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Where was direct democracy first conceived ?

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Ancient Greece Athens

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What was the idea of direct democracy in Ancient Greece ?

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  • every tax paying citizen would have one equal value to all others
  • all citizens would make important decisions ,**directly , fairly and equally **
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Example of direct democracy used in Ancient Greece ?

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Whether state should go to war or whether a citizen should be exiled if they commit anti-state acts

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What form has direct democracy returned ?

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Form of referendum , common in USA and Europe

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Direct democracy

What is a referendum?

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An majortian form of democracy in which public vote on a single issue

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In direct democracy, in a referendum when does someone win ?

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The side which gains over 50% of vote wins outright

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When were direct democracy , referendums used ?

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Scottish independence referendum (2014)

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What is direct democracy ?

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All individuals express their opinions themselves and not representative acting on their behalf

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What was the Scottish independence referendum (2014) about ?

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Scotland voted to remain part of the UK

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What percentage was against proposal to become independent in Scotland independence referendum (2014) ?

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55% voting against proposal for Scotland to become independent

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What percentage was in favour of the Scottish independence referendum (2014) ?

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45%

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What is another example of a referendum?

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UK membership of EU referendum (2016)

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What percentage voted to leave the EU in the uk membership of EU referendum 2016?

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51% voted to LEAVE the EU

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What percentage voted to remain in the EU in the UK membership of EU referendum 2016?

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48% voted to remain

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Why are referendum used ?

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To allow public to determine government policy on vital issues

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How can referendums be critised ?

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By giving influence directly to the people , referendums challenge the core principle of representative democracy

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What is another example of direct democracy ?

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Electronic petitions

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What does it mean if a petition on the governments website reaches 100,000 signatures?

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It will be considered for debate in the House of Commons

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Why are electronic petitions uses ,

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To engage with a number of issues that the public feel strongly about

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Example of a petition ?

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If Meningitis B vaccinations should be made available to all children , petition ran for 6 months

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What is the most common democracy today ?

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Representative

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What is representative democracy ?

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  • choose representative to make decisions on their behalf
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How are representative democracy representative chosen ?

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Through formal election competitive process and those elected must have accountability

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Who are the representatives?

