democracy in scotland

essay 1 paragraph titles

questions and debates, voting on bills, select committees, house of lords

when does PMQs occur?

every wednesday at 12pm

how many questions can the leader of the opposition ask?

6

how is PMQs effective?

gives parties a chance to make the PM/government look bad and gains the party attention

how is PMQs ineffective?

the PM can ignore questions and has questions set up to make themselves look good

how can an MP ask a question?

by entering a ballot and being chosen out of all mps who entered, or by bobbing during question time

what did Rishi Sunak confront Keir Starmer about during question time?

removal of Winter Fuel Payments, which went ahead anyway

what must happen for a bill to become a law?

HOC and HOL must both vote

is rebelling in a small majority party or large majority party more effective?

small majority

example of an effective rebellion vote

22 conservative MPs rebelled against Rishi Sunak over the vote on compensation for NHS infected blood scandal victims

example of an ineffective rebellion vote

53 Labour MPs rebelled against the removal of Universal Winter Fuel Allowance, however the government still won

what is a select committee?

a small group of MPs from different parties that come together to look at a specific issue and make recommendations to the government

what % of select committee recommendations are taken on board?

40%

why are select committees ineffective?

people or companies can refuse to show up, they are also proportional to parliament so the largest party has the most members in the committee

example of a company and a person not showing up

viagogo refused to turn up and as PM Boris Johnson didn't turn up 3 times in a row

how are members chosen for HOL?

appointed by the PM for expertise in a specific area. some are linked to a party and some are independent

what is a positive about HOL looking at bills?

they have more time and expertise to look at a bill

what kinds of bills can HOL not vote on?

manifesto and financial

why can't HOL vote on these types of bills?

Salisbury Convention

2 examples of independent HOL members

Baroness Michelle Mone and Lord Alan Sugar

how many times did HOL defeat Tories over 2023-24?

over 40 times

what bill did HOL vote against multiple times, but ended up passing anyway?

Rwanda Safety Bill

which method is most effective?

HOL

which method is least effective?

select committees

pressure groups

british medical association, stop trump coalition, disabled people against cuts, extinction rebellion

is BMA an insider or outsider group?

insider to outsider

why did BMA have success as an insider group?

close links with the government, they are experts in their field and attented select committees

what did the BMA advise the Health Select Committee on?

obesity

what caused the BMA to become an outsider group?

they participated in a march outside of parliament against changes to NHS Junior Doctor Contracts. Ineffective as the changes went ahead

when did Stop Trump Coalition hold large scale protests across the UK?

2017

Is Stop Trump Coalition an insider or outsider group and why?

outsider as the conservative government were in support of the state visit

two Labour politicians who supported Stop Trump Coalition?

Dianne Abbott and John McDonnell

Why did the state visit go ahead despite protests?

the conservative government thought that the relationship with america was too important, particularly in light of Brexit

were DPAC an insider or outsider group?

outsider

what did DPAC protest against mainly?

cuts to disabled peoples benefits (PIP)

what was DPAC's biggest demonstration?

creating a blockade on Westminster Bridge

why were DPAC not an effective group?

the cuts went ahead in 2017 under Theresa May. at the time the country was focused on brexit

why were DPAC an effective group afterwards?

when the government made it harder for people with mental illnesses to claim full PIP amount, pressure from DPAC made the government back down as it was discrimination against people with mental illnesses

is Extinction Rebellion an insider or outsider group?

outsider

what is Extinction Rebellions main method of protest?

nonviolent civil disobedience

what is an example of an act of nonviolent civil disobedience by Extinction Rebellion?

protest of one, road blocks across the UK

Why does nonviolent civil disobedience have negative effects on the group?

causes the public to turn against the group as it can disrupt peoples lives

what is an example of an act by Extinction Rebellion that received backlash?

standing on top of London Underground trains

what did less public support cause to happen?

the government could ignore Extinction Rebellion easier as they had no support

what is the most effective group?

DPAC

what is the least effective group?

extinction rebellion

individual paragraphs

join a political party, petition, voting in elections

how is influence from party members high in the Green Party/Liberal Democrats?

there is lots of influence in the actual party

how can party members vote in the Green Party/Liberal Democrats?

all party members can vote for the next party leader

how is influence from party members limited in the Green Party/Liberal Democrats?

these are small parties in the HOC with little power

how can party members vote in the Labour Party?

Registered Supporters can no longer pay £3 to vote because of 2021 changes by Keir Starmer

how is influence from party members limited in the Labour Party?

only full members can vote as of 2021

how is influence from party members high in the Labour Party?

you could be choosing the Prime Minister since it is a major party

how can party members vote in the Conservative Party?

MP's are narrowed down to 2 candidites for members to vote between

how is influence from party members limited in the Conservative Party?

not much of a choice as there are only 2 candidates

how is influence from party members high in the Conservative Party?

in 2022 members elected Rishi Sunak making him PM

how are petitions made?

on the UK Parliament website

how many signatures does a petition need to get a response from the government?

10,000

how many signatures does a petition need to be debated in parliament?

100,000

how many signatures did the Trump State Visit petition get?

1.8 million

how many signatures did the petition to revoke article 50 get?

6 million

voting systems

first past the post and additional members system

essay 3 paragraphs

proportional outcomes, wasted votes/safe seats, impact on smaller parties, link to parliamentary representitives

what % of the vote did Labour get in 2024

33%

what % of the seats did Labour win in 2024?

63%

what % of constituency votes did SNP get in 2021?

48%

what % of seats did SNP win in 2021?

49%

which voting system is more proportional?

AMS

how many votes were wasted in the 2019 UK General Election?

22 million

which town is Tory safe?

Richmond

which town is Labour safe?

Knowsley

in 2017 how many votes did SNP win NE Fife by?

2

which voting system has less wasted votes?

AMS

how many votes did Reform need in 2024 to gain an MP?

800,000

how many green MPs were elected in 2024?

4

how many green MPs were elected in 2021 under AMS?

8

which voting system is better for smaller parties?

AMS

type a SKIP

a

essay 4 paragraph titles

economic, political, immigration, travel

since the EU referendum the pound has lost ? of its value

1/5

a consequence for the pound losing value

it’s cheaper for other countries to buy british goods

how many small businesses struggled to adapt to new trading rules?

more than half

how much money did the seafood sector lose every day?

about £1 million

since leaving the EU, which countries have we signed deals with?

australia and new zealand

how much did signing deals with other counties raise the GDP by?

0.1%

overall, what % worse would the UK if we had voted no to brexit?

4%

eu can no longer…

override deductions made by UK parliament on laws

infighting within the ruling conservative party cost how many PMS their jobs

2

explain 2023 windsor framework

goods arriving in NI from other parts of the UK are checked upon arrival

why did DUP criticise windsor framework?

they stated a border has been created

the UK has taken back control of borders and ended…

freedom of movement

which industries suffered worker shortages from control of borders and freedom of movement

construction and hospitality

what system has the UK now introduced for immigrants

a points based system

what was the record high for Net Migration, and in what year?

745,000 in 2022

why were rules relaxed for the system?

shortage of construction workers

visa-free travel is for short visits up to how many days?

90

consequence of the UK now being a third country

no EU fast track queue at the airport

Brits are turned away if their passport is how old?

more than 10 years old

guarantee of what has ended

free mobile roaming

what is the cap for mobile data charges abroad?

£45