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Types ofDemocracy Participation Crisis
Liberal
Democracy to vote
·
pressure groups
ways
·
Direct participate:
Democracy Features
·
join parties ·
writing to MP
: ->
accountability of
go -protection of rights ·
petitions
· Protesti
Strike
·
·
System where
people can make direct =>
peaceful transition of power-freedom of association ·
join trade union social media
decisions on an issue ->
usually in
yes no ↳
Article 11
called by representative
>
-
free & fair elections 1997 71
↳e 4%
g.frendums petitions juries
=
.
.
Constitution
widespread participation 2
, ,
>
-
-
2001 - 4 % -
Lab won but
·
seen as purest form of democracy -freedom of expression 2005 -
61 41
votes feel by nearly
>
Independent Judiciary
- .
stimes
2010-65 . 1 %
USA have intiatives not
= >
-
Rule of Law 2013 -
66 . 2
.
I .
Refrendums 2017 = 68 8 .
Advantages Disadvantages ESTUDY
= 67 3
2019 .
Legitimacy
->
Not of Lockdown
greater legitimacy practical
·
·
·
purer
·
leads to
tyranny of ·
809 % said they supported after I weeks Franchise
↑ political involument the majority 68 % tended to
support Reforms
· ·
& education
·
can have low turnout
21 %
,
·
measures
people decide The Great Reform Act 1832
emotionally property owners
·
>
3rd Reform AC 1887
-
·
works ·
14% = too much fuss >
-
& renters
wealthy
Could vete
Representative Democracy >
-
UK
BUT UK weren't 2nd Reform Act 1867 Electorate doubled
·
as
strong >
-
Representation of the
where ↳ working clas men who -
·
system everyone elects
E ↳ France had to
people act 1918
Spain couldn't were householder
w
representative (person/group) go out to excercise
only
to represent their interests &
Stay within 1km of ho
& Participation
dog
Democracy
to walk
home I had to record Equal Franchise Act 192
make decisions for them
↳e Representation of the -
.
g . elections parliament, Refrendums vote issue people act 1969
single
, -
> on
devolved bodies
Example :
features : free & fair elections regular
>
-
Monarch & Lord
s not elected
D Should
· -
UK
- stay in EEL - Yes 67
:
2 %, No 32 8 %
:
Other elections below 50 %
.
↑ Turnout ↑ since 2011
.
-
= ->
Turnout: 63 2 % .
1997 -
Sc
· Universal
Sufferage -
>
everyone
above -
16 + 17 &
prisoners ②
↳ 18 (with exceptions) should alternative vote
replace FPTP -
Yes 32
: 1 % No :
67 9 %
Yes
-
:
righe
.
Can't
.
#
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Tumout : 42 2 1
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