UK Politics

Democracy and Participation

100

This is a kind of democracy where people make decisions themselves (referendums).

What is direct democracy?

200

This act gave the right to vote for all women over 21.

What is the Representation of the People Act (ROTPA) 1928?

300

This is what we call it when turnout is low and people are disillusioned with politics.

What is a participation crisis?

400

This type of pressure group is open to everyone and does not have a lot of government influence.

What is a causal and outsider pressure group?

500

These are research organisations that help to formulate policy.

What are Think Tanks?

Political Parties

100

This type of politics is when there is widespread agreement between parties on key issues.

What is consensus politics?

200

Ideas such as:

'Inequality creates incentives to work harder, people prefer to work individually, and the state should be limited in people's lives.'

Are traditionally from this side of the political spectrum.

What is Right Wing?

300

Opposition parties get given this to cover administrative costs and need either two seats in parliament or to receive 150,000 votes to be eligible.

What is short money?

400

The Social Democratic Party merged with this party in 1988 to form the Liberal Democrats.

What is the Liberal Party?

500

Clause IV of the Labour party committed them to this kind of policy until Tony Blair changed it in 1995.

What is Nationalization of key industries?

Electoral Systems

100

This is the electoral system used in elections to the House of Commons and has been increasingly criticized in recent years.

What is First Past the Post (FPTP)?

200

This electoral system combines FPTP with a proportional party list and is used in Scottish and Welsh Parliament elections.

What is the Additional Member System (AMS)?

300

This is what we call it when a system needs an absolute majority (over 50%) to win.

What is majoritarian?

400

This electoral system features multi-member constituencies where candidates must achieve a quota (calculated by the Droop quota) in order to be elected. Currently used in Northern Ireland Assembly elections.

What is Single Transferrable Vote (STV)?

500

This referendum featured a huge turnout of 85% and had lowered the voting age to 16. 

What is the 2014 Scottish Independence Referendum?

Voting Behaviour and the Media

100

This is the most obvious trend in voting behaviour since class dealignment with one group always leaning left and another always leaning right.

What is age? (young lean left, old lean right).

200

This group once voted more consistently Conservative especially in the 80s but since has become less of a factor.

What is gender?

300

This voting choice theory states that voters will focus on recent events and especially on the economy when making their decisions.

What is Issue Voting?

400

The Sun famously stated 'Its the Sun Wot Won It' in relation to Conservative John Major over Labour Neil Kinnock.

What is the 1992 election?

500

This is the kind of government held by the UK from 2010-2015.

What is a coalition government between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats.