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What four referendums have there been since 2000?

  1. Giving more power to Welsh assembly

  2. AV Referendum 2011

  3. Giving Scotland a vote on independence

  4. EU Referendum

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Why was the EU Referendum controversial ?

  • It gave only two choices- to leave/remain

  • The leave campaign was found to have broken the law by the electoral commission in 2017

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What was needed to ensure the decision would be enforced by parliament and not just government ?

2017 Gina Miller S.C court case

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What might the government call a referendum in response to?

Public pressure

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Why did the government have to allow an independence referendum for Scotland in 2014?

The rise of the SNP→ public pressure

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Why contributed to the government accepting to hold an EU referendum in 2016?

The rise in popularity of UKIP in 2015 GE- won 12.6% of the vote- The conservatives feared losing seats to UKIP

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What can referendums help resolve?

Controversial issues dividing a party

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What did the Conservative become even more divided on after the EU Referendum?

What type of Brexit we should opt for

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What do referendums provide when deciding on large constitutional changes ?

Legitimacy

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What percentage of people voted to leave/remain in the EU?

  • Leave- 51.9%

  • Remain- 48.1%

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What percentage of people voted for creating a Welsh Parliament in 1997?

50.3%

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What percentage of people voted for the Welsh assembly receiving primary legislative powers in 2011?

63.5%

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What percentage of people voted to create a Scottish parliament in 1997?

74.3%

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What percentage of Scottish people voted to remain in the UK in 2014?

55.3%

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Why does Parliament not have to follow the result of a referendum ?

Parliamentary sovereignty

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what forces a government to follow the result of a referendum ?

Public Pressure

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Why have some questioned the mandate of the Brexit Referendum result ?

Both Leave/Remain were not truthful in their campaigning

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Why was the Leave campaign fined by the electoral commission?

They exceeded the statutory spending limit of £7 Million by nearly 500,000

BeLeave- unregistered campaigner exceeded spending limit of £10,000 by £666,000

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What is the consequence of the use of referendums in the UK?

Increase in Public expectation for Referendums

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Why did May say we couldn’t have another Brexit Referendum ?

It would threaten social cohesion

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What can the increase in reliance on direct democracy cause conflict between?

The public and their representatives

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What do referendums infringe on?

The “Trustee” model of democracy

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