Democracy and Participation

Question 1

Name the 3 branches of power

Answer 1

Legislative, Executive and Judicial

Question 2

What is the rule of law?

Answer 2

No one is above the law

Question 3

What is a mandate?

Answer 3

When a successful party becomes the government, they can implement their manifesto

Question 4

Name 3 benefits of compulsory voting

Answer 4

• Ensures everyone is including in decision making
• Increases the political education of the public
• More participation means more representation

Question 5

Name 3 negatives of compulsory voting

Answer 5

• No longer democratic due to limits on freedom of choice, contradicts person and individual liberties
• Tactical voting
• Distorted political focus, parties target non-voters

Question 6

Name 3 benefits of e-democracy

Answer 6

• Creates more awareness with young people
• Online e-petitions enhance participation as people vote on what they are passionate about
• Online allows the parties to see what the public want, social media

Question 7

Name 3 negatives of e-democracy

Answer 7

• Forms biases and produces unreliable information
• High levels of influence through right or wrong information
• Allows more corruption

Question 8

What are rights?

Answer 8

Legally protected freedoms

Question 9

Name 3 freedoms the Human Rights act included

Answer 9

• Freedom of movement
• Freedom of expression
• Freedom to vote

Question 10

Who can not vote?

Answer 10

Prisoners

Question 11

What is the Magna Carta?

Answer 11

Produced in 1215, it is the oldest statement of UK rights, limiting royal power

Question 12

What is Judicial review?

Answer 12

Judge-made laws

Question 13

From 2000 to 2013 how much has Judicial review increased by?

Answer 13

4240 in 2000 to 15,600 in 2013

Question 14

What does it mean to ‘derogate’?

Answer 14

Uk parliament can derogate certain articles from the ECHR in a state of emergency

Question 15

What are lobbyists?

Answer 15

Paid for professionals seeking access and influence over MPs, civil servants and ministers

Question 16

What are think tanks?

Answer 16

Researcher in particular areas

Question 17

An example of a think tank

Answer 17

‘UK is changing Europe’
Independent researcher for UK and EU relations

Question 18

What is the role of a political group?

Answer 18

Reduce government power so they do not act like a dictatorship

Question 19

Name 7 ways a pressure group can raise awareness (SPAPCAF)

Answer 19

Social media
Protests (peaceful/violent)
Aspire for inside status
Public demos
Celebrity endorsement
Achievable goals
Fundraisers

Question 20

An example of celebrity endorsement in a pressure group

Answer 20

Fareshare - Marcus Rashford

Question 21

An example of a public demo in a pressure group

Answer 21

Just Stop Oil -
2022 protest on the M20
2022 Interrupting a match, attempt to tigh themselves onto the goal post and ran into pitch

Question 22

An example of civil disobedience

Answer 22

1867 Hyde Park riots for the extension of the franchise

Question 23

What is a pluralist democracy?

Answer 23

Political power and influence is widely distributed and different groups can compete to influence the government

Question 24

Name 2 key pressure groups

Answer 24

Human rights watch and Stonewall (LGBT+)

Question 25

What was the conflict over the freedom of information act 2000?

Answer 25

The act was formed by a campaign but between 2006-07 MPs believed they should be exempt due to confidentiality with their constituencies. This exemption passed in the commons yet failed in the lords.

Question 26

What does the conflict over the freedom of information act 2000 show us?

Answer 26

Commons power is limited as lords was able to block their exemption

Question 27

How does the coronavirus act question rights?

Answer 27

Restricted people from leaving their homes without real reasons Contradicts article 5 in order to protect overall public health

Question 28

What was the Abu Qatada case?

Answer 28

Muslim who made speech's justifying violence to promote Islam (Served prison time) Security saw him as a threat and wanted to send him back to Jordan Jordan would have tortured him (Contradicts HRA) Led him to being cleared but British authorities still viewed him as a threat

Question 29

4 reasons why the UK has a democratic deficit

Answer 29

- Hereditary and constituional Monarchy - FPTP system - Prisoners can not vote - No direct democracy in law making

Question 30

What was the turnout in the 2024 election?

Answer 30

60%

Question 31

3 ways to increase participation

Answer 31

- Reduce voting age from 18 to 16 - Compulsory voting - E-voting or postal voting system

Question 32

What % of MPs are from private schools?

Answer 32

29%

Question 33

What % of MPs are women?

Answer 33

35% (16% more needed)

Question 34

What % of MPs are from ethnic minorities?

Answer 34

10%

Question 35

What is the critique of pressure group 'stonewall' having power?

Answer 35

Pressure groups only gain influence when their beliefs align with the government

Question 36

What is an examples of a successful pressure group?

Answer 36

The BMA - Smoking ban in public places 2007

Question 37

What did opinion polls in 2015 and 2017 suggest?

Answer 37

A Conservative win

Question 38

What did opinion polls before 1979 suggest?

Answer 38

The Labour party would have a continuous flow of victories

Question 39

What really should referendums require?

Answer 39

A supermajority

Question 40

What was the average voter turnout in the 1990s?

Answer 40

80%

Question 41

Key think tank for Blair

Answer 41

The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) influential in shaping the national minimum wage as a New Labour policies.

Question 42

Who is Rupert Murdoch

Answer 42

Lobbyist under Blair Owner of newspaper companies Advised him on policies and media strategy.

Question 43

Why is NIMBYISM bad

Answer 43

Goes against the national interest HS2 train -London to North England

Question 44

Name 8 pressure groups

Answer 44

BMA National farmers union (NFU) Royal society for the protection of birds (RSPB) Living wage foundation (LWF) Stonewall Stop HS2 BLMUK Just stop oil

Question 45

Example under Starmer of of loss of CMR/IMR?

Answer 45

International Development Minister Annaliese Dodds resigned over the cut of international aid to fund higher defence spending quit over a policy disagreement on aid