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Types of democracy

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  • Can you suggest two ways in which direct democracies can be argued to be impractical?
    Too time-consuming; too expensive; not suitable for large countries or countries with large populations,
  • How many signatures does an online petition need to get in order to be debated in parliament?
    100,000
  • In representative democracies not all people's votes are worth the same. Why is this the case?
    It will depend on the size of the constituency. In bigger constituencies a person's vote will be worth less.
  • In a representative democracy, who are politicians accountable to?
    The citizens (their constituents)
  • Why is Prime Minister's Question Time an important part of the democratic system in the UK?
    It gives the opportunity for the Opposition Leader and backbench MP's to question MP's on behalf of their constituents.
  • Popular participation is a feature of what type of democracy?
    Direct
  • Which European Country uses a system of direct democracy?
    Switzerland
  • Popular control is a feature of which type of democracy?
    Representative
  • What is the maximum length of time between general elections in the UK?
    5 years
  • Which system is more likely to lead to experts in a political subject making decisions in that area?
    Representative Democracy
  • Which type of democracy can also be referred to as pure or genuine?
    Direct
  • How much did the Cabinet Office say the 2016 UK referendum cost to carry out?
    142 million pounds
  • In the 2016 UK Brexit referendum, how many UK citizens participated?
    33 million (approximately 50%)
  • Can you name three countries which use a system of representative democracy?
    Britain, USA, India, France
  • In 2010 thousands of students marched at rallies in London to demonstrate their anger at the Govt about which issue?
    University tuition fees
  • 1.6 million people signed an online petition in support of which issue in 2018?
    Donald Trump being allowed to make a state visit to the UK.
  • How many representatives are elected by citizens in a UK general election?
    650
  • What does the term mandate mean?
    when a political party or organisation is given authority by citizens to make decisions on their fehalf.
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