Chapter 1 - Different Forms of Democracy

Question 1

Totalitarian Democracy

Answer 1

Citizens can only vote for candidates from the single, ruling party

Question 2

Majoritarian Democracy

Answer 2

Government is based on the majority support of the population

Question 3

Consensual Democracy

Answer 3

There is a conscious effort to include all groups, rather than just focusing on the majority

Question 4

Parliamentary Democracy

Answer 4

Executive is drawn from the elected legislature and is therefore accountable to it

Question 5

Consultative/Participatory Democracy

Answer 5

Where a more conventional representative democracy incorporates elements of direct democracy (eg. referendums, e-democracy, etc.) with a view to engaging the wider public in the policy making process

Question 6

Pluralist Democracy

Answer 6

A system of government that encourages participation and allows for free and fair competition from competing interests

Question 7

Representative Democracy

Answer 7

Citizens elect representatives to formulate legislation and take other decisions on their behalf

Question 8

Liberal Democracy

Answer 8

Incorporates free and fair democracy with a belief in the importance of key rights, with a widely extended franchise and guarantee freedom of speech and allow people to assemble and petition the redress of grievances

Question 9

Direct Democracy

Answer 9

Individuals each have a say in every policy matter