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Flashcards by Phoebe Fletcher, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Phoebe Fletcher
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| Democracy | Most simply defined as 'rule by the people' democracy is based off of two key principles, Political Participation and Political Equality. |
| Legitimacy | Rightfulness; legitimacy confers on a command or order on authoritative or binding character, meaning that it should be obeyed. |
| Representation | As a political principle, representation is the relationship through which an individual or group stands for or acts on behalf of a larger body of people. |
| Direct Democracy | The people make political decisions themselves. The effectiveness is based on the extent of popular participation in government. |
| Representative Democracy | The people choose who will make decisions on their behalf, the effectiveness of representative democracy is based on the extent of popular control over government. |
| Liberal Democracy | A indirect and representative form of democracy where the right to rule is gained through success in regular and competitive elections, conducted on the basis of political equality. |
| Parliamentary Democracy | A form of democracy that operates though a popularly elected deliberative assembly, establishing a direct link between government and the governed |
| Political Participation | Any activity that shapes or involves the political sphere, this ranges from voting to attending a rally to committing an act of terrorism to sending a letter to a representative |
| Referendum | A vote in which the electorate can express a view on a particular issue, sometimes called plebiscite |
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