Theme B- Democracy at work in the UK

Question 1

a key policy of labour

Answer 1

formed to represent the working class

Question 2

identify a feature of lib dems health policy

Answer 2

tax everyone more to form the NHS

Question 3

identify a feature of conservatives education policy

Answer 3

create more selective schools to improve standards

Question 4

eligible to be a candidate

Answer 4

have to be over 18, politically active

Question 5

what can a candidate do to gain votes

Answer 5

canvass, interviews, public speaking,

Question 6

what is representative democracy

Answer 6

where people vote for someone to represent their constituency

Question 7

what is direct democracy

Answer 7

when you vote for a specific issue

Question 8

2 positives of representative democracy

Answer 8

a local mp will be more aware of their constituency’s needs, every citizen has a say in who represents them

Question 9

1 negatives of representative democracy

Answer 9

the constituency whos party didnt win will feel unrepresented

Question 10

a strength of direct democracy

Answer 10

every voter gets a say on a particular issue

Question 11

a weakness of direct democracy

Answer 11

some issues are more complex than yes/no vote

Question 12

what is first past the post

Answer 12

the candidate with the most votes is elected as mp for that constituency

Question 13

what is proportional representation

Answer 13

seats are awarded depending on the percentage of votes each party wins

Question 14

one strength of proportional representation

Answer 14

less votes are wasted

Question 15

one strength on FPTP

Answer 15

simple system

Question 16

how can a party form a single party government

Answer 16

if it has a majority (winning over half)

Question 17

what is a coalition party

Answer 17

when a party does not win a majority it can get support from another political party

Question 18

what is a negative of coalition

Answer 18

its difficult to pass laws

Question 19

1 roles of the monarch in forming a new government

Answer 19

the monarch meets the leader of the winning government and confirms they can form a new government

Question 20

how do you form a cabinet

Answer 20

the PM appoints 22 trusted party members

Question 21

A difference between house of commons and house of lords

Answer 21

house of commons is publicly elected and house of lords is unelected

Question 22

2 roles of the prime minister

Answer 22

leadership of the country, leadership of the party

Question 23

2 roles of cabinet members

Answer 23

making decisions about national issues, proposing new laws

Question 24

2 roles of an MP

Answer 24

voting in support of the party policies, participating in debates

Question 25

what is green paper in the law making process

Answer 25

proposed law from house of commons or lords

Question 26

what is white paper in the law making process

Answer 26

prepared after green paper, this will be presented yo the houses

Question 27

Stages of making laws after white paper

Answer 27

first reading, second reading, comittee stage, report stage and third wheeling

Question 28

whats the last stage of getting a law passed

Answer 28

royal assent

Question 29

what is an uncodified constitution

Answer 29

it reflects 100s of years of laws

Question 30

what is parliamentry sovereignty

Answer 30

describes how parliment us the main law making body and cant be overruled

Question 31

what is devoloution

Answer 31

the delegation of powers from central government