Democracy
Which UK election had the highest turn out. 1979 or 2001?
1979 - 76% (2001 - 59%).
Name 7 political parties in the UK.
Cons, Lab, L-D, SNP, PC, Ref, Green, Monster Raving Looney Party
Give 3 advantages of FPTP
Range of answers
Name 2 newspapers that have traditionally supported the Labour Party.
Guardian, The Mirror
Explain a key difference between Classical and Modern Liberals
Negative and Positive Freedom (other answers acceptable)
Name 2 examples of 16-17 year olds having the vote in the UK
Scottish Independence Referendum, Scottish and Welsh parliaments.
Name 2 functions of a political party
Selecting candidates, providing people for govt, electing a leader, policy, campaigning, representation, mobilising consent for govt.
Give 3 disadvantages of FPTP
Various answers
Name 3 newspaper that have traditionally supported the Conservatives
Torygraph, The Times, The Daily Mail, The Sun
Name 3 strands of Socialism
Revolutionary, Social Democracy, Third Way
What happened in the Representation of the Peoples Act of 1969?
Voting age from 21 to 18
Which party came 4th in the 2024 General Election?
SNP (9 seats)
What is the Winner's Bonus?
Winning party gets ver-rewarded in FPTP
Give 3 political factors that affect voting behaviour.
Governing competence, leadership, campaigns, voter turnout, the manifesto, issue voting
Name 3 of the Liberal key thinkers
Locke, Wollstonecraft, Stuart Mill, Rawls, Friedan
Name 4 things that help pressure groups achieve success.
Wealth, leadership (celebs), media, direct action, inside status
Give 3 examples of the UK being a multi-party democracy
Devolved Govts, Lib-Dems 2010, DUP 2017, influence of UKIP on Brexit.
Name 3 other electoral systems (not FPTP)
AMS, STV, SV, AV
Give 5 social factors that affect voting behaviour
Class based/partisan dealignment, region, age, ethnicity, education
Name 4 of the Conservative key thinkers
Hobbes, Burke, Oakeshott, Rand, Nozick
Name 3 Acts that affect human rights in the UK
Human Rights Act, Freedom of Information Act, Equality Act (others on page 34)
How many seats did Labour win in the 2024 General Election?
412
What is the Droop Quota?
(Total number of valid votes in a region +1, divided by number of seats available in the region +1) +1
What is the difference between C1 and C2 in social classes?
C1 - Clerical Workers, lower middle class, C2 Skilled Workers, aspirational working class
Name the 6 key thinkers for socialism
Marx/Engels, Luxemburg, Webb, Crosland, Giddens