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Modern Studies Issue 4 & 5 - Coggle Diagram
Modern Studies Issue 4 & 5
Role of the Media
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: Inform us
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: Keep the public up to date on current affairs and breaking news
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: During the Covid Pandemic, the First Minister gave a daily briefing through the BBC to make sure people were informed about the rules to keep safe
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: Influence us
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: Make us think in a particular way or encourage us to vote for a certain party
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: Run up to the 2021 Scottish election, Daily Mail ran headlines warning voters of the SNP and supported the Conservatives while the National ran headlines making fun of the Conservatives and Boris Johnson
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: Educate us
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: Help educate the public on party policies, new laws and complex issues on the day
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: 2021 election, all of the political parties used twitter to share their election manifestos to educate voters about their policies
Methods Used by the Media to Influence
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: Targeted ads
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: Media companies like twitter, facebook and instagram can use the data they learn about you to target you with adverts to make you think a certain way
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: Younger voters were more often likely to see videos to see videos of the youngest SNP MP Mhari Black while older voters might see videos of Rishi Sunak who is liked more by older people
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: Front page headlines
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: Allowed to be biased so it will often use its front covers to express an opinion in a sensationalist way and encourage the reader to join its point of view
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: Run up to the 2021 Scottish election, Daily Mail ran headlines warning voters of the SNP and supported the Conservatives while the National ran headlines making fun of the Conservatives and Boris Johnson
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: Running debates
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: Broadcasters have to be balanced in their reporting they will organise leadership debates so that people at home can hear all the views and make up their mind
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: John Swinney took part in the leaders debate on BBC and STV in 2024
How the Media is Influential
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: Running debates
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: Though broadcasters have to be balanced in their reporting, by putting on leadership debates they allow the public to see how the political leaders do under pressure and this helps voters make up their mind
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: Recent studies show voters think that TV debates have been the most influential
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: Uncovering scandal
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: Newspapers will look carefully at government and try to find scandal. Can be influential as it forces the government to act
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: During Covid Pandemic, the media repeatedly questioned Nicola Sturgeon about her adviser breaking the rules and she had to quit
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: running their own campaigns
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: Newspapers support an issue they think is really important and use the power to question politicians and influence public opinion
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: The Record has been running a campaign to decriminalise drugs which the SNP supported
Methods Used by Pressure Groups
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: Letter writing
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: Getting supporters and the public to write to the government or companies to get their support. Shows someone like an MSP how much people support the issue
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: Surfers Against Sewage pressure group organised a letter writing campaign about the Scottish Government's bottle disposal scheme
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: Protesting
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: People marching, gathering in large crowds and making their feelings known. Sometimes laws are broken when this is done but it can be effective as the media attention it attracts can put pressure on the government to act
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: After the Climate Extinction group organised protests to shut down cities and for students to walk out of class, Scottish Government declared a climate emergency and changed some of its policies
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: Lobbying
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: Meeting with decision makers like MSPs to try and persuade them to support the group. Can happen in person and be shown in the media, MSPs want to look good to voters so have to think carefully before they ignore it
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: The TIE campaign group was successful at lobbying MSP's to support Scotland having the first LGBT+ inclusive education system
Features of the Additional Member System
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: Voters get 2 votes
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: The people of Scotland get to make 2 choices on who they want to be represented by in the Scottish Parliament
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: Inverness would vote in the Inverness and Nairn constituency and the Highlands and Islands region
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: 2 types of MSPs
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: MSPs in the Scottish Parliament are either constituency MSPs or regional MSPs
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: Nicola Sturgeon and Fergus Ewing both represent their local area as they are constituentcy MSPs
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: Result is more proportional
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: Number of seats in parliament the parties get is much closer to the number of votes they get
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: 2021 the Conservatives got around 20% of the vote and around 20% of the seats
Outcomes of the AMS
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: A coalition government
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: No party has majority seats in parliament and so makes a formal deal with another party and they run the country together
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: The first 2 governments were a coalition between Labour and the Democrats
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: Minority government
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: No party has majority but the largest party decides to govern on its own and make deals with other parties on a vote by vote basis
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: SNP have run 2 minority governments where they have recently had to rely on the Greens to pass their budget for the last 4 years
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: Fairer representation
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: Due to the way votes are counted and seats are given out, the number of seats a party gets is close to the number of votes they get. Makes the outcome fairer
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: 2016, Labour Party got around 20% of the vote and around 20% of the seats which seems fair
Advantages of the AMS
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: Strong link between parliament and the people
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: In the first vote (constituency vote) people will select a representative for the area. People will know who their MSP is
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: Fergus Ewing is the local MSP for Inverness
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: Voters get more choice
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: Having voters select a local representative for the constituency then choosing a party for the region they live in. Could vote for 2 different parties in 1 election
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: Many people might vote SNP in the constituency vote but Green in the region as both support independance
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: Fairer representation
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: The way the votes are counted and seats are given out, the number of seats a party gets is close to the number of votes they get. Fairer outcome
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: 2016 Labour Party got around 20% of the vote and around 20% of the seats
Disadvantages of the AMS
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: Vote against the constituency MSP
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: First vote uses a winner takes all system (First Past The Post) which needs a simple majority for someone to win which isn't seen as fair
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: Fergus Ewing the MSP for Inverness and Nairn won less than 50% of the vote in 2021
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: Complex to understand
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: Voters use two ballots to select MSPs in two different ways could put some people off voting
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: First vote is for a person, second vote is for a party for your region
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: Voter might become confused
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: Voters end up with 8 different MSPs which means they might be confused as to who to go to for help or who represents them
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: Inverness has MSPs from the conservatives, labour, SNP and green party
Reasons People Don't Vote
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: Don't feel represented
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: Young people, women and minorities don't feel represented so don't see the point in voting
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: 35% of MSPs are women
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: Don't have to
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: Almost everyone has the right but some choose not to
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: Turnout for the Scottish Parliament is around 50% (low)
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: Don't understand how to
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: AMS is complicated so may discourage people from voting
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: With AMS you have 2 votes, one for a person in the constituency and one for the party in the region