UK POLITICS 2 Flashcards

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What are the 6 functions of political parties ?

A
representation 
participation
elections
government
organisation
education
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what are 7 way parties encourage democracy?

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  • encourage participation
  • provide choices for voters
  • educate and inform electorate
  • uphold the authority of parliament
  • facilitate representation
  • administer elections
  • legitimise elections (peaceful transition of power)
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3
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what are 5 ways parties threaten democracy?

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  • engage in adversarial politics
  • low turnout indicating lack of faith
  • oversimplify issues
  • rich interest groups become excessively influential
  • fail to reflect society (minorities/women)
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4
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What would be ‘permissible source’ for donations? (4)

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on the UK electoral register
registered political party
UK registered company
registered trade union or building society

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5
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parties should receive sate funding? (4)

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  • stops wealthy groups influencing
  • can focus on representing electorate
  • smaller get fair financial support
  • less wealthy pressure groups get equal hearing by parties
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no state funding?(3)

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  • politicians be less interested in pressure groups points of view
  • taxpayers shouldn’t be funding them
  • disagreements over how funding allocated
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7
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what are the key differences between Old Labour and New Labour? (4)

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1) commitment to equality vs individuals achieving their potential
2) nationalisation vs free market economics 3)cradle-to grave welfare vs targeted welfare
4) recognition of class divisions vs rejection of this view

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8
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what was One nation conservatism ?
influenced by?
ideas?
introduce/reduce?

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influenced by Disraeli based on ideas of paternalism, pragmatism sought to introduce social reforms reduce social inequalities

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what was Thatcherism/ New Right?
combination of?
favoured/reduced?
intolerant of?

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neo-liberalism/neo-conservatism. favoured individual opposed to the state (free-market economics) reduced welfare and lowered taxes
intolerant of ‘alternative’ lifestyles

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10
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what are the liberal democrats policies? 
tolerance-
rights-
equality of opportunity-
social justice-
constitutionalism-
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  • beliefs/religions/lifestyles tolerated
  • strongly safeguarded
  • unfair advantages should be removed
  • should be capitalism but with redistribution of wealth to counter effects
  • strong constitution ensure separation of powers, limited by laws and de-centralised
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what are social liberals 3 features?

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  • centre-left
  • increase social justice through the state
  • high spending on poor to reduce inequality
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12
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what are 3 features of classic/orange book liberals ?

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  • centre
  • increase social mobility
  • favour cutting taxes for poor
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13
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what was the no of votes to seats for UKIP in the 2015 general election?

when was Scottish referendum and result?

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3.8million -1 seat

September 2014, no-55% yes-45%

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14
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what is one way a minor party has influenced UK politics ?

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UKIP calling of EU referendum needing UKIP voters and thus the triggering of article 50.

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15
Q

what are the 7 factors effecting party success?

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policies 
leaders
campaign
party unity
media 
wider political context
opposition
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16
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what are the 5 features of a two party system?

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1) 2 major parties dominate
2) on of the two secure a majority win
3) other party is the official opposition
4) gov power regularly alternates between
5) other parties have low representation