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One key feature of a democratic society is free speech. This means that citizens and _ _ _ /_ _ _ _ _ are allowed to say whatever they like, _ _ _ _ _ _ /_ _ _ _ _ _, including criticizing the government, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ /_ _ _ _ of being _ _ _ _ or _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. For example,... |
... many people were critical of how Nichola Sturgeon handled the covid-19 pandemic putting their opinions in mainstream media, however, the government did not stop them. |
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One key feature of a democratic society is that the government is elected by the people. This means that _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ /_ _ _ _ _ _are free to vote for who they want to run the country, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ /_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, by taking part in _ _ /_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. For example,... |
... millions of people over the age of 16 voted in the 2021 Scottish Parliament elections which led to SNP having a minority government after winning 64 out of 129 seats. |
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One key feature of a democratic society is that citizens have many political rights. These rights give people the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ /_ _ /_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in Scotland's _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ how decisions are made. For example,... |
... one political right is the right to protest. This is used in the hopes of making the people's views and concerns known to leaders. This right was recently used in July 2023 by climate activists who protested at two major Scottish oil sites. |
