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Democracy Flashcards

1
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What is a representative democracy?

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a democracy where the people elected representatives to make decisions on their behalf

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in what ways is the UK still a representative democracy?

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  • vote for MPs in constituencies
  • trustee model
  • choice
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In what ways is the UK no longer a representative democracy ?

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  • pale, stale, male
  • 3rd parties ignored
  • House of lords
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4
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How many constituencies are there in the UK?

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650

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5
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In 2015, how many seats did each party gain?

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Conservatives- 331
Labour - 232
SNP - 56
DUP, Lib Dem - 8 
Other parties - 15
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How does electing MPs make UK a representative democracy?

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  • MPs represent everyone in their constituency
  • constituents can speak to MP to discuss anything
  • or they can use their conscience
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Who formulated the trustee model?

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Edmund Burke

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8
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Give an example of an act passed in Parliament

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  • marriage (same sex couples) act 2013

- passed commons with majority of 205

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How does the trustee model make UK a representative democracy?

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  • MPs make decisions on behalf of their constituents that are in their best interests
  • not everyone might agree but MPs thought it was best
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10
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In the 2017 UK general election, how many different parties were there?

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16 different parties

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How does a multi-party system make UK a representative democracy?

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  • makes elections more competitive

- means more people’s views are represented as there are more parties

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What does pale, stale, male mean?

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They are all white, old men

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13
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How many female MPs were there in 2015?

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191 out 650 MPs

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14
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How many ethnic minority MPs were there in 2015?

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41 MPs from an ethnic minority background

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Why does this make the UK not a representative democracy?

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  • there is a large proportion of minorities in UK who are not represented
  • half the population not represented
  • parliament should reflect the country
  • means their views are not represented
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16
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What leads to 3rd parties being ignored?

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first past the post

17
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In 2015 what percentage of the votes did the SNP and UKIP win?

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SNP - 5%

UKIP - 12.6%

18
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In 2015 how many seats did the SNP and UKIP win?

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SNP - 56 seats

UKIP - 1 seats

19
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Why does 3rd parties being ignored make the UK not a representative democracy?

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means that views of the people aren’t actually reflected

20
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What are the arguments for voting is one way of participation ?

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  • some people cant vote
  • other ways to participate
  • occur every 5 years
21
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What are the arguments against voting is one way of participation ?

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  • votes are reliable

- most important form of participation

22
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Why can some people not vote?

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  • work
  • emregency
  • under 18s cant vote
23
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What does it mean for the people that can’t vote?

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they are not represented

24
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Give examples of two other forms of participation other than voting?

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  • join a pressure group

- sign an e-petition

25
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How many people signed brexit e-petition?

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more than 4.1 million people

26
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Why are e-petitions not that reliable?

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you can sign them multiple times by creating mulitple accounts

27
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Why are pressure groups not that reliable?

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some people join them just to get the rewards and they are not really interested in their policies

28
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Why do some people join CAMRA?

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  • just to get the beer vouchers, not to keep pubs aflaot and get better pubs and customer rights
  • you get a £20 Wetherspoons when joining
  • 10% off @ Cotswold outdoor
29
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What was the 2011 fixed term parliament act?

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  • established the new parliament must be elected on a fixed date every 5 years
30
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Why are the votes reliable?

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  • because we live in a representative democracy everyone only has one vote
  • one man, one vote

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