democracy Flashcards
(33 cards)
factors for powers of the PM
whip system, appointing lords, appointing cabinet members and introducing bills
Knowledge for whip system
Mark spencer current chief whip
2020 BJ faced the biggest back bench rebellion in history trying to implement the tier system
two essay questions
powers of the PM and voting systems
Knowledge for appointing lords
2009 Alan Sugar appointed by Gordon Brown
2020 BJ appointed his brother
Tony Blair decreasing tax credits
knowledge for appointing cabinet members
Ben Wallace is the minister of defense
2010 Lib dem and conservative coalition, Nick Clegg was depute prime minster and criticized the PM’s work
knowledge for introducing bills
Brexit withdrawal agreement
March 2017 Teresa May Brexit negotiation delayed
how the whip system is a power
helps him keep a majority (BJ has majority but not all PM’s did) and easier to pass bills
how appointing lords is a power
he can pick people with the same political views as him so passing bills becomes easier
rebuttal/ how it is controlled for appointing lords
lords are meant to be impartial and can openly scrutinize bills and also delay them for a year
rebuttal/ how it is controlled for the whip system
backbench rebellions can occur where MPs vote against their own party when voting on a bill
rebuttal/ how it is controlled for appointing cabinet members
not all not all MPs follow collective responsibility
rebuttal/ how it is controlled for introducing bills
bills can be delayed for a year by lords
analysis/ mini conclusion for appointing lords
Lords acts as a barrier and a safety net
=stops PM having complete freedom
analysis/ mini conclusion for the whip system
if public don’t agree with a bill then their constituency MP can vote against it
= more democratic vote
analysis/ mini conclusion for appointing cabinet members
image of being a strong leader can be damaged
analysis/ mini conclusion for introducing bills
prevents progress and gives PM time to rethink
BUT
doesn’t effectively control power as money bills cannot be delayed and Salirbury convention prevents manifesto promises being delayed
=too much freedom
intro for power of the PM
UK parliament is made up of 2 chambers (commons, lords)
current elected government is the conservative party with BJ as the prime minister
factors
parliament has the potential to control these factors
conclusion for the power of the PM
parliament is mostly effective at controlling the powers of the PM because..
cant make decisions on his own
requires the lords and the majority of the governments support to make changes
however he still has a lot of power due to having a majority government which makes barriers to passing bills easier to overcome
factors for fair representation/voting systems essay
most votes wins
close MP-constituency link
small parties
produces a clear winner with no coalition
Knowledge for most votes wins
2019 election Kenny MacAskill got 21,156 votes
2019 election 36% of voters voted for Kenny MacAskill but 65% of votes were for candidates that were not him
knowledge for close MP-constituent link
2109 election Stirling constituency Alyn Smith was elected making him the voice for stirling
in the additional members system eight MSP’s are elected per constituency
knowledge for produces a clear winner with no coalition
2019 election the conservatives were the clear winner
only 44% votes for conservative in 2019
knowledge for small parties
lib dems got 7% of votes but 0.02% of seats in 2017
2019 conservatives got 44% of votes but got 55% of seats
rebuttal for most votes win
MPs can be elected without the majority of voters supporting them
