Politics Keywords

Question 1

Direct democracy:

Answer 1

A political system where the people judge and make their own decisions without a representative.

Question 2

Representative democracy:

Answer 2

A political system where elected representatives are responsible for making decisions on behalf of the people.

Question 3

Legitimacy:

Answer 3

A situation is legitimate when it is made democratically or by democratically represented personnel.

Question 4

Pluralism:

Answer 4

Power is widely dispersed among all individuals and sections of society, with tolerance of all races, cultures, religions and lifestyles.

Question 5

Pluralist democracy:

Answer 5

A description of a political system and/or society where there is widespread tolerance of different groups and lifestyles. Freedom of expressionism is respected largely and there is no concentration of power.

Question 6

Democratic deficit:

Answer 6

A term to describe flawed democracy that can be corrected through reforms in the UK.

Question 7

Franchise/Suffrage:

Answer 7

The right to vote no matter what group adults belong to so nobody is excluded, or a system is no longer deemed democratic.

Question 8

Participation crisis:

Answer 8

A description in which critics have claimed political participation in the UK is declining, causing possibility of a democratic crisis.

Question 9

Lobbyists:

Answer 9

Professionals hired by companies, pressure groups, foreign governments etc to persuade people to make decisions in favour of a certain group or cause.