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Decks in this class (19)

1.1 Democracy
What is direct democracy,
What is representative democracy,
What are the 3 advantages of dire...
50  cards
Political Evidence - Democracy
An example of where electronic pe...,
An example of a referendum,
Scottish independence referendum ...
77  cards
Political Evidence - Pressure Groups
What are the 4 factors affecting ...,
Give an example of a pressure gro...,
What effect has resources had on ...
15  cards
1.2 The Franchise
In what year did all over 21s get...,
Great reform act 1832,
Second reform act 1867
12  cards
1.3 Pressure Groups, Thinktanks and Lobbyists
What is a pressure group,
Name 4 functions of pressure groups,
What are the 4 types of pressure ...
21  cards
1.4 Rights in Context
What are civil liberties,
What are residual rights,
What is an active citizenship
14  cards
2.1 Political Parties
Define what a political party is,
What are the features of a politi...,
What are the 7 functions of polit...
22  cards
Political Evidence - Parties
How much did the labour party rec...,
An example of when cash for honou...,
Since 2015 how much short money h...
70  cards
2.2 Established Political Parties
What are the 6 traditional values...,
Explain the core conservative vie...,
Explain the core conservative vie...
54  cards
2.3 Minor Parties in the UK
Name 4 minor parties,
When did the snp gain power,
When did ukip gain its first parl...
15  cards
2.4 UK Parties in Context
What 3 factors affect a parties s...,
How does leadership affect a part...,
How does unity affect a parties s...
4  cards
3.1 Different Electoral Systems
What does plurality mean,
What is an absolute majority,
How does fptp work
25  cards
Political Evidence - Electoral Systems
In 2015 what percentage of the vo...,
Where is conservative support usu...,
Evidence to suggest that fptp pro...
42  cards
3.2 Referendums
What are referendums,
Give 3 arguments for the use of r...,
Give 3 arguments against the use ...
3  cards
Political Evidence - Political Parties (vote share e.c.t.)
After the 1983 general election w...,
After the 1983 general election w...,
After the 1997 general election w...
27  cards
4.1 Voting Behaviour and the Media
What are the 3 individual voting ...,
What is valence,
What does governing competency mean
19  cards
Political Evidence - Voting Behaviour and the Media
Evidence to suggest that class is...,
Evidence to suggest that,
Evidence to suggest that gender i...
39  cards
4.2. The Influence of the Media
How is the nature of the media ch...,
What does the term broadcast medi...,
How have televised debates become...
5  cards
Media Evidence
Evidence to suggest that newspape...,
Evidence to suggest that the sun ...,
How was social media crucial in t...
39  cards

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