politics Flashcards
(50 cards)
how can parliament hold the government to account
- asking questions ( question time or written )
- committees
- members bill
how can msps ask questions
asked them verbally at question time
or
ask them written
evidence for mps asking questions
2016-2021 Msps asked around 3000 verbal questions and around 19000 written questions
how is scrutiny limited when Msps ask questions
there is no second chamber
how do the house of lords scrutinise
they double check laws, discuss legislation or amend legislation, and ask questions
how many questions can the hol ask in a day
up to six a day and the government must respond in two weeks
how do committees scrutinise the gov
they propose, discuss and scrutinise legislation ,review work of the scot gov, investigate issues and conduct inquiries
give an example of committees being effective
the education and culture committee there was 141 meetings
what is the issue with committees
they are made to be party balanced, if a majority this means that the committee have a majority and are likely to win votes.
explain members bills
- produce a draft proposal
- then a consultation
- gather support
- introduce bill
example of members bill
the welfare of dogs bill
what’s the issue with members bills
majority may result in a poorly drafted bill
example of bad members bills
offensive behaviour at football act which was repealed later
what do nationalists think would happen if scotland became independent - economy
it would mean scotland would be able to control economic powers, meaning it could be more scotland specific
example of independence being beneficial to the economy
when ireland became independent it became richer per capita than england when it had previously been poorer
what do unionists argue would happen to the economy if it became independent
scotland is in a fiscal defecit meaning it spends more than it raises, currently being payed for by the uk
example of fiscal deficit
in 2018-2019 the fiscal defecit was 12.6 billion
what does scotland having a fiscal defecit mean for independence
it may have to borrow money or make cuts to afford this making it worse of
overall how would independence effect scotland
there is no guaranteed outcome but independent countries do usually become better off
how do nationalists think independence would make scotland more democratic
claim scotland is in a democratic deficit as it can be outvoted ,
evidence of scotland being outvoted
none of the conservative or coalition uk governments in 2010,2015,2017 or 2019 had the majority support in scotland
why do unionists argue that scotland is already democratic
they take part in elections that effect them, the government has a responsibility to support scotland
evidence of scotland being supported by the uk
boris johnson’s government only gained 25% of the scottish vote but promised to protect scotlands fishing industry in uk eu negotiations
how do nationalists siwa about defence
scotland could join nato , like many small countries do
