【精品】politics__race_amp;_class.ppt

Politics, Class Race General Elections Importance - periodic national elections are important in western model of democracy - right has been struggled for over 200y by the citizens DATA: 1832: 5% 1884: 25% 1919: 75% 1928: 99% - an opportunity to influence future govt. policy or Procedure: - date set - electoral register: get voting card, re-register political parties: electoral campaigns (ad, door-to-door campaign, leaflets, party electoral broadcasts) about good bad - election day: go to local voting station, give card, check off, a voting booth, “X”, sealed box, slit in top - End of election day: counting - result come - next early morning, party with 326 constituencies wins - celebration *party electoral broadcasts - each party is given few time on national TV to sell their policies - not allowed to buy more - national campaign is not limited Frequency of Election 5 years one general election All British adults are given the chance Longer time: - 2 exceptional circumstance: elections delayed till end of WWI, WWII Shorter time: Prime Minister - vote of no confidence in House of Commons - Prime Minister decides the govt. very popular Vote of No Confidence MP, usually a member of an opposite party, puts forward a statement for the MPs to vote on saying that “This house no longer has confidence in the Government” Who Stands for Election As an MP? Anyone eligible to vote With 500 deposit - stop running for a joke No election be complete without eccentric no-hopers such as the “Monster Raving Loony Party” - however, if not the candidate put forward by one of the main political parities, not likely to persuade to vote for you. Powerless Small Parties Independent Candidates Would be powerless in Parliament against big political parties Those who get votes would be ones associated with politics of popular region Vote for independent candidate effectively prevents the vo