democratic safeguards

Question 1

what are the threats to democracy

Answer 1

media bias

Question 2

what is media bias as a threat to a democracy

Answer 2

the unjust favouritism and reporting of a certain idea or standpoint in order to persude people to side in favour of one politcial reveiw.

Question 3

example of media bias

Answer 3

Donald trump used twitter to push the idea that the 2022 election was ‘stolen’ without evidence resulting in capital riots.

Question 4

define democratic safeguards

Answer 4

measures taken to protect a countrys democracy

Question 5

what is the purpose of a democratoc safegurads

Answer 5

to make sure that our democracy funstions fairly, transparently and protects individuals rigyts and freedoms

Question 6

what are some democratic safeguards in australia

Answer 6

• the rights to dissent
• the poeple elct governemnt
• governemnts upholds shared vaules
• proccesses to resolve differences

Question 7

define the safeguard ‘ people elect the governemnt’

Answer 7

this safeguard involves ensuring that representaives are elcted at local, state/territory and federals levels of governemnt.

Question 8

what the purpose of compulsary voting

Answer 8

compulsary ovting ensures that our governemnts have the support of the majority of Australians.

Question 9

what is a flaw of the safeguard ‘ people elct the governemnt’

Answer 9

if a person fails to change their adress with the electorate rollin time, then they may have to vote for a representative they no longer reside in.