Participation

Question 1

What was the voter turnout rate in 2001?

Answer 1

59.4%

Question 2

What was voter turnout in 2017

Answer 2

69%

Question 3

What was the average turnout in 2016 local elctions

Answer 3

33%

Question 4

What percentage of the electorate is a member of the 3 main parties, compared to 1983

Answer 4

1.6% vs 3.8%

Question 5

How has the membership of the conservative party changed?

Answer 5

150,000 in 2016 compared to 400,000 in the 1990s

Question 6

What has been a recent trend in party membership in the UK (2)

Answer 6

• Increased membership of smaller parties.

- SNP had a membership of 120k in 2016

Question 7

Voter turnout in Scottish referendum

Answer 7

84%

Question 8

Voter turnout in the EU referendum

Answer 8

72%

Question 9

Voter turnout in the EU referendum

Answer 9

72%

Question 10

Examples of sectional/interest groups (2)

Answer 10

• Law Society
• National Union of Teachers
• National Union of Farmers

Question 11

Example of Cause Groups

Answer 11

• Greenpeace

- Electoral Reform Society

Question 12

Example of Insider groups(2)

Answer 12

• National Union of Farmers

- Confederation of British Industry

Question 13

Which group purposefully is an outsider group

Answer 13

-The ‘Occupy’ movement, sees government as closely aligned to the global capitalist movement

Question 14

Example of government ignoring a pressure group

Answer 14

The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament had 110,00 members in 1980s but was ignored

Question 15

Example of pressure group influencing policy

Answer 15

• The BMA contributed to the ban on smoking in enclosed spaces in 2007
• Ban on smoking in cars carrying children in 2015

Question 16

Example of pressure groups being unsuccessful

Answer 16

• The Occupy London movement in 2011, protested capitalism and social inequality.
• BUT objectives were too broad and incoherant

Question 17

Example of the influence of Think Tanks

Answer 17

Shift of Conservative Party in the 1970s, attributed to the

• Centre for Policy Studies
• the Adam Smith Institute

Question 18

Development of rights in UK law (3)

Answer 18

• European Convention of Human Rights
• The Human Rights Act (1998)
• The Equality Act (2010)

Question 19

Example of insider groups with government links

Answer 19

National Union of Farmers work closely with DEFRA gov. department

Question 20

Example of insider group being discreet, low-profile

Answer 20

Howard League of Penal Reform

Question 21

Example of high profile insider group

Answer 21

Confederation of British Industry, supplement their lobbying with use of the media

Question 22

What makes a pressure group effective (4)

Answer 22

• Resources
• Tactics and Leadership
• Public support
• Government attitudes

Question 23

Example of pressure group having many resources

Answer 23

RSPCA - 1600 Employees and thousands of volunteers

Question 24

Example of Think Tanks contributing to policy (2)

Answer 24

Adam Smith Institute and Centre for Policy Studies influenced 1970s

Question 25

Example of policy directly influenced by Think Tank

Answer 25

Center for Social Justice, directly helped implement ‘universal credit’

Question 26

What is the limitation on Think Tanks

Answer 26

in government it is necessary to make compromises, so the less politically practical ideas dreamed up by think tanks are often ignored.

Question 27

What did the government say about Lobbyists under Cameron

Answer 27

-Denied lobbying firms changed government policy BUT companies could discuss their concerns with the Business Department in the Treasury