POLI 212 Lecture Notes - Ingroups And Outgroups, Westminster System
2 Oct 2014
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Party discipline makes the house more proper: not a lot of opposition from the right, electoral system first-past-the-post. Represent their members of their constituency: changes in policy can be quicker but do not respect the interests of regions. Undermines the individual powers of the members of parliament. Backbenchers people who break out of government opinion: house of lords part noblemen. Can veto legislation or send it back for revisions. Have more liberty because there"s no accountability. Who is the ingroup recognize the rights of immigrants. French identity is really important: immigrants don"t support benefits for immigrants because they don"t. People have to give up your tax system in order to support other people. Multiculturalism is not really flying well there: british post-war consensus, unity between brits had elements in economic management that both the. Labour party and conservative party agreed to: thatcher came to power because she was able to manage the trade unions and outside forces.
