Getting Involved in Democratic and Electoral Processes: Against

Question 1

What are four points?

Answer 1

You may not be making an informed decision
It can feel like your vote is insignificant
You may feel like you know which party will win anyway
You may not like any of the candidates
You may feel like the parties never do what they say they will so it’s pointless

Question 2

You may not be making an informed decision

Answer 2

You may not understand what you’re voting for
You many not know what you want
don’t want to vote just for the sake of it because voting can make a difference and you wouldn’t want to negatively affect the way the country is governed just because you were making and uninformed decision

Question 3

It can feel like your vote is insignificant

Answer 3

Your one vote seems irrelevant in the scheme of things

You may feel like you know which party will win anyway

Question 4

You may not like any of the candidates

Answer 4

You may feel that none of the parties represent what you want

Question 5

You may feel like the parties never do what they say they will so it’s pointless

Answer 5

Nick Clegg signed a pledge saying he would not raise student tuition fees before the election
Then, he apologised because he could not keep to the pledge
Voters were mislead