Representative Democracy
- Created by: iloveconehats
- Created on: 24-02-20 21:21
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- RepresentativeDemocracy
- Direct Democracy (comparison)
- How did it work? Where?
- AncientGreece = small population + free time
- Womenand Slaves not counted as citizens
- AncientGreece = small population + free time
- Advantages
- All people had a say = all opinions heard
- 100% Participation
- Decisions were clearly accepted/compromised
- Full representation of the population
- Disadvantages
- Time consuming = population cannot do it
- Only works for small civilisation = not fit for modern context
- How did it work? Where?
- Why do we have Representative Democracies?
- Advantages
- Politicians are experts in their field
- Make better decisions/laws that reflect well
- Able to represent a larger population
- Fit for the modern society / western countries
- Provides Politicalstability
- Accept the compromise = apathy to politics
- Politicians are experts in their field
- Disadvantages
- Make a political elite
- Resent them and have vested interests
- Make a political elite
- Social Contract Theory
- We give the politicians their job to vote on our behalf and represent our views
- How much do politicians actuallyrepresent the interestthe people?
- Agreement = can be broken if they don't represent use
- Advantages
- Direct Democracy (comparison)
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