politics and participation

Question 1

what does the term democracy mean?

Answer 1

a type of government where the people collectively hold power through open and fair electoral systems. where citizens can pick from competeing political parties

Question 2

define dictatorship

Answer 2

a state ruled by one person/ group and they are all powerfull with the descisions taken for the state or country. eg Sudan

Question 3

define anarchy

Answer 3

a state where there is no form of governance

Question 4

define one party state

Answer 4

state where only one political party exists and takes over the country eg. north korea

Question 5

define monarchy

Answer 5

a state where a royal family holds political power and power is passed down by generations. eg saudi arabia

Question 6

define theocracy

Answer 6

a state where religious leaders run it. eg vatican city

Question 7

what are the three types of democracy. define.

Answer 7

direct democracy-
citizens make decisions themselves on laws and policies, without elected representatives.

representative democracy- people elect a representative to make descisions on their behalf

liberal democracy-
A form of representative democracy that also protects individual rights and freedoms, usually through a constitution or law.

Question 8

what issues do we find maintaining a democracy in the uk? name 2.

Answer 8

voter turnount
electoral systems
voting age
power of politicians
unwritten constitution
devolution of power
outside interferance

Question 9

when was the magna carta signed + what is it?

Answer 9

1215, establishes the rights and powers of the king and people in england.

Question 10

what are the institutions within the constitution?

Answer 10

Monarchy
political parties
PM + cabinet
citizens
juidiciary
police
civil service

Question 11

what is the nature of the british constitution?

Answer 11

unwritten + uncodified

Question 12

tiers of government

Answer 12

international bodies, parliment, devolved national bodies(ireland,scot, wales), regional bodies, unitary/ couuntys,boroughs etc.

Question 13

define uncodified, pros and cons

Answer 13

there are constitutional laws but they arent linked to eachother or labled as constitutional. -pros, enables changes to be made easily. cons, changes could be made that undermine existing constitutional rights.

Question 14

define unwritten, pros and cons

Answer 14

there is no document called the british constitution only constitutional laws and convention. pros- changing parts of constitutional law easy. cons-gov has power to make any changes it wishes.

Question 15

role of local government

Answer 15

-citizens can voice opinion and run for election
-tax
-keep track of voters
-social care
-bins
-community buildings like librairies

Question 16

what is a tax

Answer 16

A tax is a compulsory payment collected by the Government’s Treasury.