What are some similarities between direct and representative democracy?
-both allow voters to make important decisions
-both use the public's madate to make decisions
-both are forms of democracy
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What is a mandate?
The authority to make govern, make policies or make political decisions
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How are decisions made differently in direct democracy and representative democracy?
-Direct democracy lets voters directly decide on political issues
-Representative democracy lets voters elect representatives to make political decisions on their behalf
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Do votes all count the same in both direct and representative democracy?
No, in representative democracy some votes count more than others depending on the size of contituencies.
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Which form of democracy does the UK use?
Representative democracy
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What is a mandate?
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The authority to make govern, make policies or make political decisions
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How are decisions made differently in direct democracy and representative democracy?
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Card 4
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Do votes all count the same in both direct and representative democracy?
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