Elections
- Created by: EliseJ
- Created on: 15-03-18 11:25
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- Elections
- Functions
- Governmental function - principle way govts formed - transfer power one govt to next
- Formed from leading members majority party HOC
- E.g 2017 election Conservatives (Theresa May) won over Labour (Jeremy Corbyn)
- Formed from leading members majority party HOC
- Representative function - link elected politician + constituents so views considered
- Make govt accountable + removable
- Legitimising function - provide mechanism citizens give consent to be governed
- give govt authority + right to hold power & make laws
- e.g conservative govt has power to make laws
- give govt authority + right to hold power & make laws
- Governmental function - principle way govts formed - transfer power one govt to next
- Promoting political participation
- Provide opportunity participate - join political parties - voting - become MP
- Educate public - become more politically aware - listening manifestos etc
- e.g election broadcasts
- Hold govt to account - govt has weak or unpopular held accountable as voted for
- e.g 2009 - BNP 2 seats European elections despite people seeing them as extremist
- Criticisms of the doctrine of mandate
- People don't vote rationally - people vote for opposition parties when disenchanted by current govt
- people gave protest vote to BNP
- Never complete agreement w/policies - vote for party doesn't mean complete agreement w/policies
- e.g conservative party bring back fox hunting + raised taxes after election
- No way of forcing govt to carry out policies in manifesto
- e.g Labour went to war w/Iraq after promising not to
- Impossible for parties forsee emergency events - different policies may be needed in future (extreme pragmatism)
- e.g first + second world wars & terrorist attacks
- People don't vote rationally - people vote for opposition parties when disenchanted by current govt
- Functions
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