The role played by minor parties in political debate and setting the political agenda Flashcards

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Define political agenda

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Political Agenda:

- Issues that are the subject of decision-making and debate by those with political power

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What do nationalist parties, especially the SNP, have?

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Strong concentrated regional followings

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In 2019, how many seats and total vote did SNP win in Scotland?

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48 seats and 45% of the total vote

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Without the SNP what would have Cameron definitely not entertained?

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A referendum for Scottish independence in 2014

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What’s Northen Ireland’s party system largely based on?

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Nationalist/Unionist divide

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What vote share did the Conservatives get in Ireland 2019?

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0.7%, therefore Ulster politics is entirely dominated by ‘minor’ parties

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When was the significance of Ulster Parties cast into the spotlight?

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When the DUP ended up holding the balance of power in Westminster after the 2017 general election and struck a ‘supply and confidence’ deal with the Conservatives

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Which types of parties are also far from insignificant?

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‘Single issue’ parties such as the Green party, UKIP and the Brexit party

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How did Eurosceptic parties do in European Elections?

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Particularly well

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How did UKIP do in the 2014 European election?

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Nigel Farage’s UKIP won just over 26% of the vote

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How did Farage’s newly formed Brexit party do in the 2019 European Parliament election?

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Clear first with 31% of the vote, while the Green party pushed the conservatives into a humiliating fifth

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How did Nigel Farage’s high profile impact the Conservatives?

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They were never able to ignore the debate over the Uk’s future relationship with the EU

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Why shouldn’t the Green party be ignored too?

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Whilst posing less of a threat to the main progressive parties, it has ensured that environmental issues remain on the political radar

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