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referenda Flashcards

1
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how do referenda get people more involved in democracy ?

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  • gives people a direct say in making decisions that affect them
  • increases political participation
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what was the turnout @ brexit?

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72.2%

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what is the only referendum where the result has been ignored?

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1979 Scottish referendum

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what were the results of the 1979 Scottish referendum

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51% voted yes

32.9% turnout

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why was the 1979 Scottish referendum ignored ?

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there was an amendment to the 1979 Scotland act that said it would be repealed if the turnout was less than 40%

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when did the European reform group send their letter to the PM?

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6th feb 2018

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7
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how many MPs signed the letter? (including who?)

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64 MPs, including Jacob Rees-Mogg and Ian Duncan Smith

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what did they want (European reform group)?

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suggesting ways to secure a hard brexit

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9
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how many Labour MPs and camppaginers wrote their letter

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30

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who was the labour letter to?

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the chair of Labour national executive committee

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what did they want? (labour)

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urged him to consult their 500,000 members on their brexit policy

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12
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what was the turnout at the 2011 AV referendum ?

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42.2%

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13
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why are referendums bad for representative democracy?

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  • we have elected representatives to make decisions on our behalf but not using them
  • they are more educated and informed to make the best decision compared to the public
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why does the public being less educated damage democracy

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they can be easily manipulated e.g. brexit

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what was the leave campaign promise regarding the NHS

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we send the EU £350 million a week, lets fund our NHS instead

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what was the vote split at Brexit?

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  1. 9% leave

48. 1% remain

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17
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what do momentum want to do regarding nationalisation

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reverse privatisation of railways, energy sector and and public services

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what do momentum want to do regarding redistribution

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redistribute wealth and power from the few to the many

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what is a party faction?

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an organised group of politicians or supports who share a political viewpoint, set of ideas or loyalty to an individual or group

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20
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why are referenda good for lib democ?

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ensure limited got

21
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how do referenda ensure limited govt?

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  • power and decision given to people

- help to prevent Lord Hailsham’s ‘elective dictatorship’

22
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in 2016, what were the people asked in EU referendum?

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whether they wanted to leave or remain in the EU

23
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why did EU referendum show limited govt?

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decision made by people not govt

24
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what could govt have done instead of referendum, regarding EU?

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  • put the question to parl

- pushed it through to get result they wanted - via use of whips

25
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why would it have been bad if govt had put EU question to parl?

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  • result wouldn’t have reflected views of people

- 73% of MPs voted to remain vs 51% of British public voted leave

26
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how do referenda not ensure limited govt?

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they are not binding

27
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what can govt technically do with referenda?

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ignore the result - ignore the will of the people

28
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what was the 1979 Scottish referendum on?

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whether they wanted to create a devolved assembly

29
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what was the result of the 1979 Scottish referendum? what did govt do?

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  • 51.9% voted yes but turnout = 32.9%

- govt ignored it and didn’t give Scotland devolved powers

30
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why did 1979 Scottish referendum show they can be bad for democracy?

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  • they can be rejected by govt

- will of people can be denied = v. undemocratic

31
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why can govt ignore referenda?

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parl is sovereign

32
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in reality, would parl ignore result of referendum?

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  • no -it would be political suicide

- electorate would hold them to account at the next general election

33
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why did govt deny 1979 Scottish referendum?

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in 1978 Scotland act, there was an amendment stating referendum would be repealed if the turnout was below 40%

34
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who does sovereignty lie with? (de jure v de facto)

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  • de jure with Parl

- de facto with people

35
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what kind of democracy are referenda?

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direct democracy - exact opposite rep democ

36
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how do referenda undermine rep democ?

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  • undermine trustee model, instead following opposite model

- delegate model

37
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what does referenda mean for MPs?

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makes job of MPs void

38
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what does public being less educated mean?

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susceptible to being easily manipulated by campaigners

39
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how were public deceived in 2016 EU ref?

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  • leave campaign claimed ‘ we send EU £350m a week, lets fund our NHS instead’
  • figure later proven to be completely false
  • large proportion of people believed it and subsequently voted leave
40
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how did people being deceived in 2016 weaken democracy?

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  • wasn’t actually will of people, it was will of elite

- manipulated people into thinking what they want them to think

41
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who should make decisions for people?

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elected representatives who are educated and informed to make best decision for people using their judgement

42
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what have referenda lead to an increase in?

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political participation

43
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what can referenda do to legislation =?

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legitimise any following legislation - provided there is a high turnout

44
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what was turnout for EU referendum?

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74%

45
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why does high turnout make subsequent legislation legitimate?

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  • high % of electorate voted
  • will of people represented well
  • MPs to get to scrutinise actual bill and details
46
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are high turnouts for referenda common?

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no - public is widely politically apathetic

47
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what was turnout in AV referendum in 2011?

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42.4%

48
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why does low turnout not help democracy?

A

true will of people not represented

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