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Direct Democracy |
Form of Democracy based on direct, unmediated and continuous participation of citizens in tasks of government. There is no distinction between government and the people. It is pure. |
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Representative democracy |
A form of democracy whereby elected officials are chosen by the people to make decisions for the people. True representative democracy included periodic elections where by representatives can be held accountable by the electorate. |
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Uk Democracy features |
Core: Democratic elections Parliament Pressure groups Supplementary: Referendums Devolution The European Parliament |
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Democratic Elections must be... |
Free and Fair: monitored closely by the electoral commission. Based on universal suffrage: Women and men are equal (1928) and voting age is 18 (1969) Competitive and provide electoral choice: a wide variety of parties in the uk
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Deliberative democracy |
A form of democracy in which the public interest is decided through debate, discussion and argument, amongst either reps or private citizens |
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Parliamentary Democracy |
Parliamentary democracy is a form of democracy that operates through a popularly elected deliberative assembly, which establishes an indirect link between government and the governed |
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Referendum |
A vote in which the electorate can express a view on a particular public policy e.g. The AV referendum of 2011 |
