Flashcards
Politics AS level
Cards in this deck (11)
- 1DemocracyGettsyburg adress:
Government of the people, by the people,for the people. - 2Direct DemocracyA system where the people themselves make key political decisions
Example: Athens
- 3Representative democracyA political system where most decisions are made by elected representatives (opposite of direct)
Example: UK/US/France etc. - 4RepresentationPeople appoint representatives in order to represent people and make decisions on their behalf
- 5ReferendumWhere people are asked to vote on a single issue
In practice: Usually a yes or no answer and only one question
- 6LegitimacyThe right to exercise power (Elections enable legitimacy)
- 7Nature of power in contextThe ability to make someone do something, even if it's against their will.
Types of power:
.Coercive
.Political
.Legitimate - 8Authority and typesRight to exercise power
Examples:
.Traditional
.Charismatic
.Legal rational
- 9Political consent and typesPeople consent to be governed by the system. Consent can be explicit or tacit
- 10Pluralist democracyA democratic system where the demands an interests of many different groups are taken into consideration (Applies to parties and pressure groups)
- 11Liberal democracyType of democracy which emphasises the protection of individual rights and liberties, where the rule of law is followed, and where government is limited by constitutional laws
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- Flashcards on Politics AS level , created by pgreener on 06/02/2015.
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- pgreener · Feb 2015
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