participation and democracy

Question 1

Participation in 2001 lowest

Answer 1

59%

Question 2

average TO 1992

Answer 2

75%

Question 3

Local and devolved election TO

Answer 3

30%

Question 4

Why is TO so low

Answer 4

Due to apathy and disengagement

Question 5

% of voters who have a degree

Answer 5

69%

Question 6

Greater manchester mayor TO

Answer 6

35%

Question 7

2017 GE TO

Answer 7

67%

Question 8

18-24 in 2005 was below

Answer 8

40% and now 55%

Question 9

increased opportunities to vote

Answer 9

Mayoral elections, referendums and devolved elections

Question 10

2019 GE how many female Mps

Answer 10

220 most ever

Question 11

Two types of democracy

Answer 11

Representative and Direct

Question 12

Representative democracy is better because

Answer 12

It ensures less division between people. Brexit polls showed 57% now want to remain causing division

Question 13

Mps who went oxbridge

Answer 13

25%

Question 14

Mps who went uni

Answer 14

85%

Question 15

how much of the electorate have been to uni

Answer 15

38%

Question 16

Pitcher scandal

Answer 16

Johnson promoted pincher to Chief con whip even tho he knew he had committed sexual misconduct. Led to his resignation.

Question 17

Power over rights corrodes liberal democracy

Answer 17

PCC increase of stop and search
Protects that are noisy and disruptive now illegal.
Elections Act 2022 ID now harder to vote

Question 18

Peter bone lost 2023 Consitutency seat to

Answer 18

Lab Gen kitchen

Question 19

Freedom of Information Act 2002

Answer 19

right to access info held by public authorities

Question 20

1950 Con membership

Answer 20

2 million

Question 21

2022 con membership

Answer 21

172k

Question 22

Across all party membership 1950

Answer 22

3 million

Question 23

2019 across all party membership

Answer 23

less than 1 mil

Question 24

Trade union membership 1970

Answer 24

13 million

Question 25

Trade Union membership 2022

Answer 25

6 million

Question 26

Slacktivism

Answer 26

activism without actually getting up and doing something physically

Question 27

Examples of slackivsm

Answer 27

No one writing to Mps
Just signing online petitions with 33k submitted to HOC library

Question 28

Snp increase in membership

Answer 28

25k to 125k in 2019

Question 29

Lab increase membership

Answer 29

190k to 500k in 2019

Question 30

2013 how many people part of environmental groups

Answer 30

1/10 adults

Question 31

BLM movement

Answer 31

140k involved

Question 32

Clicktivism

Answer 32

Take to social media to promote causes which puts pressure on gov to act - Palestine movement

Question 33

Cameron and greensill

Answer 33

lobbying scandal sent texts to mps to get them to support a bank he had a economic personal interest in

Question 34

Adam institute impact on education

Answer 34

Education reform act 1988 power to parents and headteachers

Question 35

After 2009 expenses scandal TO dropped

Answer 35

below 70%

Question 36

Just Stop Oil lack of impact

Answer 36

Sunak Granted 300 new north seat licences

Question 37

1992 opinion polls close and predicted kinnock victory which made

Answer 37

more people vote 77.7% and con won with 41% votes

Question 38

increase participation through teachers

Answer 38

strikes 2023

Question 39

E petitions positive impact

Answer 39

Marcus R - 1 mil signs
Revoke A50 - 6.1 mil most ever