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democracy in the uk
brittish constitution
uncodified
if changed people wont mind
not taught in schools
not cared about
set up in multible diffrent laws
sets out pricables on who has power
parties
green
left wing
labour
left wing
2 most popular
conservatices
right wing
main party
libdems
in the middel of polital ideoliges
snp
main party in scotland
they want independance in scotland
elections
take place every 5 years
650 consticuancys
voting systems
first past the post
if an mp wins the local election then they get a seat for there house 325 to win
pros and cons
pro: strong government
pro: doesnt give extream parts a voice
con: promote 2 party system
con: tacticle voting
proportinal representation
a party gets what ever percentage of seats as they do votes
pros and cons
pro: even represtation so it stop wasting votes
pro: stops tatciel voting
con: weaker goverment
con: gives extream parties a voice
con: undefined winner
coalition government
2 parties join together
casuses issues as people didnt vote for it
parties cant fifil promises
how laws are made
a bill is the first form of a law
then it goes to green paper
then ping pong happens witch is sending it back and forth between hol and hoc
parlement
house of lords
794 people
92 heredity peers
702 people chosen by the pm
have there job for life unless fired
go over and make changes to house of commons
house of commons
650 seats
voted in by people
winners sit on the right loosers on the left
discus local issue
tex and revenue
why we tax
influence behavior
high tax on smoking and alchole put people of buying them
pay for servises
nhs,fire and police,miltary
pay off debts
what we tax
inheatance 40% after 325,000
pay
12480 tax free
20% from 12480-50000
40% from 50000-125000
45% 125000+
sugar alchol smoking cars
devolution
devolution
cons
complacated border
extream natinallism
pros
less problems for brittish government
sence of pride
cultures
n irland
ulsta fry
welsh
flag. festivals
scotish
kilts bag pipes flag language
direct democracy