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democracy and participation knowledge test Flashcards

1
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what is the dominant form of democracy in this country ?

A

representative democracy

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2
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which form of democracy best lends itself to ‘government by experts’

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representative democracy

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3
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In which general election did turnout hit an all time low in the UK?

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2001 when turnout was 59%

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4
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What was average turnout 1945-1992?

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75%

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5
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What was the turnout for the Northern Ireland 1998 referendum on the Good Friday Agreement?

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81%

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6
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What was the turnout for the Scottish Independence Referendum of 2014?

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85%

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7
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How many people were Conservative Party members in 1953?

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2,806,000

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8
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How many people were Conservative Party members in 2019?

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180,000

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9
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How many people were members of the Green Party in 1953?

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5,300

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10
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How many people were members of the Green Party in 2019?

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49,000

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11
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State eight proposals for improving democracy in the UK

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More referendums
Electronic petitions
Power of recall
Further devolution
House of Lords reform
Digital democracy
Reform of the Westminster electoral system (FPTP)
Compulsory voting

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12
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How many signatures did England footballer Marcus Rashford’s #EndChildFoodPoverty petition gain in 2020?

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over 1.1 million

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13
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Why was the Labour MP Fiona Onasanya removed from post following a recall petition in 2019?

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She had been convicted and sentence to three months imprisonment for perverting the course of justice following a driving offence. (She was lost and replaced with Lisa Forbes, Labour)

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Why was the Conservative MP, Chris Davis removed from post following a recall petition in 2019

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He had been convicted for making false expenses claims. (He lost his seat to Jane Dodds (Liberal Democrat)

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15
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How many new life peers did Boris Johnson appoint during his premiership (2019-22)?

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86 who were mostly conservative

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16
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Why was Boris Johnson accused of cronyism when he appointed Petter Cruddas to the House of Lords?

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Cruddas was a major donor to the Conservative Party

17
Q

What electoral system is used to elect MPs to the House of Commons?

A

first past the post (FPTP)

18
Q

In 2011 a referendum was held on whether the current Westminster voting system should be replaced with a proportional AV system. What % of people voted no?

A

67.9%

19
Q

Belgium and Australia both have compulsory voting systems. What was the turnout for national elections in each country in 2019?

A

Belgium – 90%
Australia- 92%

20
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What was the turnout for the UK general election of 2019?

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67.3%

21
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What % of the electorate voted for police commissioners in 2021?

A

33.2%

22
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In the 2019 general election what % of 18-24 year olds (young people) voted?

A

47%

23
Q

What is the position of the Liberal Democrats on lowering the voting age to 16?

A

The Liberal Democrats think that the voting age should be lowered to 16

24
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What % of 16 and 17 year olds voted in the 2014 Scottish independence referendum?

A

75%

25
Q

State two pressure groups that support prisoner voting

A

liberty and howard leauge for penal reform

26
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Who brought two cases on prisoner voting against the British government?

A

John Hirst

27
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Which court ruled that the blanket ban on prisoner voting was in convention of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)?

A

the european court for human rights

28
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When was universal suffrage granted in the UK?

A

In 1928. The Representation of the People Act extended the vote to men and women aged 21 and over, establishing universal suffrage. Women and men now had the right to vote on equal terms.

29
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What did the third Representation of the People Act do to the voting age?

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Lowered it from 21 to 18

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