Democracy^ Flashcards
1
Q
Representative Democracy
A
people elect MPs to make decisions for them
2
Q
Direct Democracy
A
the people make decisions for themselves
3
Q
Representative Democracy (+&-)
A
+ expert knowledge
+ accountable
+ most practical form
- care more about party politics than people
- people are not interested
- corruption
4
Q
Direct Democracy (+&-)
A
+ purest form of democracy = high legitimacy
- can lead to tyranny of majority
- if too much it can make the people apathetic to politics
