Democracy & Participation

Question 1

Representative democracy?

Answer 1

• When a group of people elect, democratically, a representative to speak on their behalf and voice their opinion in a parliament

Question 2

Where’s an example of representative democracy?

Answer 2

• The current UK system is a form of representative democracy

Question 3

What are strengths of representative democracy?

Answer 3

• More educated individuals make political decisions so decisions are calculated by people who understand the weight of them

• The typical citizen doesn’t face any political pressure as the political decisions are made by MPs who are liable to any blame

Question 4

What are weaknesses of Representative democracy?

Answer 4

• representatives can be biased and in turn make bias decisions that affect masses of people

• representatives are single individuals so may be , as the typical person is, uneducated on certain topics and may have to make important decisions on affairs they are unfamiliar with

Question 5

Define direct democracy?

Answer 5

• When political decisions are made by a large collective of the general public, not a single representative

Question 6

Give an example of direct democracy?

Answer 6

• Ancient Athens is one of the earliest known examples of