Political Parties Important For Democracy

Question 1

Important: They provide genuine choice

Answer 1

Give a wide choice of policies that are accepted by voters
Bes showed that At least 50% of voters align to a party during the 1950s
High levels of party identification and voters were loyal to a party

Question 2

Counterbalance genuine choice

Answer 2

However voter alignment towards parties have declined since the 1950s and droppped to 25% showing partisan realignment

Question 3

Good from democracy because they give representation

Answer 3

Two main parties are on opposite sides of the spectrum labour and cons
In 2017 labour had 40% vote share and cons had 42% vote share
82% in total
Shows that majority of pop think that Labour and cons represents there view therefore supporting a representative democracy

Question 4

Bad fro democracy: representation

Answer 4

Parties may cater to certain social classes due to creating ideologies to be accessible for certain classes
Labour: equality 1994 57% lower class and 19% upper class
Cons: maintaining trads, low taxation 1994 56% lower class and 22% upper class

Question 5

Good for democracy as they are tolerant for minorities

Answer 5

Ems are loyal to labour because they are tolerant to minorities and want them to feel equal and accepted, labour has an anti discrimination agenda
2010 60% ems vote Labour

Question 6

Bad for democracy as some parties are not tolerant for minorities

Answer 6

Certain parties are not tolerant for minorities such as reform uk, they have an anti immigration stance
With only 7% of ems voting reform uk