unit 1- participation& voting behavior

Question 1

what is a pluralist democracy?

Answer 1

government is in charge of decision making, but there are more options for participation

Question 2

what is homogeneity?

Answer 2

the view that people within a country share certain key values

Question 3

what is consensus?

Answer 3

the view where UK citizens accept the basic ‘rules of the game’

Question 4

what is deference?

Answer 4

the view that people defer to an elite that is said to be ‘born to rule’

Question 5

is political apathy increasing?

Answer 5

yes, over the last decade turnout has been at its lowest

Question 6

factors that account for low turnout?

Answer 6

• people don’t think their vote will count?
• media attention
• political apathy & lack of knowledge

Question 7

has party membership decreased?

Answer 7

yes

Question 8

what gender vote more?

Answer 8

men

Question 9

what age group vote more?

Answer 9

olders

Question 10

what are more likely to vote conservative?

Answer 10

women

Question 11

what class vote conservative?

Answer 11

upper and middle class

Question 12

what is partisan alignment?

Answer 12

where you vote for the same party election after election

Question 13

what is the relationship between ethnicity and turnout?

Answer 13

ethnic minorities tend to vote lib dem

Question 14

what is democracy?

Answer 14

a government of the people, for the people and by the people