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Participation crisis Flashcards

1
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what is a participation crisis

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when there is a lack of involvement within politics, often comes from voter apathy

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what is voter apathy

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when the electorate find no reason in voting or are simply to lazy to go and vote

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what was the general election turnout in 1950

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83%

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what was the general election turnout in 2001

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59%

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what was the general election turnout in 2024

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62%

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why was there an extremely low turnout in both the 2001 and 2024 general elections

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there was large amounts of voter apathy due to both Tony Blair and the poor conservative government

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why does lower voter turnout weaken government mandate

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if there is a lower voter turnout then the government doesn’t have as much legitimacy

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what percent of votes did Labour get in 2024 general election

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37% of votes

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what is voter turnout like in ‘second order’ elections

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there is an even lower turnout

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how has party membership changed since 1950

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there had been a steady decrease until 2017 with Labour and Jeremy Corbyn

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why did Jeremy Corbyn cause a spike in party membership

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in 2017 Jeremy Corbyn had more left wing views which received the backing of the parties left wing supporters who wanted to support him and his views

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what has happened to trust in politicians recently

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there has been less trust in politicians due to the expenses scandal following the FOI and then the lockdown scandal during Covid

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what was the turnout in the Surrey PCC election

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29.9%

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what was the turnout in the Liverpool Mayoral election 2024

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24%

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how many E-petitions have reached 10,000 signatures

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456

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how many e-petitions have reached 100,000 signatures

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74

17
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how has social media had a negative effect on politics

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lead to slacktivism where people think they are making a difference by simply liking or reposting a video

18
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how many people are in pressure groups

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14 million in the UK

19
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what are some famous examples of pressure groups

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  • National trust
  • LGBT
  • BBA ( British Bankers Association)
  • Just Stop Oil
20
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why can pressure groups be insignificant

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they are often ignored by the government if their views do not align

21
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In 1950 how many people were party members

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3.8 million people
(7.5% of the UK)

22
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in 2024 how many people are party members

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814,000 people
(1.1% of the population)

23
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how did party membership increase voter turnout

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it created a social divide which made it more simple and easy for people to decide who they would vote for

24
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how could compulsory voting help to combat the participation crisis

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  • forcing people to vote would increase the turnout
  • in Australia they get an average of above 90%
25
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how might compulsory voting worsen the participation crisis

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  • people may decide to just not register for the vote which reduces the electorate
  • people write random things on their vote
  • vote for the sake of it instead of voting to make a difference
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how could increased amount of referendums help to combat the participation crisis

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  • people will feel they have more power over their countries politics
  • people can become more informed with their countries issues which promotes involvement
27
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how might increased amount of referendum worsen the participation crisis

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  • people might feel that the referendums happen to often and therefore they turnout less
  • forces people to have increased knowledge which can lead to people losing time
28
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how could online voting help to combat the participation crisis

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  • people can just go online and vote which makes it much easier
  • voting can be counted more reliably if done online
  • saves people time and can give them a reminder
29
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how could online voting worsen the participation crisis

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  • people just go and press a button instead of walking and making the decision
  • security concerns such as hacking which could affect a government
  • people’s vote could be stolen if not done in a secret ballot
30
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which country already has online voting

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Estonia

31
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How could proportional representation help increase voter participation

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in some places people feel there voice is not heard and therefor they believe that proportional representation could help. For example in 2015 UKIP had 16% of votes yet they only gained 2 seats

32
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why would proportional representation be difficult to implement

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If there are too many different parties with seats it can make it difficult for a government to pass new legislation because it is unlikely they will have a majority

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