he supported him during conservative leader elections
an example of chair cabinet meetings/ set agenda for them
Rishi Sunak used his meetings to discuss tackling economic crisis, help families struggling with cost of living crisis
2 reasons why people vote in the UK
Support certain candidate
give them a say on important matters that affect them
an example of support certain candidate
Someone who strongly supported Scottish Independence may vote SNP/Green candidate
an example of give them a say on important matters that affect them
Issues people could be concerned about - economy/climate change
2 reasons people don’t vote in the uk
voter apathy
safe seats
an example of voter apathy
In the 2019 UK general election the turnout was only 67.3%
an example of safe seats
The constituency of Surrey Heath is a safe seat where the conservative MP Micheal Gove has a majority of 18,349 as of the 201& election. This prevents people from voting as a single vote will not make a difference to the result
2 reserved powers
Nuclear weapons
Foreign policy
an example of nuclear weapons
The trident nuclear submarine base on Scotland is there because of the UK government decision. The scottish government oppose this
an example of foreign policy
UK government decision to leave the european union is reserved, despite Scottish Parliament opposing to this
2 ways political parties use media during election campaigns
party election broadcast
social media platforms
an example of party elections broadcast
During the 2019 election campaign conservatives created a PEB in which Boris Johnson stated if his party won the election they would “get brexit done” and criticised Labours view on brexit
an example of social media platforms
The Labour party have 1 million twitter followers and they use it to promote their views
2 advantages of FPTP
easy to understand
a strong single party government
an example of easy to understand
Encourage greater voter participation. UK 2019 general election had a turnout of 67.3% compared to 63.5%
an example of a strong single party government
In the 2019 general election, conservatives won a majority of 80 in parliament. Able to for a majority government, not relying on votes from other parties to help them pass laws
an example of trade union
Nearly 7 million people in the UK belong to a trade union, union members include nurses, school meal staff, bus drivers etc
a reason people participate in pressure groups
feel very strongly about a particular issue
an example of feel very strongly about a particular issue
a person who feels strongly about climate change might join extinction rebellion and engage in their protests
