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Direct Democracy Flashcards

1
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Where was direct democracy first conceived?

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Ancient Greece Athens

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what idea did direct democracy give to those in Ancient Greece, Athens ?

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All tax paying citizens would have one vote of equal value to all others

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Due to citizen having one vote of equal value to all what did it mean they could do ?

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Citizens could make important decisions directly, fairly and equally

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Give an example of how direct democracy in Ancient Greece was used for decisions ?

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  • whether state should go to war
  • anti - state act commited by citizen should be exiled
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5
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Examples of direct democracy’s ?

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  • referendum
  • electronic petitions
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6
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How has direct democracy returned today ?

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Form of referendum

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Where are referendums used today ?

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Common in some USA states and Europe

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What can direct democracy do for decisions made by politicians ?

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Can add great **legitmacy ** to decisions made by politicians

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What is a referendum ?

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Majoritian form of democracy in which the public vote on a single issue

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What must one side gain to win outright in a referendum?

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Over 50%

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What must you do to win a referendum?

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Side must gain over 50% of votes outright

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What does referendums allow for ?

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Allows Public to determine government policy on vital issues

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What can be a challenge of referendums ?

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By giving influence directly to the people , referendums challenge the core principle of representative democracy

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By giving direct influence to the people what are referendums challenging ?

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Core principle of representative democracy

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Examples of referendums ?

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  • Scotland independence referendum (2014)
  • UK membership of EU referendum (2016)
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What referendum was in 2016?

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UK membership of EU referendum (2016)

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What referendum was in 2014?

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Scotland independence referendum

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What was the Scotland independence referendum (2014) for ?

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Scotland vote to remain part of the UK

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19
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What percentage voted against the proposal of Scotland becoming an independent country for the ** Scottish independence referendum 2014**?

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55% voter against proposal for Scotland to become an independent country

20
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What percentage voted in favour for Scotland to become an independent country , for the Scottish independence referendum 2014?

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45 %

21
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55 % voted for what in the Scottish independence referendum 2014?

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Against Scotland becoming an independent country

22
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45% voted for what in the Scottish independence referendum 2014?

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In favour for Scotland to become an independent country

23
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In the UK membership of the EU referendum (2016) what percentage voted to leave the EU?

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51%

24
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In the UK membership of the EU referendum (2016) what percentage voted to remain in the EU?

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48%

25
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51% voted for what in the UK membership of the EU referendum (2016) ?

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To leave the EU

26
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48 voted to do what in the UK membership of the EU referendum 2016?

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To remain in the EU

27
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What is another example of a direct democracy apart from referendums ?

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Electronic petitions

28
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Where are petitions normally on ?

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Government website

29
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How many signatures must an election petition receive ?

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10,000

30
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What happened if an electronic petition reaches 10,000 signatures?

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Will be considered for debate in the House of Commons

31
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When have electronic petitions been used ?

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  • 2020 to fund for support for art , and theatres
  • whether meningitis B vaccination should be for all children
32
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How long did the Menigitis B vaccination electronic petition run for ?

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6 months

33
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What year was the E-petition for more support for theatres and music ?

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2020

34
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What was the petition in 2020 for ?

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To support more theatres , art , and music

35
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What was happening during the 2020 art petition ?

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Covid pandemic

36
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How many signatures did the E-petition for more support for theatre , art , and music have ?

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175,654 signatures

37
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What was the result of the e-petition for art, theatre and music having 175,654 signatures ?

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Debated in parliament in June 2020

38
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As a result of the debate in the parliament what was the outcome of the E-petition for art ?

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Government announced More funding to protect art

39
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When was the art e-petition debated in parliament ?

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June 2020

40
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Why are E-petitions used ?

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For parliament to engage with a number of issues the public feel strongly about

41
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What is an advantage of direct democracy ?

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No one is to blame

42
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Example of advantage of direct democracy, no one is to blame ?

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If you vote for something it’s on you , e.g EU brexit vote **51% **voted to leave so it’s on them

43
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Another advantage of direct democracy?

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  • equal value to all votes unlike representative systems were they vary in size of constituencies so do not all have equal value
  • sense of community
44
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Example of unequal vote due to varying size of constituencies

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One constituent May have 2,000 people that vote another 50,000 people vote so 2,000 has more weight

45
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What are the disadvantage of direct democracy?

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  • people who are more educated vote for us , make better judgement
  • impractical in large modern state where decision making will be complicated
  • does not encourage political participation

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