Edexcel Politics 1. Democracy and Political Parties

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The position of Plaid Cymru on the political spectrum

The effect whereby electors splitting their votes between similar candidates causes the opponent of both/all of those parties to win

Power exercised through the ability to affect government and policy but not to enforce it

Where members of the representative body are as a microcosm of society (demographically)

A society or political system in which power is concentrated in the hands of a few people and organisations

A factor that may grant an individual or entity influence in political or policy matters such as wealth, a large and/or active membership, a popular interest etc.

The statistical and sociological study of elections and trends in voting

Authority, Legitimacy, Power, Sovereignty

What does the judicial branch in the UK consist of?

The power and/or influence of those whose wealth and/or business accounts for a significant amount of employment or income

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An act that standardised election expenditure and criminalised bribery

Those liberals who came to prominence after the decline of classical liberalism in the late 19th century who tolerate the expansion of the role of the state into social justice, welfare provision, and equality of opportunity

The right to exercise power

Members of the 'Women's Social and Political Union' who campaigned for female suffrage through the use of civil disobedience, militant activity, and direct action

That principal form of representation demonstrated by a sectional group

Political power exercised through Cabinet and Parliament

The position of the Scottish National Party on the political spectrum

The practice of representatives in taking up the case of an individual constituent who feels they have suffered an injustice, usually at the hand of the government or an agency of the state

Narrow scale politics such as at the family or workplace level

Policies that conform to socialist principles, equality, state control and ownership, elimination of privilege, and collectivism