democracy and participation

Question 1

democracy

Answer 1

system of governing, made for the people by the people

Question 2

‘the people’

Answer 2

anyone over age of 18 (who can vote)

Question 3

direct democracy

Answer 3

making a decision on one issue
majority wins
we decide what happens

Question 4

representative democracy

Answer 4

people choose representatives to make the decisions on their behalf (elections)
we choose someone else to decide what happens

Question 5

representation

Answer 5

assessing strength of democracy

Question 6

social representation

Answer 6

race, religion, class, sexuality and gender

Question 7

national interest

Answer 7

mp’s need to represent interests of nation as a whole and make decisions in the national interest which can conflict interests of people who voted for the mp’s

Question 8

constituency representation

Answer 8

mp’s represents local area and will reflect wishes of locals that have any specific concerns

Question 9

constituency

Answer 9

every citizen lives in one constituency with one mp elected

Question 10

government representation

Answer 10

the people as a whole are represented by government led by a political party that seeks to represent all citizens
government represents whole nation

Question 11

pressure groups

Answer 11

represent particular interests
educate public
hold government to account
often close to one political party

Question 12

pluralist democracy

Answer 12

lots of influences on power, more than one centre of power

Question 13

liberalism

Answer 13

we have a liberal democracy in the uk
governments ruled by consent of the people

Question 14

peaceful transition of power

Answer 14

leadership of government hands over control to newly elected leadership

Question 15

free and fair elections

Answer 15

political freedoms and fair processes leading up to the vote, all fair

Question 16

widespread participation in politics

Answer 16

people can develop and express their opinions on the world and vote

Question 17

freedom of expression and information

Answer 17

can have freedom to express yourself and access info

Question 18

the rule of law

Answer 18

framework that undermines open, fair and peaceful societies where citizens and businesses can prosper

Question 19

protection of rights and liberties

Answer 19

protection from freedom taken away

Question 20

freedom of association

Answer 20

individuals right to join or leave groups voluntarily

Question 21

a constitution

Answer 21

set of fundamental rules that determine how a country/ state is run

Question 22

independent judiciary

Answer 22

concept that the judiciary should be independent from other branches of government

Question 23

participation crisis

Answer 23

large proportion of population do not engage with political process

Question 24

elective dictatorship

Answer 24

parliament is dominated by government

Question 25

insider group

Answer 25

type of pressure group with close access to government

Question 26

outsider group

Answer 26

type of pressure group outside political loop

Question 27

lobbying

Answer 27

what pressure groups do
arguments used to convince why their argument is in interest

Question 28

causal pressure groups

Answer 28

promote a particular cause

Question 29

sectional pressure groups

Answer 29

aims to protect a specific section of society

Question 30

think tanks

Answer 30

organisations that work with the government and research different policies

Question 31

human rights

Answer 31

cant be removed
universal and fundamental

Question 32

civil liberties

Answer 32

human rights are built on them
freedom of speech
protections citizens have against government

Question 33

civil rights

Answer 33

guaranteed by the state
right to life
equality
voting

Question 34

common law

Answer 34

derived from custom and judicial precedent rather than statutes (laws passed by parliament)

Question 35

arbitrary rule

Answer 35

based on individual discretion rather than a fair application of the law

Question 36

freedom of info act (2000)

Answer 36

legal right for citizens to access info held by public organisations (both personal and in public interest)