Democracy

Question 1

Legitimacy (legitimate result)

Answer 1

Enough people (electorate) voting for the vote to be legitimate and fair

Question 2

Mandate

Answer 2

A legitimate winner is mandated and given authority -people accept that they have won as the vote is fair

Question 3

Direct democracy

Answer 3

For example: referendums 
Citizens vote directly on each issue 
Not very practical 
Very slow (10 weeks for a referendum )
Competence of public

Question 4

Referendums in the uk

Answer 4

1975-Eu1
1997-devolution Scotland +wales (own parliament )
1998-good Friday agreement 
2011-voting system
2014-Scottish independence 2
2016-brexit

Question 5

Representative democracy

Answer 5

People are chosen by the public to make decisions for them
Delegates-they are instructed what to decide
Representatives -trusted to make judgments on people’s behalf
(Needs accountability,discourages public involvement,trust in representatives )