Democracy And Participation- Definitions

Question 1

Define government

Answer 1

Activity of governing a political unit that exercised authority and rules

Question 2

Define executive

Answer 2

Branch of government responsible for the implementation of policy

Question 3

Define legislature

Answer 3

Breach of government responsible for passing laws

Question 4

Define judiciary

Answer 4

Branch of government responsible for interpreting the law and deciding legal disputes

Question 5

Define elective dictatorship

Answer 5

Where there’s an excessive concentration of power in the executive branch of government

Question 6

Define the state

Answer 6

Set of institutions that exercise authority over a political community within territory eg governmemt

Question 7

Define democracy

Answer 7

Form of government which the major decisions rest directly or indirectly on the freely given consent of the majority of the adults governed

Question 8

Define universal suffrage

Answer 8

All adults have rights without discrimination

Question 9

Define direct democracy

Answer 9

Every citizen is able to directly participate in decision making

Question 10

Define indirect/ representative democracy

Answer 10

Citizens elect representatives to make decisions for them

Question 11

Define majoritarian democracy

Answer 11

Will it desires or majority are the prime considerations of government

Question 12

Define parliamentary democracy

Answer 12

Parliament stands as highest form of authority

Question 13

Define presidential democracy

Answer 13

Executive is elected separately from the legislative body= chosen directly to people

Question 14

Define trade unions

Answer 14

Groups of employees who join together to maintain and improve conditions of employment

Question 15

Define direct action

Answer 15

Political action in form of protests that aim at forcing change but doesn’t go through usual channels like parliament

Question 16

Define civil disobedience

Answer 16

Law breaking that’s justified on the grounds it’s being used to create a more fair society

Question 17

Define political consumerism

Answer 17

When people evaluate and choose procedures or products as they want to change ethically= force change

Question 18

Define petitions

Answer 18

Asks for change to law or government policy= after 10,000 signs government evaluate

Question 19

Define clicktivism

Answer 19

Supporting a political cause by using internet to carry out actions thought to require little time or effort

Question 20

Define the franchise

Answer 20

The right to vote in elections

Question 21

Define constituencies

Answer 21

Group of voters who elect a representative

Question 22

Define constituencies

Answer 22

Group of voters who elect a representative

Question 23

Define plural voting

Answer 23

Richer people have more than one vote based on economic success
Made by John Stuart Mill

Question 24

Describe graduate voting

Answer 24

Abolished 1950 by Labour Party
Until 1950s uni graduates had 2 votes, one where they lived and one for uni location’s MP

Question 25

Define parliament sovereignty

Answer 25

Representatives hold power in making laws etc

Question 26

Describe a devolution

Answer 26

Allowed constituent parts of UK to make decisions on a legal basis

Question 27

Define an initiative

Answer 27

Allow people to propose a new law by gathering signatures from public 10,000 signatures questioned in gov

Question 28

Define citizen assemblies

Answer 28

Made up of a representative group of 50-100 people Assembly given job of in depth analysis of a policy issue

Question 29

Define recall elections

Answer 29

Allow people to trigger election to remove an elected representative before end of office term