component 1 definitions

Question 1

power

Answer 1

capacity/ability A to control B
(do something they would not do of free choice)
[make and implement decisions affecting population/certain groups]

Question 2

Authority

Answer 2

rightful power
[limits defined by law/constitution]

Question 3

legitimacy

Answer 3

Right to rule
[power excersised in rightful/justified/accepted manner] can fluctuate

Question 4

theocracy

Answer 4

ruled by religion
-vatican
-islamic republic of iran
-“north korea”

Question 5

aristocracy

Answer 5

ruled by the “best”

Question 6

meritocracy

Answer 6

ruled by the “best qualified”

Question 7

name the 5 key features of democracy?

Answer 7

-electoral process + pluralism
-civil liberties
-fubctioning govt
-political participation
-political culture

Question 8

democracy

Answer 8

all citizens equally entitled to participate in societies decisions about policys

Question 9

universal suffrage

Answer 9

right of ALL adults to vote (however adulthood is defined)

Question 10

political participation
-examples

Answer 10

involvement of citizens in politics
[voting/party membership/pressure groups]

Question 11

consent

Answer 11

assent/permission
[implies agreement to be governed/ruled]

Question 12

direct democracy

Answer 12

direct,immediate,continuous participation by citizens in tasks of govt.
[no distinction govt:ppl]

Question 13

representative democracy

Answer 13

limited and indirect form of democ.
[elect reps who speak for and act on behalf of public]

Question 14

general election

Answer 14

full parliamentary election [650 seats available]

Question 15

robert a dahls 5 metbods of judging a democracy

Answer 15

participation
voting equality
understanding
agenda setting
universal

Question 16

main governing body in athenian democracy

Answer 16

Ekklesia (assembly)

Question 17

section of athenian democracy that did the hands on running of the state

Answer 17

the Boule (council)

Question 18

the “legal” section of athenian democracy

Answer 18

the dikasteria (popular courts)

Question 19

in representative democracy popular participation is

Answer 19

indirect
limited
mediated

Question 20

participation crisis

Answer 20

lack of interest by significant no. citizens in processes to influence govt and shape policies
[BIG issue for democracy-undermines legitimacy of elected institutions]

Question 21

good friday agreement

Answer 21

ended 30yrs of “troubles” between republicans and loyalists
-devolution settlment [established new govt. and par. in NI-power shared between both sides]

Question 22

trade unions

Answer 22

group employees join together to maintain/improve conditions of their empolyment

Question 23

direct action

Answer 23

political action in the form of protest
[force change w/o going though traditional channels (ie govt.)

Question 24

civil disobedience

Answer 24

justified law breaking [create more just and fair society]

Question 25

democratic defecit

Answer 25

flaw in democratic process wherin decisions made by ppl who lack legitimacy

Question 26

constitution

Answer 26

set of rules/principles for conduct of govt. and policies in a state

Question 27

initiative

Answer 27

gives ppl power to propose a new law/constitutional ammendment and then vote on it

Question 28

recall election

Answer 28

allows voting public to trigger special election to remove their elected rep before their end in office

Question 29

constituency

Answer 29

area whos voters elect an MP [650 in UK]

Question 30

bi-election

Answer 30

take place when seat in house of comms becomes empty between elections

Question 31

franchise/suffrage

Answer 31

righto to vote in public elections