Referendums

Question 1

What are referendums an example of?

Answer 1

Example of direct democracy-citizens make decisions themselves

Question 2

Who decides when refendums are held?

Answer 2

Decision to hold taken by government?

Question 3

Are referendums results binding?

Answer 3

Not binding

Question 4

What are elections an example of?

Answer 4

Example of representative democracy

Question 5

What do elections determine?

Answer 5

Determine who forms a government

Question 6

Are election results binding?

Answer 6

Yes binding

Question 7

What are examples of referendums including all of the uk?

Answer 7

1974, uk remain in the EU
2011, Alternative vote referendum
2016, should uk leave EU

Question 8

Arguments for referedums?

Answer 8

Direct form of democracy - encourage citizens to have say
Could be used to give clear answer when parliament deadlocked
Method of solving tricky moral question
Way of giving mandate to issue or legitimise constitutional changes

Question 12

Example of a refendum supporting strength that they are a direct form of democracy?

Answer 12

2016 EU referendum

Question 13

Example of a referendum supporting strength that they can be used as a clear answer when parl deadlocked?

Answer 13

Remain in EEC ref, 1975

Question 14

Example of referendum supporting strength that they are a method of solving tricky moral questions?

Answer 14

Irish referendum 1998

Question 15

Example of referendum supporting strength that they’re a way Of giving mandate to issue or legitimise constitutional changes?

Answer 15

Legitimacy to Scotland referendum

Question 16

Arguments against use of Referendum?

Answer 16

To many can lead to apathy and low turnout
Most issues to complicated to concise to “yes” or “no”
Decision not always final gov can go back on word or do them again till desired answer

Question 17

Example of referendum supporting weakness that to many can lead to apathy and low turnout

Answer 17

22% turnout NI assembley ref

Question 18

Example of referendum supporting weakness that most issues to complicated to concise to “yes” or “no”

Answer 18

EU referendum- mps job to decide

Question 19

Example of referendum supporting weakness that the decision is not always final and gov can go back on word or do again till desired answer

Answer 19

2 Scottish parliament referendums