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Flashcards by Dan Easterbrook, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Dan Easterbrook
over 9 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Define Direct Democracy | People decide through voting on political initiatives |
| Disadvantages of Direct democracy | Less efficient Bureaucracy Ill-Informed Decisions |
| Advantages of Direct Democracy | Purest form of democratic decision making Everyone gets a vote/say Political Equality |
| Define Representative Democracy | The people elect a representative who will represent them; handling all political decisions on your behalf. |
| Advantages of Representative Democracy | Political stability Practicality Governance by experts |
| Disadvantages of Representative Democracy | Effectiveness is based on Popular control Representative may change stance/promise to suit others and not someone else |
| Define Referendums | A political ballot on a single political issue |
| Features of a Referendum | - Single issue - Yes/No answer - Secret Ballot Act (Private Vote) |
| Criticisms of referendums | - Diminishes Parliament - Increase Political Burden on people Could be used as Historically Unpopular & Un-Patriotic |
| Referendum Examples | Northern Ireland Welsh Devolution referendum Scottish Independence referendum (2014) |
| Key features of the UK's democratic system | UK Parliament Pressure Groups EU Parliament Devolution Elections |
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