A condition or system in which two or more states, groups, principles, sources of authority, etc., coexist.
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Representative Democracy
A government in which the people elect representatives, or leaders, to make decisions about the laws for all the people. (United States has this democracy.)
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Direct Democracy
A form of government in which the people make the decisions without a leader (Greece has this type of democracy.)
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Liberal Democracy
A form of democracy based on regular elections & representative institutions. It lays great stress on individual freedom and limited role of government.
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Constitutional Democracy
A government that enforces recognised limits on those who govern and allows the voice of the people to be heard through free, fair, and relatively frequent elections.
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Elected Dictatorship
A state in which Parliament is dominated by the government of the day.
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Parliamentary Democracy
A form of goverment in which voters elect representatives to a law making body called parliament.
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Pluralists Democracy
Within a Pluralist Democracy political power is widely distributed in society rather than concentrated in just one or a few locations. Different political beliefs are tolerated and are allowed to flourish - more than one political party is allowed.
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One Person, One Vote
A system of voting in which every person in a group or country has the right to cast their vote, and in which each individual's vote is counted and has equal value.
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Referendum
A vote in which the public can express a view on a particular issue. It is a form of Direct Democracy because everyone in the country gets a single vote to decide what should happen. For example - Brexit and the Scottish Referendum.
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Devolution
When supreme power delegates power to subordinates.
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Accountability
Being answerable to a higher authority.
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Un-enfranchised
Not granted or not allowed to exercise political rights (as suffrage).
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Non-voting
Not having or using a vote.
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Deliberative Democracy
A democracy in which the public's interest is decided through debate, discussion and argument, amongst representatives.
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Digital Democracy
A form of direct democracy that uses information technologies and communication technologies and strategies for political and governance processes. For example - e-petitions.
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Secret Ballot
Anonymous voting method that helps to make elections fair and honest.
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Fixed Term Parliaments
An Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that introduced fixed-term elections to the Westminster parliament. Under the provisions of the Act, parliamentary elections must be held every five years, beginning in 2015.
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Participation Crisis
The view that declining levels of political participation in the uk threatened to undermine its democratic system.
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Jury
A group of citizens chosen to hear evidence and make a decision in a court of law.
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Citizen
A person with certain rights and responsibilities in his or her country or community.
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
Conformity to the law or to rules.
Back
Legitimacy
Card 3
Front
A condition or system in which two or more states, groups, principles, sources of authority, etc., coexist.
Back
Card 4
Front
A government in which the people elect representatives, or leaders, to make decisions about the laws for all the people. (United States has this democracy.)
Back
Card 5
Front
A form of government in which the people make the decisions without a leader (Greece has this type of democracy.)
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