Pack 1 - What is Democracy? 0.0 / 5 ? Government & PoliticsDemocracyA2/A-levelEdexcel Created by: SamSmith2001Created on: 02-04-18 17:52 Pack 1 - What is Democracy? Demos - People Kratos - Power/ Rule Democracy - Rule of the people Direct Democracy - Every person has a say on every policy Examples: 2016 - EU Referendum and 2014 - Scottish Independence Referendum Representitive (Indirect) Democracy - Select individuals represent the masses for decisions Example: The UK Government Burkean Representation - Elected individuals make decisions in the best interest of the people regardless of what the people think Parliamentary Representation - A balance between the representitive decisions and the choice of the people Party Delegation - MP's do what their party deems best Tyranny of the majority - The losing minority isn't taken into account Example: EU Referendum (2016) - 48% of voters wanted to remain Legitimacy - An individual or political party is given the legal authority to rule Governments achieve legitimacy by being voted for (elections) and operating within the limits of the constitution 1 of 1
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