What is Prime Ministers Questions? - A 30 minute session every Wednesday where the leader of the opposition and MPs question the PM, What is lobbying? - People meet with MPs to show them the merits of their cause and ask for their support in Parliament., Why do pressure groups lobby politicians? - MPs might raise the issue at PMQ or speak in favour of the group's aims in a debate, How can attending an MP’s surgery help a constituent? - The MP will write to the head of the government department regarding the problem, Why do the public trust news from TV - Newspapers can be biased however TV legally has to be impartial, Why do pressure groups create petitions? - Because many signatures can show there is a lot of support, if it gets 100,000 the government has to discuss it, How do MPs and the Lords contribute to laws being passed - MPs and Lords both debate the merits of different bills and have to agree on them before the become law, What are the advantages of a single party majority government created by FPTP? - A single party majority government can pass laws promised in their manifesto faster and without compromise, Newspapers can be biased, what does this mean? - Newspapers can print articles which favourise one political party while presenting others is a bad light, Why are elections in the UK considered fair? - Because there is a choice of political parties and general elections have to take place at least every 5 years, What does a safe seat mean? - A constituency where the same political party wins every election with a huge majority, What is canvassing? - Canvassing means going round doors in a constituency to promote a candidate and their manifesto, Why might an individual attend a hustings at election time? - At hustings they can listen to the different candidates in their constituency to compare their views and answers, Why are insider pressure groups more influential than outsider pressure groups - Insider pressure groups have the ear of the government, they are invited in by the government to give advice, How do people become members of the House of Lords? - People are recommended to be lords due to their expertise in an area, also by being a bishop in the Church of England, or as a reward to former politicians, Why do some people argue FPTP as a voting system is not fair? - Because MPs do not need to win over 50% of the vote, this leads to minority rule, Why would be the disadvantages of having an elected House of Lords? - If Lords were elected they would have less time helping with law making as they'd have duties in their constituencies, What was the role of the Media in BJ's and Matt Hancock's resignation  - It was the media which made the public aware of MH's affair and BJ's parties both which broke government lockdown rules, Why do pressure groups let the public influence the government more often than voting? - As general elections are every 5 years while pressure groups can meet with politicians between this time, Give an example of an issue raised in the media that led to government action? - The Blue Planet tv show got lots of attention for climate change and led to the government banning plastic straws,

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