Key Terms:
- Queen’s Speech: The Queen sets out the government plans for the next 12 months but it is written by the Prime Minister.
- Act of Parliament: The names given to a law
- Royal Assent: The final stage of the bill passing through Parliament where it must be signed by the Queen/head of state.
- Bill: What a law is called before it becomes a law.
- Manifesto: A booklet of promises released before elections showing what a party will do if they win.
- Parliamentary Majority: A majority of 2 – having more than half the seats in Parliament
- Parliamentary Plurality: Having most the seats but not half.
- By-election: A single consistency having an election if the previous MP either, died, retired or resigned.
- General Election: A nationwide election usually held every 5 years.
- Coalition: More than 2 parties working together with the party who got the most seats to gain a majority.
- Safe Seat: A constituency in which a party is almost guaranteed to win
- Mandate: Having an overall majority where you can pass the bills you want to.
- Turnout: Percentage of people who vote.
- Swing: Percentage of vote that went from one party to another
- Hung Parliament: Not having a majority in a general election
- Constituency: The geographical location represented by an MP, around 70k per consistency
- Landslide victory: Winning by over 100 seats e.g Tony Blair
- Electoral Register: List of people who are eligible to vote
Why
Did Traditional Labour Supporters Vote UKIP In The 2015 Election:
- People felt like Labour had forgotten about the northen part of the UK but UKIP didn’t so everyone voted UKIP as Labour hadn’t lived in the north and seen the issues which were vital in the 2015 election but UKIP did
Does The Class
System Still Matter:
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Yes:
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No:
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Issues of tax and benefits
remain a key distinction between the two main parties |
Major issues such as
immigration show a class division.
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Voters identify with a
party that goes with there class |
Size of role of working
class has declined in the UK by more than a half |
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Geographical voting trends
reflect wealth and class |
improved property
ownership and improved education make it harder to categorise
class |
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Class inequality and lack
of social mobility is a major concern for votes |
Successful parties
appealed to a wide range of people in the modern day and not just
a certain class type.
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