Voting Behaviour And Media

Question 1

What is partisan realignment?

Answer 1

Switching your party vote

Question 2

What was labours 2017 pledge ?

Answer 2

To conduct a gender impact assessment on all policies and legislation.

Question 3

What was the Conservative party during 1970s for ?

Answer 3

‘Housewives’ (keep prices down to allow mothers to run an effective home.)

Question 4

What are AB voters ?

Answer 4

professional occupations (doctors)

Question 5

What are C1 voters

Answer 5

Junior managerial, supervisory (teacher, social worker)

Question 6

What are C2 voters ?

Answer 6

Skilled manual occupations (plumber, hairdresser)

Question 7

What are DE voters ?

Answer 7

Semi skilled/unskilled manual occupations (bar staff)

Question 8

What are ‘floating voters’?

Answer 8

Didn’t vote way their class intended

Question 9

What percentage of DE voters voted Labour in 1964

Answer 9

64%

Question 10

define ‘valence’

Answer 10

relative success/failure of a governments policies.

Question 11

What is issue voting?

Answer 11

voters concentrate on a single issue

Question 12

What is instrumental voting ?

Answer 12

Voting for voters best interest

Question 13

What is expressive voting?

Answer 13

Voting for what will benefit whole community.

Question 14

How did the economy impact New Labour ?

Answer 14

2001-2005 there was a strong economy
2008- economic crisis

Question 15

what is economic competence?

Answer 15

How well the party will manage the economy

Question 16

Why was Brown 2010 punished ?

Answer 16

For being indecisive

Question 17

What are examples of issues within issue voting ?

Answer 17

NHS, Brexit, The environment, Cost of Living

Question 18

What are some examples of parties adopting popular ideas ?

Answer 18

main parties adopting green policies
Conservatives developing eurosceptic attitudes.

Question 19

What has made terrorism a major factor ?

Answer 19

9/11
Manchester bombings 2017

Question 20

Who suffered the worst satisfaction ratings of any opposition leader ?

Answer 20

Corbyn

Question 21

Who suffered a negative poling image before election though regained lost seats in 2017

Answer 21

Sturgeon

Question 22

How many live paid ads did conservatives put on Twitter in 2019?

Answer 22

2500

Question 23

How many ads did the lib dems have but lost seats in 2019?

Answer 23

3000

Question 24

What is the post truth era

Answer 24

Situation where people are more likely to accept an argument based on emotions and beliefs than on facts.

Question 25

What percentage of newspapers support the conservatives ?

Answer 25

79%

Question 26

What was the impact of the media in 1997?

Answer 26

Sun switched support to labour, persuading former conservatives to vote labour
Labour also used spin doctors to promote a better image in the press

Question 27

How much did the conservatives spend on ads on google and YouTube in 2019?

Answer 27

£11000

Question 28

What labour ad was aimed at women over the age of 55?

Answer 28

About change to the state pension age

Question 29

What is cynicism

Answer 29

Prioritising negative views

Question 30

Why can it be argued Opinion Polls effect voting?

Answer 30

• 2015, opinion polls predicted a close result but still underestimated conservatives. In conservative campaigns it promoted fear in the public of another coalition.
• In 1979, Major refrained from calling a general election due to performing poorly in polls

Question 31

What % of people aged 18-24 turned out to vote in 2019?

Answer 31

47%

Question 32

What was the turnout for ABs in 2019?

Answer 32

68%

Question 33

What was the turnout for BME voters in 2019?

Answer 33

52%

Question 34

What was the red wall Blair constituency that changed to con in 2019?

Answer 34

Sedgefield

Question 35

What was the gap DE voters voting con and labour in 1997?

Answer 35

40%

Question 36

What was the gap of DE voters voting Con and Lab in 2019?

Answer 36

2% favouring Con

Question 37

What % of 18-24 year olds voted Lab in 2019?

Answer 37

62%