Karteikarten
Democracy and Participation: Key Terms
Karten in diesem Stapel (8)
- 1Democracy'Rule by the people' or 'people power'. Based on two core principles: political participation and political equality.
- 2Direct DemocracyBased on the direct , unmediated and continuous participation of citizens in the tasks of government. Citizens are given a direct input into the decision-making process.
- 3Representative DemocracyRepresentative Democracy is a limited and indirect form of democracy. It operates through the ability of representatives to speak for, act on behalf of, the people. Citizens elect representatives through regular popular elections to formulate legislation and take other decisions on behalf of them.
- 4Parliamentary DemocracyForm of democracy that operates through a popularly elected deliberative assembly, which establishes an indirect link between government and the governed. Representative and responsible government. Parliament has the ability to make, unmake or remove any law it wishes.
- 5Liberal DemocracyA democracy incorporating free, fair and regular elections that respect the principle of universal suffrage. Guarantee civil liberties and individual rights.
- 6ReferendumA vote in which the electorate can express a view on a particular issue of public policy. Device of direct democracy. Referendums can be advisory or binding. May be used to raise issues for discussion rather than to decide or confirm policy questions. Referendums generally called by the government.
- 7Constitutional DemocracyA form of democracy that operates within a clear constitutional framework that both disperses government power and protects minorities and individuals.
- 8Majoritarian DemocracyA form of democracy that is based on the principle of majority rule and emphasises the general or collective interests of society, rather than particular interests.