Democracy and participation recap (6.2)

Democracy was first used in ancient...

(a)  

The UK is fundamentally what type of democracy?

• a direct democracy

• a representative democracy

This means that those who have been elected in a representative democracy are made responsible for their policies, actions, decisions and general conduct

• Accountability

• Legitimacy

• Mandate

• Authority

Is this an example of direct or representative democracy? Voting for your local MP

• Direct

• Representative

Which of these are advantages of direct democracy? (Tick as many as apply)

• Increased legitimacy

• More opportunities for participation

• More informed are making the detailed decisions

• People don't always vote rationally, they sometimes vote on the basis of emotion.

What word is being defined here? The legal authority to govern which often comes from elections.

(a)  

Membership of which UK party has fallen the most in the last thirty years?

(a)  

What was the turnout in the 2019 UK general election

• 69.3

• 68.3

• 67.3

• 66.3

Which of these statements are correct (tick all that apply)

• The National Trust has more members than all UK parties combined

• The Lib Dems membership has increased the most since 2016

• The SNP have more members than the Lib Dems

• No parties have increased their number of members in the last ten years

It is possible to distinguish between formal and informal participation. It is also possible to distinguish between spectator and (a)   participation