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Key terms Flashcards

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Legitimacy

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The rightful use of power in accordance with pre-set criteria or widely held agreements- like the govs right to rule after an election is held

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Direct democracy

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All individuals express their opinions themselves and not through representatives acting on their behalf

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Representative democracy

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An individual selects a person to act in their behalf to exercise a political choice

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Pluralist democracy

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Type of democracy in which a gov makes decisions based on arguments from diff groups

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Democratic deficit

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A flaw in the democratic process where decisions are taken by people who lack legitimacy

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Participation crisis

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A lack of engagement by a big number of people

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Franchise/suffrage

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Refer to the ability to vote in elections

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Think tanks

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A body of experts brought together to focus on certain topics and offer solutions

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Lobbyists

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Paid by clients to try and influence the government and mps

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Old labour

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nationalisation + redistribution of wealth Thatcherite free market reforms.

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New labour

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Revision of the traditional labour values a less robust alliance with trade unions not only cared about working class

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One nation

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Paternalist approach the rich have an obligation to help the poor

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New right

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More authorisation approach to morality and law or endorse rolling back of state in lives and business

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Classical liberals

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Freedom achieved with state playing a minimal role

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Modern liberals

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Against free market capitalism

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Party systems

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The way in which parties are structured and grouped

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Left wing

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People who desire change reform for society and capitalism

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Right wing

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Little or no change stressing the need for order stability and hierarchy

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FPTP

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Person with the most votes is elected

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additional member system

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Two elements- selects a representative and then a second vote for an additional representative

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Supplementary vote

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If no one receives over 50% the top 2 candidates are chosen and then revoted

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Single transferable vote

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Rank voting preferences In numerical order and then votes are transferred

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Safe seat

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A seat in which a candidate has a considerable majority

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Marginal seat

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Small majority held

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Minority gov

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A government that doesn’t have the majority of seats

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Coalition gov

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A government that is formed by one or more political parties

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Class realignment

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Individuals no longer identify themselves as belonging to a certain class and fail to make a class connection with their voting pattern

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Partisan realignment

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Individuals no longer identify themselves on a long term basis with a political party

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Governing competency

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The perceived ability of the governing party in office to manage the affairs of the state well and effectively

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Disillusion and apathy

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A process of disengagement with politics and political activity

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Manifesto

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A party will spell out what actions and programmes it would like to put in place

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Mandate

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The successful party following an election claims it has the authority to implement its manifesto promises and general permission to govern

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Explains the rightful use of power including the governments right to rule following an election

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Legitimacy

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Explains a system where individuals select a person on their behalf

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Representative democracy

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Term that describes a problem in the political process where decisions are taken by people who have been appointed with insufficient democratic input or means of holding them to account

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Democratic deficit

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Term that reflects where individuals express their opinions themselves and not through those they elect

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Direct democracy

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Term for group of people who investigate issues and offer solutions

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Think tank

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Term that reflects the ability of the right to vote

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Suffrage

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Term that refers to a concerning state in UK politics where people are choosing not to vote

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Participation crisis

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A person or organisation paid by clients to act on their behalf to Try and persuade MPS or lords

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Lobbyist

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Term that refers to a system of government decisions as a result of listening to and responding to a wide array of competing groups and organisations

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Pluralist democracy

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Paternalist conservatism that means to rich have obligation to the poor

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One nation

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An idea that reflects a reaction against free market capitalism

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Modern liberalism

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Term that refers to those who desire change and reform to society

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Left wing

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A revision of Labour Party values

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New labour

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Political philosophy of two strands one wants a bigger state and another wants a small state

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New right

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Philosophy that believes freedom is best achieved with the gov /state playing a small and limited role

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Classical liberalism

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Term that refers to the way political parties are grouped and structured

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Party system

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Term to refer to those who support little need for change

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Right wing

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Body of thinking in the Labour Party that supports a bigger economic and social role for the government

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Old labour

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Term that refers to a gov that is formed from not than one political party

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Coalition

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Voting system where voters get two votes

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Additional member system

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Term that means the sitting candidate has a considerable majority over their nearest rival so is largely immune from swings in voter choice

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Safe seat

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Voting system in which voters have two preference votes candidates win by winning 50% of expressed preferences

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Supplementary vote

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A voting system where voters rank candidates in preference

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Single transferable vote

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The term refers to a seat where the incumbent has a small majority

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Marginal seat

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An election system where who wins the most vote wins the seat

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FPTP

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A term for a government that may struggle to pass its legislation due to being only the biggest single party in parliament

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Minority government

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Term refers to process where individuals no longer identify themselves in a long term basis bc being associated with a certain political party

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Partisan de alignment

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Where political parties spell out in detail what actions and programmes it would like to put in place for the next election

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Manifesto

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A term referring to the process where individuals no longer identify poli to ally through the social or economic position they hold

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Class de alignment

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Term referring to the perceived ability of the governing party to manage the affairs of the state well and effectively

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Governing competency

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The authority claimed by a winning party to govern the country and to implement the promises made at the election

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Mandate

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Term referring to the disengagement with politics and political activity some feel who no longer have confidence in mps

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Disillusion and apathy

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