Edexcel A Level Politics
legitimacy - Answer- where the people give their consent to be governed
direct democracy - Answer- a form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives
representative democracy - Answer- a form of democracy in which citizens elect of...
Edexcel A Level Politics
legitimacy - Answer- where the people give their consent to be governed
direct democracy - Answer- a form of government in which citizens rule directly and
not through representatives
representative democracy - Answer- a form of democracy in which citizens elect
officials to govern on their behalf
pluralist democracy - Answer- a theory of democracy that holds that citizen
membership in groups is the key to political power
democratic deficit - Answer- loss of direct control of political decisions by the people
participation crisis - Answer- where political engagement is so poor that it threatens
to undermine democracy
franchise - Answer- the right to vote
think tanks - Answer- a body of experts providing advice and ideas on specific
political or economic problems.
lobbyists - Answer- people hired by private groups to influence government decision
makers
first past the post - Answer- an electoral system in which the candidate who has
more votes than any other candidates wins
single transferable vote - Answer- where parties gain seats by the proportion of votes
won in a large electoral district
safe seat - Answer- an office that is extremely likely to be won by a particular
candidate or political party
marginal seat - Answer- a seat or constituency with a small majority, which is
therefore 'winnable' by more than one party
coalition government - Answer- when two or more parties join together to form a
majority in a national legislature
minority government - Answer- a government in which the governing party has most
seats but still less than half the total.
class dealignment - Answer- The weakening of the links between social class and
voting behaviour
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