Ways in which Citezens can influence government decisions making (non isolated plan)

Question 1

Consultations point

Answer 1

Consultations are when the Government asks the public a question which the pubic respond to and if the responses suggest the public want to change the issue in the consultation then the Government will consider taking action

Question 2

Consultations k

Answer 2

In 2019 99% of responses to the consultation about increasing penalties for animal welfare abusers agreed to the consultation and the Scottish Government created a bill to tackle Animal Welfare abusers.

Question 3

Consultations Balance point

Answer 3

If Gov disagree with public then they can refuses to act on issue.

Question 4

Consultations Balance k

Answer 4

2017-U.K. Government consultated on letting people vote electronically but the Government rejected this idea despite responses to the Consultation wanting this to happen.

Question 5

Consultations Eval

Answer 5

Overall effective

Question 6

Petitions point (ineffective point)

Answer 6

Petitions are when people write statements on what they want to change on the U.K. Government’s official petition website and require 100,000 digital signatures for the Government to consider debating this issue and 10,000 digital signatures for the Government to respond to the Petition.

Question 7

Petitions k

Answer 7

In 2020 Marcus Rashford created a petition which got over 1 million signatures to End Child Poverty and the Government responded by giving free school meals to children during the holidays as well as during term time.

Question 8

Petitions Balance point

Answer 8

However the Goverment often does not act on petitions with large support they disagree with them.

Question 9

Petitions Balance k (ineffective k)

Answer 9

In 2020 the petition to prevent gyms closing due to a spike in Covid 19 cases got over half a million signatures but the Government still decided to close the gyms.

Question 10

Petitions Eval

Answer 10

effective

Question 11

Pressure Groups point

Answer 11

Pressure Groups are a collection of citezens who come together trying to influence and achieve change in a certain issue by using methods such as protesting.

Question 12

Pressure k

Answer 12

In 2021 Scotland became the first country in the world to have an LGBT inclusive education system because of the influence of the TIE Pressure Group.

Question 13

Pressure Boost point (can be used to set up balance k)

Answer 13

The Government doesn’t have the power to shut down pressure groups allowing unlike petitions or consultations

Question 14

Pressure boost k (balance-the fact the group has been around for about 3 years means it is ineffective as it has still failed to meet or be on track to meet all of it’s 3 aims and the aims they have met some would argue were not exactly what the group was looking for.)

Answer 14

Extinction rebellion has been campaigning for Action to tackle climate change since it was founded in 2018 and has claimed global publicity for the cause.

Question 15

Pressure eval

Answer 15

Most effective

Question 16

Petitions Boost ineffective point

Answer 16

Government doesn’t even have to consider responding to petitions with large supports on other websites such as Change.

Question 17

Petitions Boost ineffective k

Answer 17

A petition on Change website despite getting over a million signatures for Dominic Cummings to be sacked after potentially breaking Covid 19 restrictions received no response from the Government and the Prime Minister didn’t sack him for breaking Covid rules.