Democracy

Question 1

What are the 2 different types of democracy?

Answer 1

Direct and representative democracy

Question 2

What is an example of direct democracy?

Answer 2

a referendum

Question 3

What is a subset of representative democracy?

Answer 3

Liberal democracy

Question 4

What type of democracy is the UK?

Answer 4

Representative-Liberal

Question 5

Can direct democracy be in modern representative democracy?

Answer 5

Yes, adds legitimacy

Question 6

What are the elements of liberal democracy

Answer 6

-Free+fair elections
-Independent judiciary
-peaceful hand over

Question 7

What is legitimacy

Question 8

What are the elements of representative democracy

Answer 8

1)social representation
2)Representing national interest
3)Constituency representation
4)Part representation
5)casual representation

Question 9

What are advantages of are presentative democracy

Answer 9

-experts representatives, have time
-can be held accountable
-only practical way

Question 10

What are disadvantages of representative democracy?

Answer 10

-may not act in best interest of constituency
-Hard to hold representatives to account
-Public disengagement
-may ignore minor parties

Question 11

Advantages of direct democracy

Answer 11

-purest form of democracy
-political literacy(educate ppl)
-gives ppl more authority
-Harder to change policies