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What was the conservative party ideology for most of the 19th and 20th century

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One nation conservatism

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When was the conservative party established

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1830s from the Tory party

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What was one nation conservatism

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An evolution of traditional conservatism developed after the industrial revolution

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What was one nation conservatisms view of the status quo

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Wanted to preserve the status quo

Supported traditional institutions

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What was one nation conservatisms view of the state

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Supporters believed the rich should look after the poor
Supports a keynesian economy - free market
Working with other countries

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When was Margret Thatcher conservative party leader

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1975 - 1990

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What did Margret Thatcher do to the conservative party

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Moved the party to a radical free market right wing economy

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True or false Margret Thatcher was the first female pm of Britain

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True

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When was Margret Thatcher Prime minister?

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1979-1990

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What was the new right movement

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An orthodox conservative state with a neo liberal state

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What are orthodox conservative ideas

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Social party law and order

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What are neo liberal ideas

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Free market
Monetarism
Less regulation

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Name 5 key parts of Thatcherism

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Individual needs over society
Role of govt intervention reduced 
Self reliance 
Reduced trade union powers
Fewer taxes and benefits
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How does Thatcherism compare to one nation conservatism

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Thatcherism

Assertive approach
Radical approach to change
Individual needs
Free market

One nation conservatism

Pragmatic approach
Gradual changes
Focus on needs of society
Mixed economy

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What is conservative policies in the 2017 election manifesto on the economy

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Increased higher tax rate
Increase personal allowance
Cut corporation tax

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What is conservative policies in the 2017 election manifesto on the foreign policy

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Exit EU single market

Increase budget of ministry defence

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What is conservative policies on law and order in the 2017 election manifesto

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Investing to modernise prisons
Changing the police force
Limiting stop and search

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What are conservative policies on welfare in the 2017 election manifesto

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Ending triple lock pensions

Testing winter fuel allowance

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When was David Cameron leader of the conservative party

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2005 - 2016

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In recent years when were the conservatives elected

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Coalition in 2010

Won in 2015

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When did David Cameron step down as Conservative party leader

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2016

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What was David Cameron’s party image and ideology

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Focused on moving the party towards appealing issues such as the environment instead of dividing issues like brexit
Liberal approach to the environment
Limiting state intervention

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What was the 2010 conservative manifesto

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Tax cuts
Replacing human rights act with bill of rights
Tougher exams
Opposed to transfer of powers away from the Uk

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What did the 2010 general election result in

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A hung parliament, a coalition between the Conservatives and lib dems

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What were the coalition governments policies?

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Reducing benefits
Spending cuts
Referendum on voting system

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When did the coalition end

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2015

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Who became conservative party leader in 2016

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Theresa May

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What was the main focus of the conservative party under Theresa May

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Preparing for brexit and negotiating a deal for Britain’s withdrawal from the EU. Brexit divided the party

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What were Theresa mays party propositions

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Replaced the govt department for climate change with a department preparing for brexit
In favour of grammar schools

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What happened in the 2017 general election

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Conservative party lost its majority, and entered a confidence and supply deal with the democratic unionist party.

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What year was the labour party founded and was was its aims

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1900 
Aimed to bring working class people into parliament
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Who was the labour party founded by?

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Trade union congress
Independent labour party
Social democratic federation

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33
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What does old labour mean?

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A term used to describe the labour party when its ideology was based on socialism and has strong links with trade unions

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Name 4 old labour ideas

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Nationalism
Equality
Redistribution of wealth
Investing in welfare services

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When did the labour party create its constitution

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1918

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36
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What did clause IV outline in the labour party constitution

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That wealth needed to be redistributed

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What was the 1983 manifesto for the general election

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Ideas of old labour

Control of industries
More workers rights
Nuclear disarment

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38
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What was the 1983 labour manifesto labelled as?

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Longest suicide note in history

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What happened to the the labour party in 1983

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The party tried to reform

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What was labour reformed as in 1994

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New labour

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Name 3 ideas of new labour

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Reduced trade union power
Moving away from traditional labour policies
Support for private schools and health care

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What happened to clause IV under Tony Blair?

