minor parties

Question 1

give two examples of types of minor parties

Answer 1

nationalist parties and single issue parties

Question 2

define nationalist parties

Answer 2

nationalist parties look to maintain a shared cultural identity and language of a certain geographical area

Question 3

give an example of a nationalist party

Answer 3

SNP- scotland nation

some want full independence, others just want better investment and recognition for their area

Question 4

what controversial party can be regarded as nationalist

Answer 4

BNP- although it’s different in that it campaigns to support a way of life and values it claims are common to the people in the UK

Question 5

define single issue parties

Answer 5

SIP’s offer a wide range of policies which are based around an ideological perspective
example - green party and women’s equality party

Question 6

examples of 2017 manifestos of single issue parties

Answer 6

green party- green economy
-innovative, beneficial for environment and communities

women’s equality party- caring economy
-shared parental leave, equality of healthcare

Question 7

what do minor parties sometimes cause

Answer 7

can blur the boundary between political parties and pressure groups as their primary goal is to raise awareness as opposed to winning elections

Question 8

how do minor parties influence the 3 major parties

Answer 8

1. plaid cymru’s manifesto - protect the vulnerable
   - same as labour as they pledge to improve the nhs and invest more money into public service
2. snp’s manifesto- scrap nuclear weapons
   -same as labour as they tried to scrap
   trident, uk’s main source of nuclear weapons
3. ukip- withdrawal from eu
   - same as conservative approach to brexit as they wanted out of eu via brexit

Question 9

advantages regarding voter choice

Answer 9

• smaller parties tend to be more representative of minorities that don’t feel represented by the two main parties
• smaller parties give more voter choice