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Define democracy |
A particular type of democracy which involves political participation to varying degrees meaning that the people will be able to influence the decision making process the principles upon which democracy are built on include that a decision will be made are open discussion and debate, the government is accountable to parliament and the people and that there is free flow of information - democratic stays is what modern states aspire to gain |
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Define legitimacy |
The idea that a government or any other politicalinstitution has a democratic right to hold and exercise political power - meansthat approval has been given to allow a political body to behave in a certainway - legitimacy can be earned from below from the people in the form anelection and winning a majority or on rule governed behaviour through thefollowing of a constitution |
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Define representation |
This is a political process whereby people do not makedecision directly but instead will elect or appoint delegates to make decisionson their behalf - through this representatives make themselves accountable tothe people and to parliament - representation is achieved through the use ofelections to allow the people to vote for individuals and to give their consentfor them to exercise power |
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Define direct democracy |
Direct democracy is a type of democracy whereby thepeople themselves make important political decisions rather than relying onelected or appointed representatives to do so on their behalf. It also impliesthat the electorate are involved in the decision making process and areconsulted before the final decision is made - direct democracy can manifest ina number of ways, for example in the way of a referendum, e.g. 2016 EUreferendum |
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Define representative democracy |
Type of democracy whereby individuals are elected or appointed by the electorate and are given approval to make political decisions on their behalf - A representative democracy works by having free and open elections to determine the delegates, who then are made accountable to the electorate |
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Define a liberal democracy |
A liberal democracy is where there is a strong element of constitutionalism to enshrine various principles, including that power will be separated and divided to distinguish power between different branches, there are also checks and balances in place so that the branches can control each others power - a liberal democracy should also seek to protect individual and group rights |
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Define parliamentary democracy |
It is generally believed that this concept is unique to the UK system, being that parliament is sovereign and possesses the ultimate political power, so much so that laws will only be passed if they have been legitimised by parliament - Also government is drawn from parliament thus all minsters must also be MP's or peers Moreover, parliament is bale to ensure the geographical representation of all parts of the uk. |
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Define political participation |
This refers to the fact that many citizens take part in some form of political activity, and can occur in varying degrees - there are a number of ways in which PP can take place such as joining a political party or pressure group, or standing for office at local, regional or national level - at the moment political participation can be said to be low due to turnout at elections being low e.g. 66%, and turnout is main way of measuring participation |
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Define referendum, give features |
A vote which is conducted nationally, regionally or locally, whereby the electorate is invited to determine a key political issue - they are an example of direct democracy - single question with a yes/no answer - although they are not binding it is highly unlikely that a government would go against a referendum result, as shown in 2016 EU ref, to the point where Cameron resigned |
