3.2 Referendums Flashcards
1
Q
What are referendums?
A
A vote on a single issue where the choice is binary
2
Q
Give 3 arguments for the use of referendums?
A
- purest form of democracy, purest will of the people
- can mend rifts in society
- can solve conflicts within the political system
3
Q
Give 3 arguments against the use of referendums?
A
- referendums tear society apart
- undermine the nature of a representative democracy
- ‘tryanny of the majority’