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It was reworded

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What did the 2010 labour manifesto outline

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Support for the NHS and education

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44
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Who became labour party leader in 2010

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Ed Milliband

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45
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After the 2015 defeat what did labour want to return to?

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Its socialist roots

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46
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Who was elected labour party leader in 2015?

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Jeremy Corbyn

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What were Corbin’s policies

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Reducing wealth and promoting an equal society
Increasing job opportunity
National education for all

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What were Brown’s main ideologies

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Similar to old labour
Banks were nationalised
Managing the defecit

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What were labours policies on welfare in 2018

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Ending conservative policies such as bedroom tax

Reforming benefits assessments

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What were labours policies on the economy in 2018?

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economy based around supporting the many not the few
Fairer taxation, top earners pay more tax
Investing in education

51
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What were labours policies on law and order in 2018

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Increase police numbers
Invest in border schemes
Reverse conservative acts

52
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What were labours policies on foreign policy in 2018?

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Help refuge crisis

Stopping support for wars

53
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What was labour party’s slogan?

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For the many not the few

54
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When were the liberal democrats formed

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When the liberal party and the social democrat party merged in 1988

55
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Who was the first leader of the liberal democrats

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Paddy Ashdown

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what did the liberal democrats aim to be?

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The middle ground between the conservatives and labour

57
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How successful were the liberal democrats through the 90s and early 2000s?

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In the 1990s the liberal democrats started to increase support at local elections
In 1997 the lib dems won 47 seats

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Who became lib dem leader in 2006?

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Nick Clegg

59
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What is classic liberalism?

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Limited state intervention
Equality
Freedom
Self improvement

60
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What does liberalism advocate

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More state intervention
Regulation
Welfare for people

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What did lib dems do in 2010

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Form a coalition government with the conservatives

62
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Name two lib dem leaders after 2015

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Tim Farron

Vince cable

63
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What were the liberal democrats policies on the economy in the 2017 manifesto

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Support capital investment
Increasing corporation tax
Encouraging a living wage

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What was the lib dems 2017 manifesto on law and order

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Increasing policing
Protect individual rights
Introduce digital bill of rights

65
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What was the 2017 liberal democrats manifesto on welfare

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Making benefits fairer for more disabled people

Reversing conservative policies that cut benefits

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What was the lib dems 2017 manifesto on foreign policy

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Controlling sales of firearms to countries with human rights issues
Remaining in the single market

67
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What have the British national party campaigned for?

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Issues held by indigenous Uk people

Fascist views

68
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What has the Scottish national party campaigned for

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Scottish independence

Were instrumental in the 2014 referendum

69
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What are nationalist parties

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Seek to appeal to people from a geographical area or nation

Some seek independence and others promote nationalist policies

70
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What do the green party campaign for

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Social justice and environment

71
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What are single issue parties?

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Single issue parties offer a range of policies based on a particular ideological perspective or a primary goal.

72
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What is the UKIP party policy

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The Uk to leave the EU

73
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Name two nationalist parties

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Scottish national party

British national party

74
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Name two single issue parties

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Green party

Ukip

75
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How do minor issues impact putting issues on the agenda?

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If they gain seats at a local or national level they can impact policy and put their issues at the centre of political debate
e.g Ukip helped make brexit an issue at national level

76
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How do minor parties impact local and EU elections

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Higher chance of being successful than at national level

Make their issues known

77
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How do minor parties impact national elections

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Can take seats from major parties. Voters may do this to express unhappiness with major parties

78
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When was UKIP founded

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1993

79
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Give 3 key ideas of the Ukip policy

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Against EU integration
Populist and right win party
British nationalism

80
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What is Ukips signle party idea?

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Uk to leave the EU

81
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What happened to Ukip after Brexit?

