Rational choice 12 marker

Question 1

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Answer 1

People vote rationally by using party manifestos, rational voters will look at proposed policies and then vote based on who they think would benefit them the most.
Eg- in 2019 the conservative manifesto pledges to get Brexit done, then went on to win 365 seats in the election.

Question 2

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Answer 2

Many don’t vote rationally due to party loyalty for a specific party, as they have early attachment often from family having voted for them.
Eg- in 2017 only 12% of voters said they didn’t identify with any specific party.

Question 3

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Answer 3

People vote retrospectively by judging a candidate based on their past performance.
Eg- David Cameron was retrospectively judge as doing well as prime minister as he was already in Gov.

Question 4

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Answer 4

People can’t vote retrospectively for smaller parties who have never been in power.
Eg- the Green Party has never been the governing party.