Edexcel Politics 1. Democracy and Political Parties

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The two types of pressure group

The mandate of a doctor to do whatever is necessary while the patient is in no position to grand authority, sometimes claimed by a government allowing it to act outside of its mandate during emergencies

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

The power and/or influence over how people live and think

An activity directed towards managing or resolving conflicts of interest between people and/or groups usually in a peaceful fashion

The position of the Scottish National Party on the political spectrum

The position of the Democratic Unionist Party on the political spectrum

The promotion of social justice and equality within a capitalist and liberal democratic system

The position of Plaid Cymru on the political spectrum

Where representatives represent the views of a particular group such as trade unions, or the elderly, as well as their constituents

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The broad category of rights - not necessarily guaranteed - that encompass most civil liberties as well as more fundamental principles such as access to education and the right to work

A campaign or corresponding group that focuses on one particular narrow issue such as opposing the third runway at Heathrow

An MP whose role it is to maintain party discipline

Authority by lieu of any rational way of granting said authority, used in democracies to mean 'Elective Authority'

A usually democratic system in which multiple parties compete for votes and power with governments nearly always formed through a coalition

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

A state that supports wealth production but does not generally seek to produce wealth itself

Where political parties and interest groups occupy extreme positions resulting in fundamental differences and an unwillingness to compromise, each side seeking to undermine the other

Those citizen's responsibilities that though they may be enforceable are disputed such as the responsibility to serve in the armed forces when the country is under attack or to vote in elections and referendums

Where there is widespread agreement between parties and interest groups on how the country should be governed with only differences on aims, ideas, policies, and procedures