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Give 2 examples of local referendums: |
Council tax increase 2015- proposal made by the Police and crime commissioner was rejected by voters in Bedfordshire Congestion charges in Edinburgh (2005) and Manchester (2008)- both rejected so the proposals were dropped |
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Give a reason for the decision to hold the EU and AV referendum: |
-Political pressure- rise of UKIP/ media campaigns to leave EU -AV referendum was a central feature of the 2010 coalition agreement |
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What are 3 referendum regulations? |
-groups and individuals who expect to spend more than £10,000 on campaigns must register as participants with the electoral commission. -commission ensure that organizations and individuals adhere to limits on funding/spending. -commission comments on the intelligibility of proposed referendum questions. |
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Give 2 ways that the Scottish Independence Referendum of 2014 strengthened the case for referendums: |
-high turnout 84.5% -extended franchise to 16&17 year olds |
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Give 2 reasons to support the agreement that referendums have enhanced representative democracy in the UK: |
-have introduced direct democracy ensuring that citizens have the final say and not politicians. -extended political participation e.g Scottish Referendum 20014 |
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Give 2 reasons to support the argument that referendums have reduced representative democracy in the UK: |
-have undermined representative democracy by taking decision making on complex issues away from this with the most political knowledge/ experience. E.g Brexit -undermine parliamentary sovereignty and can create tension between the parliament and the people. |
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What does it for elections to be competitive, free and fair? |
- that voters have a meaningful choice between different political parties -free election require basic civil liberties e.g freedom of speech and association -fair = 1 person 1 vote |
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How do democratic and elitist theorists differ over the role of elections? |
-elitist - provide authority and stability for the political system allowing elites to get on with the task of governing -democratic- priories the role of people in the political processes. They focus on bottom-up functions. |