Referendums

Question 1

why did the 2014 Scottish referendum happen

Answer 1

SNP became the governing party in 2007 later winning a landslide of 69 seats in the 2011 Scottish elections, this led to the Edinburgh agreement to hold the referendum

Question 2

what was the question in the 2014 scottish referendum

Answer 2

‘should scotland be an indipendant country’

Question 3

what percentage of voters voted against scottish indipendance

Answer 3

55.3%

Question 4

what percent voted for Scottish independence

Answer 4

44.3%

Question 5

what referendum happened in 1975

Answer 5

should we remain in the EC (eu)

Question 6

what referendum happened in 1979

Answer 6

should scotland have its own parliament

Question 7

what two referendums happened in 1997

Answer 7

should wales have it’s own assembly
shopuld scotland have its own parliament and tax varying powers

Question 8

what is a referendum

Answer 8

the electorate are asked tyo decide on a question of great importance

Question 9

in the uk id a referendum binding

Answer 9

no

Question 10

what can california do with referendums that we cannot

Answer 10

if signitueres equivilent opf 5%of votes cast in the preveous gobernatoral election are shown then they call a referenmdum

Question 11

what referendum occured in 1998

Answer 11

does ireland agree with the good friday agreement

Question 12

what referendum occured in 2011

Answer 12

shopuld the uk switch to the alternate vote system

Question 13

what referendum occured in 2014

Answer 13

should scotland become an indipentent country

Question 14

what referendum occured in 2016

Answer 14

should the uk leave the EU

Question 15

what less the turnout in recevt referendums in wales and sunderland

Answer 15

wales- 50.3%
sunderland- 10%

Question 16

What is a referendum

Answer 16

The electorate are asked to decide on a question or great importance.
It can be binding or non-binding

Question 17

Does the UK have to abide by referendum results

Answer 17

No, but it would be odd if they didn’t

Question 18

What type of question is always asked in a referendum

Answer 18

Yes or No

Question 19

Why are referendum questions usually yes or no?

Answer 19

→ clear outcome
→ simple terms for the public
→ arguments are clear
→ it guarantees an outcome

Question 20

In the UK what triggers a referendum

Answer 20

The government decides if and when we have one and what the question is

Question 21

Where can the electorate force a referendum

Answer 21

California

Question 22

Now does California trigger a referendum?

Answer 22

Signatures equivalent of 5% of votes cast in a previous gubernatorial election gets a vote on a new law

Question 23

why coulo the public not be up to the intellectual challenge of a referendum

Answer 23

→ how many people could claim to know the holistic ramifications of leaving the eu.
→ MP’s are elected because they should know (academic capacity and educated to make choices)

Question 24

How can emotional influence have a negative effect on referendums?

Answer 24

→ emotional and irrational responses could reasonably be effective.
→people who aren’t. usually interested in politics take part Ono may be swayed by rhetoric

Question 25

How con media influence referendums

Answer 25

→ most people get news from social media, the most commonly used one is facebook (35%) → its unregulated and lots of " news " is fake

Question 26

What percent of people trust magazines for news?

Answer 26

78%

Question 27

What percent of people trust the TV.?

Answer 27

62%

Question 28

What percent of people trust newspapers

Answer 28

58%

Question 29

What percent of people consider social media to be impartial?

Answer 29

37%

Question 30

Now does "government being voted on not the question" effect referendums?

Answer 30

→ governme nt or MP will find themselves on one side or another → public may take the chance to pass judgement on the MP or government → there's a clear phenomenon in local or pre-2020 European elections

Question 31

Now can an insufficient mandate effect referendums

Answer 31

→ moral issues may cut across party lines → issues may not have been debated in the election → manifestos may not cover the issues

Question 32

Why are referendums feasible

Answer 32

→ with the widespread use or technology and an increasing educated population there's no reason referendums should not work. → makes very little sense to call the public not trustable to mare decisions if they choose the government.

Question 33

Why was welsh devolution voted on in 1997

Answer 33

Labour has committee to devolution

Question 34

How many people voted on welsh devolution

Answer 34

1.1 million

Question 35

What was the turnout for the welsh devolution referendum

Answer 35

50.2%

Question 36

What percent of the voters voted for Wales to be devolved

Answer 36

50.3% voted yes 49.7% voted no

Question 37

Why did the alternative voting referendum come about?

Answer 37

Smaller parties wanted the removal of first past the post and wanted proportional representation Larger parties did not want this The LibDem Tory coalition force the vote

Question 38

What was the result of the alternative voting referendum?

Answer 38

68% voted no, but the turnout was only 42%

Question 39

Why did the Good Friday agreement referendum come about

Answer 39

The troubles in Ireland had killed 78,000 in the 30 year conflict and peace was needed

Question 40

Why did the Brexit referendum come out?

Answer 40

David Cameron needs needed seats from UKIP so to get votes. He had to have a referendum in 2015.

Question 41

What was the question for the Scottish Parliament, referendum of 1997

Answer 41

Do you agree that there should be a Scottish parliament as proposed by the government And Should it be able to raise or lower taxes?

Question 42

What was the question in the Brexit referendum?

Answer 42

Should the UK remain or leave the EU?