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Democracy second year Flashcards

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What is democracy?

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A form of government that lets the citizens of a country have a say on the changes by the government. These citizens have many rights and freedoms.

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What is representative democracy?

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Where the citizens elect representatives to run things on their behalf.

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What is majority rule and minority rule

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This means that decisions are made by the majority agreement but the rights and freedoms of the minority are respected, and their voices are heard.

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What is authoritarian rule?

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Authoritarian rule is a form of rulership where citizens don’t possess the freedoms or rights that citizens under democratic rule have.

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breakdown of the dail

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43 constituencies, 166 TDs

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Functions of the Dáil.

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Make and pass new laws,
advise government,
debate issues,
make decisions on behalf of Irish citizens.

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What is the Ceann Comhairle?

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They ensure that order is maintained during dáil debates.

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TD - responsibilities

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The TD represent the interests of people living in their constituencies. They can make and pass new laws.

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The Seanad - senators, main functions.

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60 senators,

Functions:
consider and review bills
propose new laws

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who elects the seanad?

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6 senators elected by universities

11 by taoiseach

43 elected from five panels.

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The government - functions

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Run the affairs of the state
make new laws
manage economy
manage social affairs
plan for the future
forge links with other countries
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Different parts of the government

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Government

An taoiseach

An tanaiste, the ministers, attorney general.

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What is The Cabinet?

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The cabinet is the taoiseach, the tanaiste and principal government ministers.

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What is collective responsibility?

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Collective responsibility is where the members of the cabinet must speak with one voice and must stand together on all policy matters.

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Functions of the Taoiseach

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Provides leadership
Controls government business
Chairs cabinet meetings
Nominates senators
Defends government decisions
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What is the tanaiste?

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The tanaiste is the deputy prime minister. They hold a cabinet post and act as head of government when taoiseach is out of the country.

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Who are the ministers of the most important departments?

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Finance- Michael Noonan

Social and family affairs- Joan Burton

Health and children- Leo Varadkar

Education and science- Jan O’Sullivan

Justice, equality and law reform- Frances Fitzgerald

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Departments in the government

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Finance-

Social and family affairs-

Health and children-

Education and science-

Justice, equality and law reform-

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Function of the attorney general

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Member of the cabinet, acts as the chief legal advisor to the government.

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Interest groups

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Protects the interests of memebers and campaign on their behalf. Eg. trade unions and irish farmers association.

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Pressure groups

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Put pressure on the government to support their cause. Eg. greenpeace and amnesty international.

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Petitions

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The collecting of signatures from people concerned about a certain issue. These are presented to members of the government.

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Lobbying

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Putting pressure on the government by letter-writing campaigns, meetings, getting media attention.

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Ways of influencing the government.

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Petitions
Lobbying
Protesting
Strikes

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Political parties

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The ‘hub’ of democracy. Each party has a different idea about how the country should be run.

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political parties’ leaders.

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Fianna fáil - Micheál Martin

Fine gael - Enda Kenny

Labour - Joan Burton

Sinn fein - Gerry Adams

Green party - Eamon Ryan

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What is voting

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The means in which citizens are given the opportunity to choose representatives or give opinion to a proposed change.

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Who can vote?

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Irish citizens over the age of 18 with their name on the electoral register.

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What is the electoral register?

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A list of all Irish citizens eligible to vote.

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Why not vote?

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Indifference
Disinterest
Lack of knowledge
Feel unrepresented 
Don't like any parties/candidates
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What is proportional representation?

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system of voting in Ireland, called this because number of votes seats a party wins is in proportion to the number of votes it receives.

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Polling card

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Card with those eligible to vote’s name and address.

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Polling clerk

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Person who puts a mark against the voter’s name on the electoral register.

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Ballot paper

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Paper which has the names of the candidates for the election.

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Secret ballot

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This means the voter indicates their preference in private when voting.

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Ballot box

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Where the ballot paper is put into.

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Returning officer

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Person who supervises the counting of votes.

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Spoiled votes

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A ballot paper that has been incorrectly filled out.

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Tellers

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People responsible for sorting the votes for each candidate.

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Local government/authorities

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Responsible for providing essential services to people who live in the locality. Ireland is divided into 114 local authorities.

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Function of local authorities

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Housing and building

Environmental protection

Road transport

Safety

Water supply and sewage

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Councillors

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Serve the needs of a local community.

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County manager

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Oversees the day-to-day running of a local authority.

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Elections - what elections do people get to vote in?

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Local elections
By-elections
General elections
Presidential elections
European elections
Referendums
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What is a by-election?

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Takes place when a dail seat becomes vacant.

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The function of The Civil Service.

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Advise government on policy
Prepare and draft new legislation
Helps government run the country.

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Quota formula example

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Total number of votes (eg. 45,000)
minus number of spoiled votes (eg. 450)
= 44,550.

Quota =
44500
divided by
(4 + 1)

= 8910

= 8910 + 1
= 8911

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Quota formula

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Total number of valid poll
—————————– + 1
number of seas + 1

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