Democracy
- Created by: joe
- Created on: 06-02-13 17:00
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- Democracy
- Direct
- People make the decisions and are the government
- Weaknesses: Impractical, lack of professionals, few experts, risk of mob rule
- Strengths: genuine democracy, personal development, legitimate government
- Indirect
- Operates through elections and representatives
- Weaknesses: Lacks accountability, minority vies not heard, MP's lack common touch
- Strengths: Encourages competition and development of pluralism, representatives may be better informed experts
- UK Democracy
- Elections
- 1 person, 1 vote, secret ballot, competition between parties,universal adult suffrage
- Referendums
- Allows more direct ppt
- European Parliament
- EU law and UK sovereignty
- Pressure groups
- Representation, political ppt, education, policy formation, policy implementation
- Devolution
- Some powers devolved to other bodies (i.e. Scottish parliament )
- Parliament
- Legislative role, representative, scrutiny and oversight, legitimacy
- Elections
- Direct
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