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Question 1

aggregation of policies

Answer 1

• process of converting policies, ideas and proposals into practical policy programmes for government
• could mean making comprimising or eliminating parts

Question 2

cash for honours

Answer 2

• political scandal in 2006/7 concerning the connection between party donations and peerage being appointed

Question 3

classical liberals

Answer 3

individual freedom is best achieved when the state plays a minimal role

Question 4

dependancy culture

Answer 4

• theory that the welfare state undermines individual responsibility trapping people in benifits leaving them no will to want to leave

Question 5

consensus

Answer 5

• general agreement

Question 6

left wing

Answer 6

• term used for those who desire change, reform or alteration in society

Question 7

liberal democracy

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• a democratic system of government in which individual rights and freedoms are officially recognized and protected, and the exercise of political power is limited by the rule of law

Question 8

libertarianism

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• a political philosophy that advocates only minimal state intervention in the free market and the private lives of citizens

Question 9

mandate

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• the authority to carry out a policy, regarded as given by the electorate to a party or candidate that wins an election

Question 10

modern liberals

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• emerged as a reaction against free market capitalism
• freedom could no longer be described as “being left alone”

Question 11

neo-liberalism

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Neo-liberals are principally concerned with free-market economics and atomistic individualism

Question 12

new labour

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• revision of the traditional labour values
• shift from focus on the working class to a wider base + less of an alliance with trade unions

Question 13

new right

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1) neo conservatives —> more authoritarian approach to morality and law and order
2) neo liberals —> endores free market approach, rolling back of the state in peoples lives and businessnes

Question 14

old labour

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• nationalisation
• redistribution of wealth from rich to poor
• rejected Thatcherite, free market claims, blairite views

Question 15

one nation

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• Disraeli influenced in 19th century
• rich have an obligation to help the poor
  —> Cameron and May

Question 16

manifesto

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• A manifesto is a publication issued by a political party before a General Election. It contains the set of policies that the party stands for and would wish to implement if elected to govern

Question 17

populism

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• way of campaigning by appealing to a persons emotions by just telling people what they want to hear
• often targets those who feel their concerns have been ignored by more established groups
• e.g —> Trumps “MAGA” or UKIPs “take our country back”

Question 18

right wing

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• reflects little or no change
• stressing need for order, stability, hierarchy
• often related to conservative parties

Question 19

short money

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• named after Ted Short who introduced it
• funds given to opp. party to fund their parliamentary work
• based on how many seats + votes they got at the previous election result

Question 20

social democracy

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• nationalisation
• redistribution of wealth from rich to poor
• rejected Thatcherite, free market claims, blairite views

Question 21

third way (new labour)

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• revision of the traditional labour values
• shift from focus on the working class to a wider base + less of an alliance with trade unions