influence on parliament- media/opinion

Question 1

what is the influence of this on parliament

Answer 1

strong public opinions, government may bow , at the end of the term to gain popularity. media such as TV, radio, newspapers, play a role in brining in a public opinion to parliament . Tv brings high issue cases to public quickly and adds weight

Question 2

why are strong opinions an advantage?

Answer 2

• may formulate change, FireArms Act 1997, gun massacre of 16 children, in dunblane. caused the banning of guns and private ownership due to strong public claim. helped prevent further tragic accidents

Question 3

why is social media an advantage?

Answer 3

many platforms like twitter, Instagram and tik tok can promote beives that can gain a majority view which will build, snow ball effect

Question 4

why is social media a disadvantage

Answer 4

social media can manipluate the truth and create lies, which can spike public fear

Question 5

why is reponding too quickly a disadvantage

Answer 5

it ca create poorly drafted law eg Dangerous Dogs Act , failed to protect people from dangerous dogs people needed treatment. created moral panic and poor legislation, banned dogs that weren’t even hurting people