Democracy and Participation Edexcel Part A Questions

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GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS (EDEXCEL) – UNIT 1

Democracy and Participation

All Part “A” Questions – January 2009 to January 2010

5 Marks Available per Question

Total Mark: /15

January 2009

. What are the main features of representative democracy?

One main feature of representative democracy is that it is indirect; this means that the public do not have an active role in policy making. This is because the public chose an advocate to speak on their behalf and to debate in the House of Commons to create new policy proposals. An example of this is the 2017 ‘Brexit Bill’ to trigger article 50 which was passed without the input of the public.
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Another feature of representative democracy is that it is not continuous; this means that the public do not have an ongoing dialogue with the government. This is because of the possibility of representative democracy being undermined. This is because the public have elected a group of professional politicians to make decisions on their behalf. An example of this would be that the public only get involved with politics when it is time for general elections or referendums.

One final feature of representative democracy is that it is mediated; this means that the public do not have to ...

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