current systems of reprensentative and direct democracy

Question 1

direct democracy

Answer 1

-in which individuals express their opinion themselves

Question 2

representative

Answer 2

-people elect reprsentatives who take decision on behalf

Question 3

pluralistic democracy

Answer 3

-a type of democracy in which the goverment makes decision as a result of the interplay of various ideas and constrasting arguments from competing opportunities

Question 4

advantages

Answer 4

-encourages popular participation develops sense of community
-removes need to be trusted representive
-removes need to be trusted representatives citizens take responsibility

Question 5

disadvantage

Answer 5

-impractical in large heavily populated modern state
-many people will not feel qualified to open to manipulation by good orators

Question 6

another advantage

Answer 6

-only practical system in large modern state
-politicans form parties which brings choice to people
-reduces chance od minority being overridden. elections make policitans accountable

Question 7

another disadvantage

Answer 7

-not all votes have due to different sizes of constintituences
-may leader to voter fatigue
-parties and pressure groups run by elite