UK Politics Essay Examples
name 2 UK rights pressure groups
- Liberty
- Unlock Democracy
what is an issue that Liberty have been campaigning about?
Snooper's Charter - want to take the gov to court
what is the Snooper's Charter and who introduced it?
Allows companies access to large amounts of data - Theresa May as Home Sec
what do Unlock democracy campaign for?
a codified constitution to protect citizens rights
what is a grassroots campaign?
working in local communities at the ground-level
what is an example of collective rights being set aside due to individual rights in the HRA?
after 9/11 the gov wanted to detain terror suspects without trial but the courts said this was
discrimination
what is the act relating to the HoL reform?
House of Lords Act 1999
what is the significance of the HoL Act 1999?
- removed all by 92 hereditary peers made it more legitimate
- no one party has a majority
what is an example of a Lord who represents an underrepresented group?
Lord Bird - founder of the Big Issue and ex-homeless man
which report called for a reduction in the size of the Lords and term limits for members?
Burns Report
when was the Barnett formula devised?
1978
, what do the Conservatives want to replace the HRA with?
British Bill of Rights
what is an example of a time the gov restricted rights under the HRA?
in 2005 - restrict the movements of suspected terrorists (they declared an exemption from Art.5
who uses the AMS?
Welsh Assembly and Scottish Parliament
who uses STV?
Northern Irish Assembly
which referendum rejected a form of PR and what was it called?
- Alternative Vote (AV)
- 2011 referendum (under Cameron)
when did the power sharing agreement collapse in NI?
2017
what is the name of the referendum that rejected devolution in England?
2004 North East England Referendum
why can the Fixed Term Parliament Act 2011 be criticised?
there have been 3 PMs in the space of 5 years
what was the Welsh Government granted control of in 2015?
income tax up to £3bn/year without a referendum
what did the 2010-15 coalition gov do in relation to devolution and the police?
introduced the role of police crime commissioners --> responsible of police quality across E+W --> used
SV electoral system
what was the devolution of financial powers in 2016 to Scotland called?
devo-max
what act allowed for the recall of MPs?
Recall of MPs Act 2015
name 2 UK rights pressure groups
- Liberty
- Unlock Democracy
what is an issue that Liberty have been campaigning about?
Snooper's Charter - want to take the gov to court
what is the Snooper's Charter and who introduced it?
Allows companies access to large amounts of data - Theresa May as Home Sec
what do Unlock democracy campaign for?
a codified constitution to protect citizens rights
what is a grassroots campaign?
working in local communities at the ground-level
what is an example of collective rights being set aside due to individual rights in the HRA?
after 9/11 the gov wanted to detain terror suspects without trial but the courts said this was
discrimination
what is the act relating to the HoL reform?
House of Lords Act 1999
what is the significance of the HoL Act 1999?
- removed all by 92 hereditary peers made it more legitimate
- no one party has a majority
what is an example of a Lord who represents an underrepresented group?
Lord Bird - founder of the Big Issue and ex-homeless man
which report called for a reduction in the size of the Lords and term limits for members?
Burns Report
when was the Barnett formula devised?
1978
, what do the Conservatives want to replace the HRA with?
British Bill of Rights
what is an example of a time the gov restricted rights under the HRA?
in 2005 - restrict the movements of suspected terrorists (they declared an exemption from Art.5
who uses the AMS?
Welsh Assembly and Scottish Parliament
who uses STV?
Northern Irish Assembly
which referendum rejected a form of PR and what was it called?
- Alternative Vote (AV)
- 2011 referendum (under Cameron)
when did the power sharing agreement collapse in NI?
2017
what is the name of the referendum that rejected devolution in England?
2004 North East England Referendum
why can the Fixed Term Parliament Act 2011 be criticised?
there have been 3 PMs in the space of 5 years
what was the Welsh Government granted control of in 2015?
income tax up to £3bn/year without a referendum
what did the 2010-15 coalition gov do in relation to devolution and the police?
introduced the role of police crime commissioners --> responsible of police quality across E+W --> used
SV electoral system
what was the devolution of financial powers in 2016 to Scotland called?
devo-max
what act allowed for the recall of MPs?
Recall of MPs Act 2015
