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Participation Flashcards

1
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What was the turnout for the EU referendum?

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72.2%

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2
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What percentage of people voted to leave the EU?

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52%

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What percentage of the voting population voted leave in the EU referendum?

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37.7%

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What is direct democracy?

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A system where the people are able to make decisions directly on an issue, usually in the form “yes” or “No”

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5
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What are the functions of democracy?

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  • representation
  • accountability
  • participation
  • power dispersal
  • legitimacy
  • education
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6
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What is a pluralist democracy?

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A system of government where the is competition between different groups who represent popular concerns to the government of the day.

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Arguments for direct democracy?

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  • pure form of democracy
  • increased legitimacy
  • improves participation
  • increases public engagement
  • improves political education
  • it works (Switzerland)
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What is the average turnout for Switzerland referendum in 2011?

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49%

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9
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How many people voted for same sex marriage in Australia in 2017?

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61.6%

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10
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What are the arguments against direct democracy?

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  • not practical
  • tyranny of the majority
  • undermines elected representatives
  • low turnouts
  • populist out comes (short term rather long term)
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11
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How much did the Eu referendum cost?

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130 million pounds

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12
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What was the turnout for the AV referendum in 2011?

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42%

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13
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What was the turnout in the 2001 general election?

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59%

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What is a pressure group?

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A group of like minded individuals who come together on the basis of shared interests or a commonly held cause in order to put pressure on policy makers

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15
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What was the turnout for the police and crime commissioner elections in 2016?

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27.31%

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16
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What is the West Lothian question?

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Whether welsh,Scottish and Northern Irish MPs should still be able to vote on issues that only affect England

17
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What are some of the flaws of FPTP?

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  • Wasted votes
  • safe seats
  • unrepresentative
  • winners bonus
  • discriminates parties with widespread support
18
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What percentage of the vote did UKIP gain in 2015 and seats?

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They gained 13% of the vote but only got 1 seat.

19
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What percentage of the vote did the SNP gain in 2015 and how many seats?

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  • only got 2% of the national vote but 56 seats
20
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How many votes were wasted in the 2017 election?

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22 million

21
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In the 2015 Canadian elections what % of Quebecs votes were wasted?

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71.1%

22
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What percentage of the population had the right to vote compared to now?

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200 years ago - 2.7%

Now - 71.5%

23
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What did the great reform act 1832 do?

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Extended the right to vote too an additional 300,000 people - to 5.6% of the population

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