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Political parties examples: Flashcards

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What do parties do when they are seeking power?

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  • A manifesto
  • Party proposals.
  • Major parties often have deep ideological convictions.
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What does a manifesto ensure?

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-Responsibility for their time in government.

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What does the number of parties contesting seats show?

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  • increase.
  • SNP in 2019 election 48 seats
  • Plaid Cymru- 4 seats.
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What does the ineffectiveness of policy making mean for the voter?

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  • Lack identity and choice for voter- meaning lower turnout.

- Labour and conservative dominate at 365 and 203 labour- lack of real choice

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How do parties act as a training ground for future party leaders?

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  • Debating issues.
  • Canvasing.
  • testing political skills and leading a constituency.
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Examples of Boris Jonson’s previous experience

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  • Foreign secretary
  • London Mayor
  • MP for Uxbridge.
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What was the issue with Tony Blairs experience?

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-Only part of the shadow cabinet and no experience of government .

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What is the issue with parties training leaders?

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-Popularity and not competency-Tony Blair, Boris Johnson.

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Who choses party leaders and why is this a problem?

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  • Membership is 2% of population- undemocratic.
  • Lead to out of touch- Jeremy Corbyn and Boris Johnson (small band of membership paying conservatives).
  • Used to be a secret ballot- Tony Blair widely popular and not radical
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What percentage of people have a very strong attachment to a party?

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9% in 2015 down from 44% in 1964.

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What has the turnout been like after 1997?

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59% in 2001, 66% in 2015, 67% in 2019.

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What does the lower membership levels suggest?

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-Less able to get the public to participate.

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Examples of party representation? (what do parties do to represent everyone)

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  • Respond to public demands and claim a popular mandate to turn them into polices.
  • Conservatives typically protecting middle class and business, labour supporting working class.
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What are catch all parties?

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Parties that develop policies that will appeal to a large amount of the voters.

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How has political parties representation been compromised in terms of political ideology (labour)?

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  • Labour targeting uncommitted voters
  • weakening TU links
  • representing social groups prevented.
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Who is seen as more effective at representation?

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Pressure groups.

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How has modern labour been influenced by old labour about the economy?

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  • Income tax for top 5%
  • Removing Tory cuts for corporation tax.
  • Nationalisation
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How has modern labour been influenced by new labour say about the economy?

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Both Climate justice -clean air act

-economic justice at the heart of its policy

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Examples of minor parties?

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  • BREXIT
  • Green
  • UKIP
  • Pladd Cymru
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Example of policy formation enhancing democracy?

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  • Manifesto outlining responsibilities- holding them accountable.
  • Main parties have ideological convictions giving a meaningful choice.
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Example of policy formation NOT enhancing democracy?

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  • Conservatives and labour are dominating seats- no real choice people think vote does not matter.
  • Parties sometimes lack ideological identity making it difficult to choose- old/new labour.
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Example of the recruitment of leaders enhancing democracy?

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  • Future politicians gaining experience through canvassing, MP’s, debating issues. Working their way up.
  • Parties pick who is chosen- picking experienced politicians- May and Johnson.
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Examples of the recruitment of leaders NOT enhancing democracy?

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  • Parties choose those who win elections- popular rather than competent- not necessarily country running skills.
  • Party members now choose, party membership 2% of population. Jeremy Corbyn widely out of touch from the rest of gov and BJ.
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Examples of representation in parties enhancing democracy?

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  • Parties link with public demands- they can claim a public mandate to carry out policies.
  • ‘catch all parties’- appealing to wide amount of voters.
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Examples of representation in parties NOT enhancing democracy?

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  • Moving away from traditional groups- Tony Blair distancing from trade unions- rep reduced,
  • Pressure groups more successful at this.
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Examples of “old labour” influences on modern labour economy?

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  • Increasing income tax for top 5%.
  • Stopping corporation tax cuts.
  • Public services in public hands.
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Examples of “new labour” influences on modern labour economy?

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  • Climate justice and economic justice- clean air act.

- Importance of generating wealth- opposed immediate tax hikes on business in fear of economic recovery.

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Examples of “old labour” influences on modern labour welfare?

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  • Abolish universal credit and replace it with poverty ending alternative- social justice.
  • Supports abolition of tuition fees.
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Examples of “new labour” influences on modern labour welfare?

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  • Social inclusion- minimum standard of living.

- Equality of opportunity- not so much equality of outcome.

30
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Examples of “old labour” influences on modern labour FP?

