Democracy And Participation

Question 1

Democracy establishes and protects freedoms.

No government can threaten freedoms unless consent is given from the people.

Answer 1

What is the importance of democracy?
Why does democracy support freedoms?
Explain 2 ways that freedoms are protected through democracy?

Question 2

2015 voter turnout: 66.1%

Answer 2

How has participation decreased over the last few years?

Is the UK in a participation crisis?

Question 3

Democracy definition: government of people
By the people
For the people

Answer 3

Definition of democracy

Question 4

Participation varies in levels i.e. Being formed, online forums, or voting

Answer 4

Explain 2 ways of participation (talk about levels of participation)

Question 5

Partisan de alignment could of lead to the fall in participation

Answer 5

Explain why voter participation has fallen?

Question 6

Conservative home
Guido Fawkes
Total politics

Answer 6

How has e participation risen?

Is political participation falling? (Counter point)

Question 7

Ancient Athens had direct democracy originally

Answer 7

Intro to direct democracy 25 marker

Should referendum be used more widely (intro definition)

Question 8

Compulsory voting in AUS. Could increase voting but is against human rights?

Answer 8

How could participation be increased?

Question 9

Big society plans fro David Cameron will encourage more people to vote

Answer 9

How can political participation be increased?

Question 10

2012 11 major cites voted on mayors. 9 cities voted against with turnout between 24% and 32%

Answer 10

Direct democracy

Referenda

Question 11

1998!good Friday agreement crucial in keeping the peace. Decisive victory.

Answer 11

What are the benefits of direct democracy?

Question 12

Sometimes the government can’t effectively make a decision like EU membership

Answer 12

Benefits of direct democracy?

Question 13

51.9% voted leave with 72.2% turnout

Answer 13

Voter participation compared to elections?

Question 14

A political system where the decisions are made by elected representatives

Answer 14

Intro to any question on representative democracy

Question 15

Burkean representation- the elected should use their position and use their judgment in the best interests of their constituents but shouldn’t merely follow their instructions

Answer 15

Questions on different themes of representation.

Question 16

Parliamentary representation- MPs should make a judge,net between party policy and personal opinion

Answer 16

Any question on differ t types of representation

Question 17

Parliament is the source of all political authority. It is almost impossible to exercise power without parliament approval

Answer 17

British representation

Question 18

Representatives may use superior knowledge on the subject to make better informed decisions

Answer 18

Compare direct and representative democracy

Question 19

All main stream parties now say that they represent the whole nation with each manifesto claiming to represent national interest

Answer 19

Questions on party representation

Question 20

Liberal democracy- a type of democracy where there is an emphasis on the protection of individual rights and liberties and where government is limited by constructional laws

Answer 20

Is Britain a liberal democracy (definition)

Question 21

Britains power transfer history is impressive with no real complications minus 2010 but that was solved easily

Answer 21

Is Britain a liberal democracy

Question 22

Britain has no written constitution meaning limited government is a problem

Answer 22

Is Britain a liberal democracy

Question 23

The low participation make some people think that Britain has a democratic

Answer 23

Does Britain have a democratic deficit

Question 24

Compulsory voting has been proposed to help with the voting problem

Answer 24

What measures could be taken to reduce the British democratic deficit?

Question 25

Introducing a more proportional voting system to help lower political disillusionment

Answer 25

Democratic deficit

Question 26

Increased centralisation can be seen as a democratic deficit

Answer 26

Democratic deficit

Question 27

Britain is signed up to the European Convention of Human Rights meaning we have a liberal democracy in that sense

Answer 27

Liberal democracy