Dictatorship and Democracy

Question 1

Dictatorship
China
North Korea
Syria
Cuba

Answer 1

The countries leaders make all the decisions with no reference to the population. As a result fundamental human rights may be ignored.

Question 2

Direct Democracy

Answer 2

Where a single person may represent itself or a smaller community Eg. Protest
An individual representing themselves

Question 3

Referendum

Answer 3

Putting the issues to the people as a whole and allowing them to vote rather than their elected representative

Question 4

Example of Referendum

Answer 4

1975- Britain - Whether to stay in the EU
1998 - Wales held whether to stay in the UK
2014 - Scotland held whether to stay in the UK

Question 5

Democracy

Answer 5

A system of government in which decisions are taken either by the population directly or through representatives they have elected.

Question 6

Human Rights you would find in democracy that would not be present in a dictatorships?

Answer 6

Right to vote
Free from discrimination
Anyone can form a political party and stand as candidate.

Question 7

Representative democracy

Answer 7

A type of democracy where citizens have the right to choose someone to represent them on a council or in Parliament as an MP

Question 8

Advantage of representative democracy

Answer 8

When people are not available, there would still have a representative represents their thoughts.
Can form a political parties as they have similar views

Question 9

Features of Democracy

Answer 9

Right to protest and demonstrate
Independent legal system - free from government control
Equality before law
Freedom of belief
Freedom of association
Independent mass media
Criticise the government without fear of punishment 
Competing political parties
Regular free and fair elections