Democracy

Democracy

1. Defined by: "a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives."

   • Linked to a system of 'parliamentary democracy' or better known as 'Westminster Democracy' in the UK.

2. Democracy is derived from the Greek, 'DEMOKRATIA'

   • 'DEMOS'
     • 'the people'
   • 'KRATES'
     • 'power'

3. There are three main types of democracy

   • Direct
     • Direct democracy (also known as pure democracy) is a form of democracy in which people decide (e.g. vote on, form consensus on) policy initiatives directly.
       • For example: Refurendums - recent one include that of the 2014 Scottish Independence Refurendum
   • Totalitarian
     • Relating to a system of government that is centralised and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state.
       • For example: allows people to vote, however only gives the electorate one option, e.g. China.
   • Indirect
     • Representative democracy (also indirect democracy) is a variety of democracy founded on the principle of elected officials representing a group of people, as opposed to direct democracy.
       • For example: people can vote for someone to represent them: Westminster elections, European Union Elections, Assembly Elections and Local Elections.

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