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MPs

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What is do individual representatives hold ?
Accountable while their represent their constituents
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What is constituents ?
Ordinary voters who elect a particular representative based on the residence in particular area
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How are individuals held accountable?
Investigations , media , scutinry and individuals representatives asking questions on their behalf of their constituents
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How many members does Westminster have and who are their responsible ?
650 members and responsible for constituents
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What is an advantage of direct democracy ?
Equal value to all votes unlike representatives system where the varying size of constituencies mean they do not have equal vote E.g 1 constituent may have 2,000 people that vote another will have 50,000 people vote so 2,000 has more weight
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What is a disadvantage of direct democracy?
People may not feel qualified to take part in decision making so politicial activist will decide what will happen - links to Anachism where activist sway people into voting what they believe - people can manipulate by the cleverest and persuade people
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What is an advantage of representative democracy?
More rapid response , practical system in large modern state
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Give an example of a rapid response of representatives democracy ?
Covid pandemic measures to put us in Lockdown if it was a referendum would take more time and cause more deaths due to slower response
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Representative democracy advantage What does pressure groups encourage ?
Encourages debates and pluralist democracy
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Example of pressure groups?
- Climax activists , disruption of uk road - stop oil reducing minority rights
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What is a disadvantage of representative democracy?
May lead to reduced participation and leave it to responsibility of politicians
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Who are pressure groups and parties represented by ?
Run by elites pursuing own agendas and not representing the people
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Another disadvantage of representative democracy?
Politicians are skillful in avoiding accountability especially elections
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Example of how politicians avoid accountability?
Boris Johnson avoiding responsibility through party gate and controversy with party whip leading to his resignation
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Third disadvantage of representative democracy?
Politicians may be corrupt and betray election promises
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Example of politicians being corrupt ?
Conservatives said they will not raise tax but raised it due to covid
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Case for reform : crisis participation What was the vote turnout for registered voters in 2019 election?
Vote turnout was only 67% of registered voters in 2019 general election
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Between 1945-1997 what was the average for registered voters ?
76%
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Case for Reform: crisis of participation what is Percentage of party membership ?
1.6% of the most electorate down 3.8% So votes are less representative of the country
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How can crisis participation be fixed ?
- making voting compulsory - postal voting / e- voting - allow voting to take place for several days
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Why voting should be mandatory ?
Parliament will be more representative of population as a whole
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Why voting shouldn’t be mandatory ?
- Forces people to take part - does not adress reason people do not vote in the first place
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Who cannot vote ?
- Prisoners - people under age of 18 - members of the HOL
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Example of e-petition in the uk ?
2020 , offer more support to the art particularly theatres and music admist covid pandemic
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How many signatures did the e-petition for support to art get ?
174,654
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Outcome of e petition to offer support to art ?
Debated in parliament in June 2020 so government announced more funding to protect art
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What is suffrage ?
The right or ability to vote in public elections
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Who can vote ?
- Adults over 18 - common wealth citizens and uk nationals who have lived abroad less than 15 years
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What is an insider pressure group ?
Previleged access to government decision making
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What is an example of Insider pressure group ?
British Medical Association (BMA) represents doctors so gain special information government will wish to consult
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Examples of movement that put pressure on government ?
- Think-tanks - coropations - lobbying firms - religious groups - professional bodies
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What is an outsider pressure group ?
- does not access political decision making - gains attention of government by winning public support
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What is an example of an outsider group ?
- the Gurkha Justice campaign was an outsider group that achieved residency right for Gurkha who served in British military because of high profile campaign
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What is sectional/interest ?
Represents interest of particular groups within society
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Example of sectional/unrest pressure groups ?
- Age UK - BMA - Muslim council of Britain
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What does cause/proportional pressure group do ?
Promotes a particular issue
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Example of cause/promotional pressure group ?
- greenpeace : members are united in shared interest in protecting environment - PETA - Liberty
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What is pressure group ?
Influence policy making without seeking power
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Example of another pressure group ?
When trade union movement helped to form the Labour Party in early 20th century when UKIP began
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What are the functions of pressure groups?
- educate public on issues - represent and promote the interest of certain sections of community who feel that they’re not fully represented by Parliament **- call government to account **
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What is status of insider and outsider pressure group based on ?
Based on whether they have a direct contact with parliament or not
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What do insider pressure groups rely on ?
Rely on contacts with ministers and civil servants to achieve their aims
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Explaination of outsider pressure groups ?
Not consulted by government or not political e.g just oil
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Case study When did MPs vote against extending free school meals ?
October 2020, MPs voted against extending free school meals scheme throughout holiday until Easter 2021
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Case study What did Marcus Rashford (leadership) campaign for ?
Mergers to extend the scheme that received more than a ** million** supporters online petition
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What method of did Marcus Rashford use to gain public support ?
Online petition (public support )
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Case study What was the next step for Marcus rashford campaign ?
Prime minister phoned on 7th Nov Marcus to tell him that £396 million to provide free school meals
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Case study When did the prime minister phone Marcus ?
7th November
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Case study How much was provided for the free school meal ?
£396 million was provided
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Case study How long was the free school meal provided for ?
Christmas, Easter and summer holiday
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Case study What is just oil Group?
Coalition
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Case study What are just oil working together to Ensure ?
Working together to ensure government commits to ending all new lisense, development and production of fossil fuels
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Case study How do just oil grab attention ?
Public media attention by throwing soup over Van Gogh’s sunflower painting and protest in premier league matches
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Case study How does just oil fail impacts ?
Public outrage so fails impact due to disruptions
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What gets put forward to the Hoc
If a petition has 10,000 signatures
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How many signatures does a petition need?
10,000

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