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Referendums
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- 1Direct DemocracyADVANTAGE
give general public direct and unmediated control over government decision making. This ensures that the public's view and interests are properly and accurately articulated, and not distorted by politicians - 2Political educationAdvantages
by widening opportunities for political participation , and allowing debate to focus on particular issue they can create better informed more educated and more politically engaged electorate - 3Responsive governmentADVANTAGE
make government more responsive by forcing them to listen to public opinion between elections. They also express public opinion to be expressed on a particular issue - 4Reduced government powerADVANTAGE
provide s a check on government power. Citizens therefore are protected against the danger of an over mighty government - 5Constitutional changesADVANTAGES
appropriate that constitutional changes be popularly endorsed via referendums they are more important than ordinary rules/laws - 6MandateADVANTAGE
referendums can be seen to give a mandate - 7Resolving governmental deadlocksADVANTAGE
when the government is divided and can't come up with the decisions themselves - 8Ill- informed decisionsDISADVANTAGE
the general public is ill- formed, poorly educated and lacks political experience. The public's interests are therefore bet safeguarded by a system of 'government by politicians' rather than any form of popular self-government - 9Weakens governmentDISADVANTAGE
their use does not strengthen democracy rather it substitutes direct democracy for parliamentary democracy. Undermines parliamentary sovereignty - 10Irresponsible governmentDISADVANTAGE
allows governments to absolve themselves of responsibility by handing decisions over to the electorate - 11Strengthens governmentDISADVANTAGE
government decides whether, when and over what issues referendums should be called on. They frame the question and can dominate the publicity campaign - 12Unreliable viewsDISADVANTAGE
only provide a snapshot of public opinion at one point in time. They are therefore an unreliable guide to the public interest - 13Tyranny of the majorityDISADVANTAGE
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- A - Level (AS) Government and Politics Fichas sobre Referendums , creado por Yasmine King el 04/06/2017.
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- Yasmine King · jun 2017
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