Forms of direct democracy
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- Created on: 21-11-18 10:31
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- Forms of direct democracy
- Athenian
- Democracy first used in Ancient Greece
- People gathered in cities to listen to the speeches of their leaders and then vote
- Not possible today as populations involved are much larger
- Democracy first used in Ancient Greece
- E-petitions
- The official government website enables citizens to sign petitions
- If a petition reaches 10,000 signatures parliament will consider debating the issue
- The official government website enables citizens to sign petitions
- Initiatives
- (variation of a referendum)
- People themselves decide whether a referendum should be held
- A citizen must petition for a popular vote
- Requires a certain number of signatures
- A citizen must petition for a popular vote
- Widely used in USA
- Recall of MPs act 2015 (UK)
- Allows constituents to recall their MP and trigger a by-election
- The petition is open for 8 weeks
- If at least 10% of the electorate sign it then the seat is declared vacant and a by-election is triggered
- Conditions:
- MP is sentenced to prison term
- MP is suspended from the House of Commons for at least 21 days
- The petition is open for 8 weeks
- Allows constituents to recall their MP and trigger a by-election
- Referenda
- A vote on a single issue that demands a yes/no answer (sometimes multiple options)
- Governments and parliament decide when they are used
- Athenian
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