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  • No more illegal wars- prevention of military intervention act- vote of parliament,
  • Anti-EU.
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Examples of “new labour” influences on modern labour FP?

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  • Keir stammer commitment for NATO and nuclear deterrent.

- Accepting freedom of movement of people in EU after BREXIT.

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Examples of how labour and conservatives are the only parties with consistently high votes?

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  • No other party in total power since 1922.

- 1997-Labor 418 seats- no minor party has ever even got close.

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Examples of minor parties starting to play a role and having higher votes?

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  • Lib Dem, Conservative coalition in 2015.
  • Theresa May and DUP supply and confidence deal.
  • 75.5% of vote went l or c in 2019 compared to 97% in 1951.
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Examples of labour and conservatives dominating agenda?

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  • 2017-19, 41- government bills and only 15 PMB’s.

- Minorites cannot set the agenda because they are not in government and therefore cannot deliver promises.

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Examples of other parties dominating agenda?

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  • BREXIT- Nigel Farage and the BREXIT party. Without winning seats.
  • SNP- Scottish referendum permittance.
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Examples of L&C covering a large voter spectrum.

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  • New/Old Labour, One Nation/New Right Conservatives

- Major parties can cover minor issues- Boris Johnson- pushing BREXIT and green ideas.

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Examples of minor parties representing the underrepresented.

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  • Caroline Lucas in Westminster green- represents environmentalism.
  • formation of Alba Party reflects that major parties do not account for the whole political spectrum
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Examples of minor parties destabilising main party support?

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SNP- 42 Seats in Scotland 2010.

Lib Dems took Labour and Conservative Party voters in the 2019 General election and the Brexit Party took red wall voters.

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Examples of minor parties never winning general elections?

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  • Labour Party gained 3 times as many votes as the Liberal Democrats and more than 4 times than the SNP in 2019.
  • Not been another PM since 1922.
40
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Examples of party reliance on smaller parties?

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  • 2015-2010 lib dem conservative coalition.

- Confidence and supply deal TM.

41
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Examples of minor parties not being important just anomalies?

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  • Tony Blair, Boris Johnson, Major, Thatcher majorities.

- Cameron got rid of lib dems. in re-election.

42
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Examples of the government being a two party system in general election?

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  • Conservative and labour parties dominate 2017 combined if 82.4%
  • Two main parties have funding- labour able to spend 1m on social media.
43
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Examples of the breakdown of a two party system in elections due to breakdown of class voting/ identification?

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  • Between 1974 and 2015- libdems had 20% of votes cast.

- 2/4 election from 2010-2019 did not deliver a majority.

44
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Examples of the main parties dominating agenda?

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  • Key policies formulated by gov.

- Media always on main party leaders.

45
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Examples of agenda being shaped by minor parties (2)

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  • EU referendum and BREXIT referendum all emerged from minor parties.
  • UKIP and BREXIT taking main party votes.
46
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Examples of the key elections taking place in Westminster?

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  • 87.3% of votes l&C in 2019.

- Ultimately the gov takes big decisions, SNP wants a referendum but it has not happened yet.

47
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Examples of outside Westminster the fragmentation of two party system?

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  • Scottish parliament SNP- when it used to be liberal labour. Minority gov in 2016.
  • Welsh parliament had a range including labour, liberals and PLAID CYMRU.
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Examples of how the political party success depends on media?

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-Tony Blair media presence- print media and the sun. Labour social media strategy- 20% swing.

49
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Examples of how the political party success DOES NOT depends on leadership?

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  • Cam popular with public but not party especially over Europe.
  • Tony Blair made some controversial choices like the Iraq war and introducing tuition fees.
50
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Examples of how the political party success DOES NOT depends on Policy ideas?

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  • Despite move to moderate policy plan- people did not like Neil Kinnock- media response.
  • Media response from triumphalist Sheffield rally.
51
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Examples of how the political party success DOES NOT depends on media?

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  • Theresa May positive support at the beginning but did not win majority in 2017.
  • Labour and JC- poor media but relatively good results.
52
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Examples of how the political party success depends on leadership?

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  • David Cameron seen as effective. Popular with everyone.

- Tony Blair strong leader with media presence, new messaging and three election victories.

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Examples of how the political party success depends on policy ideas?

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  • Maggie T’s right to buy for WC people- improving circumstances.
  • 2019- Conservative ‘get brexit done’

Alevel Politics Edexcel Unit One (9 decks)

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