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Card 6

Front

Advantage- comprises principle of accountability; voters decide whether to renew the mandate of their representatives.

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Card 7

Front

Disadvantage- MP's disengaged from public and so do not adequately represent their interests.

Back

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Card 8

Front

Disadvantage- Westminster unrepresentative since it was elected through First Past The Post, which can cause two party domimance.

Back

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Card 9

Front

Disadvantage- Social make up of Parliament is primarily white, male , middle class. This could suggest that poorer voters may not be represented properly. The House of Lords is not elected and so uncountable to the public. These factors undermine Parliame

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Card 10

Front

Form of Democracy where decisions are directly made by the public without their opinion being channeled through representatives. It is consultative and participatory.

Back

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