UK political parties in context Flashcards
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what is a one party system
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where only one party is allowed to operate, highly authoritarian, not democratic, such as Cuba, North Korea or China
2
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what is a dominant party system
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democratic systems that do allow parties to operate freely but only one party has a realistic chance of taking governmental control, stable but a lack of competition, accountability and representation
3
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two party system
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only two parties have a realistic chance of forming government, they win the vast majority of votes at elections and most of the seats
4
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two and a half party systems
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- two party but with a sizeable third party
- lib dems 72 seats currently but not a part of government
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