Flashcards
democracy
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- 1what are the features that evidence low political participation?-turnout
-party membership
-partisan dealignment- identifying less with a political party. - 2how can political participation be increased?-compulsory voting
-reducing the voting age
-making voting easier e.g text voting or extending the time
-introduction of citizenship lessons
-electoral reform could help disillusionment
-internet
-referendums - 3what is direct democracy?direct consultations
- 4give some examples of direct democracy?-consultations
-public meetings
-e-petitions - 5what is the most common form of direct democracy?referendum
- 6what is a referendum?-citizens are posed a question
-not binding
-yes/no - 7what are the advantages of using referendums?-direct form of democracy- helps make decisions legitimate and confirms the principle of government by consent
-can prevent governments from making unpopular decisions when a no vote is delivered e.g regional gov rejected from north east england
-can solve issues e.g voting reform in 2010 - 8what are the problems with referendum use?-loss of respect for representatives and institutions
-issues may be too complex e.g european union treaties
-referendum campaigns are expansive. one side may win because they have more resources
-use referendums as a way of shoeing dissatisfaction with the government
-tyranny of the majority - 9what are the main features of a parliamentary democracy?-parliament is the source of political authority
-government is drawn from parliament
-government is accountable to parliament
-all citizens are represented by an MP
-parliament is the guardian of the governments electoral mandate - 10how are people represented in the uk?-each MP represents a constituency
-both houses should be socially representative
-parties
-pressure groups
-the media - 11what are the advantages of direct democracy?-purest form of democracy
-avoids MPs being selfish
-people are more informed and educated so can make their own judgements
-when there is disillusionment people make decisions themselves
-public made decisions carry more authority - 12what are the advantages of representative democracy?-MPs have superior knowledge which avoids hast emotional decisions
-doesn't oversimplify
-reps can make better sense of demands and convert them into practical programmes - 13what are the features of liberal democracy?-accountability
-free and fair elections
-legitimacy and transfer of power
-information-free press
-rights and liberties
-limited government
-tolerance - 14what are the three features which identify a democratic deficit?-political participation
-undemocratic institutions
-centralisation of power - 15what is democratic renewal?an attempt to rectify these problems
- 16what is the solution to political participation?-raise the voting age
-engage young people in politics - 17what are solutions to undemocratic institutions?-constitutional and parliamentary reform
- 18what is a solution to centralisation?devolution
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- AS - Level government and politics (democracy) Flashcards on democracy, created by Truely Costen on 12/03/2016.
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