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Gerrard Batton, the party leader was criticised for taking the party to far right

82
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Name 3 SNP policies

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Scottish independence
Putting Scotland first
Another referendum after Brexit

83
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Which newspaper is the most read in the Uk

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The Sun

84
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Who do televised debates benefit mainly

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Parties with fewer numbers can be represented at a national level

85
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In what year was the first televised TV debate

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2010

86
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What is a single party system

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Where only one party exists and all others are banned e.g North Korea

87
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What is a dominant party system

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Where only one party has a realistic chance of gaining political power

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What is a two party system

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Where only two political parties have a chance of success at election
The first past the post is most likely to provide this

89
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Give two examples of a two party system

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Uk

Us

90
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What are two and half party systems

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Where two main parties exist but a smaller third party challenges the dominance. 2010 colaition.

91
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What is a multi party system

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Where more than two parties have a chance of gaining political power at an election e.g Germany

92
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Give two examples of a dominant party system in the Uk

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1979 - 1997 Conservatives

1997 - 2010 Labour

93
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What is the supreme court

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The highest court in the Uk, created to separate the Uk’s judiciary

94
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What is the role of the supreme court

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Appeal for cases in lower courts
Hears issues with public significance
Defending rights of citizens

95
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How does the supreme court defend rights?

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Uses the rule of law
Human rights act 1998
European convention of human rights
Judicial review

96
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How does supreme court enforce law

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Uphold rights and laws when challenged

97
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How does the supreme court check the government

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Rules against government laws and makes them illegal

98
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What is the composition of the supreme court

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12 judges
10 justices
President
Deputy president

99
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When must supreme court justices retire

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70

100
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When was the supreme court founded?

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2005, by the constitutional reform act

101
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What can the supreme court do in terms of judicial review?

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Overturn secondary legislation, cannot overturn primary legislation

102
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What are the 3 ways the supreme court has influence over the parliament and the executive

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Ultra vires
Judicial review
Opposing government decisions

103
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What does ultra vires mean

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When somebody or something acts beyond their powers

In 2016 Chris Grayling was deemed as acting ultra vires when he introduced a residence test to the legal aid

104
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How can the supreme court oppose government decisions

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Human rights act

ECHR

105
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Name a case of opposing government

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Freedom of information

In 2015 the supreme court upheld a freedom of information request to publish Prince Charles letters

106
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What are the two key principles of the supreme court

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Judicial neutrality

Judicial independence

107
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What is a referendum

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A vote on a specific issue which asks citizens to make a decision

108
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When are referendums called?

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When a national decision or constitutional change is required

109
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Reason for referendum 1

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Response to pressure over a particular issue

E.g DC promised an election if conservatives were relected in 2015, fear of losing votes to UKIP

110
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Reason for referendum 2

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A deal made between two parties

E.g 2011 av electoral system reform as part of the coalition government

111
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Give 3 examples of UK referendums

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2016 Brexit
Scottish independence 2014
2011 FPTP to AV general election

112
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Give 3 examples of referendums to devolution

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1997 devolving power to Scotland
1998 devolving power to Northern Ireland
2004 regions in England voted on regional assemblies

113
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Explain why referendums are good - Education

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Referendums raise political awareness and education of voters

114
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Explain why referendums are good - Clear outcome

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Resolve political arguments

1997 Scottish parliament reform 74% voted in favour of a Scottish parliament

115
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Give 2 reasons why voter power is good

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Give citizens are chance to make decisions

Hold the government to account

116
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Give reasons against referendums - Parliamentary sovereignty

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Decisions are made directly by the public rather than MPs

Elected politicians should be making decisions on complex political issues e.g EU referendum

117
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Give another case against referendums

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Low participation limits the legitimacy of the decision

118
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What is a bill

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Legislation that has been proposed

119
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What is the first reading

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The stage that the amendment of a bill has started the legislative process

120
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What is the second reading

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Debate in the chamber over the bill
Members of the lords and commons debate if it should be accepted
A vote will take place and if successful the bill moves forward

121
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What happens in the committee stage

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A committee will consider the bill and examine it in detail

The committee will then decide whether to make changes to the bill

122
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What is the committee stage count

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In the HOC, a standing committee reviews the bill. which is made up of members of parliament from different parties

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