Political parties
What is the ruling party in the UK
The conservative party
Elections are held every how many years
Every 5 years
Is there pluralism in the UK
Yes
What does the media reflect?
Social class divisions
Interest group
A group that is separate from the government, but they have the ability to influence it
Who was the most prominent leader of the labour party
Tony Blair
How many seats are there in the elections
650
What does Quango stand for
Quasi-autonomous non governmental organization
How is the news divided?
Into quality and comments that appeal to certain social classes (which can lack quality or truth)
Who are the Tories
What are the main opposition parties
Labour and Liberal Democrats
Are members required to live in their districts
No
What is the most prominent human rights NGO in the UK
Amnesty International
Under what organization were radio and television originally monopolized?
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Who is the current PM, and which party is he/she from
Theresa May, Conservative
Who is the most right-wing party in the UK political spectrum
UKIP
Does the cabinet vote in elections
They do not vote
How does neo-corporatism connect to interest groups
Neo-corporatism within interest groups is when those groups take the lead and, sometimes, control the state (they have an amount of power that is too high)
What example proves that the BBC is truly independent from the government
The BBC had a significant clash with the government of Blair over the Iraq war, where the BBC continuously criticized the government's support and scrutinized its intelligence services' information (such as WMDs)
How expensive are UK campaigns compared to US campaigns
They are much less expensive
Name the nationalist parties of Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland
Sinn Féin, Scottish Nationalist party, Plaid Cymru
Does the UK participate in the EU parliamentary elections, if so every how many years are they held
Yes, every 5 years
What is the result of Conservative majority on Quangos
They have been reduced to reduce deficit
Explain the media scandal of 2011
A reporter from the News of the World hacked into the cell phone of a murdered 13-year old murder victim in order to have a more complete story. This blew up in particular because it demonstrated that, amount the tabloids, this practise was common
Proportional representation