Although it seems like direct democracy would give an accurate representation of the population‚ a representative democracy provides more fair and equal decisions. This is because representatives can make decisions while keeping the minority in mind. In a direct democracy‚ the majority will always come out on top‚ simply because there are more people. Also‚ representatives are not emotionally invested in every issue‚ so they can make more logical and rational decisions. People often prioritize their
Premium Democracy Representative democracy Elections
disadvantages of representative democracy? Representative democracy is where the public people vote for and elect a person (called an MP‚ Member or Parliament) to portray and voice the opinions of the area the MP was elected in. They will take the views of their constituency on board when speaking in the House of Commons. A country which uses this is the United Kingdom. One of the advantages of representative democracy is that even with over 60 million people in the UK the system of representative democracy
Premium United Kingdom Democracy
THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY Page 1 Representative democracy is what we have in this country. We are seen by many other countries as one of the most well run countries in the world. Our system seems to run very well and there are many advantages of using the system we do. The principal is that the people are represented through their MP who is able to put the views of the constituent to parliament. On the other hand most politicians want to be successful. and this
Premium United Kingdom Democracy Conservative Party
Representative democracy means the selection of government officials by a vote of the people in periodic elections open to competition in which candidates and voters can freely express themselves (quote). In other words‚ this is like the United States currently is. When elections are held‚ candidates run for election and voters vote to determine what candidate is the best for the job. The elected official will then represent the people in which he serves and vote on issues that are presented.
Premium Democracy United States Voting
To what extent are Referenda Harmful in a Representative Democracy? Referendums are very harmful to a Representative Democracy. They undermine Parliamentary Sovereignty‚ allow our politicians to abdicate responsibility for major political decisions‚ prevent them from exercising their informed judgements‚ and can be manipulated by Governments. This is to say nothing of the premise of allowing important decisions to be made by an uninformed electorate that can be swayed by the Media Industry at
Premium Elections Democracy Voting
Assess the strengths of representative democracy as it operates in the UK. (25) Representative democracy in the UK is elected MPs‚ Peers‚ parties and pressure groups effectively mobilising the views in the best interests of the country. A representative democracy is arguably government Representative democracy in the UK is elected MPs‚ Peers‚ parties and pressure groups effectively mobilising the views in the best interests of the country. A representative democracy is arguably government for the
Premium Democracy United Kingdom Prime minister
the full swing of justice. Article One: Government Power Atrium’s government is a representative democracy‚ which includes five representatives from each division of the country. The people vote on who they desire to be elected for their division’s representative and for the Executive Head of the country. The Executive Head has more power than the division’s representatives‚ and the division’s representatives have more power than the people. The people must obey the government and the laws that
Premium Law Democracy
a tyrant. According to Socrates a tyranny degenerates from a democracy when a popular charismatic leader gets power and naturally does not want to give it up so he takes all
Premium Macbeth Roman Republic Julius Caesar
Another theory which must be discussed in James Madison’s theory of representative democracy. In a speech discussing in Mandela‚ Nelson Mandela makes the points ‘It is not the kings and generals that make history but the masses of the people’ (Open University‚ 2013).It could be argued Mandela shared the same vision for South Africa as Abraham Lincoln did for the United States. Mandela was wanting what Lincoln had called ‘for the people‚ by the people’ (…). However‚ Mandela’s vision got be connected
Premium Democracy Political philosophy United States
Democracy & Political Participation Series (b) Explain the main features of the UK’s democratic system. 10 25 5 (b) Explain three forms of democratic participation. 10 25 (a) What is meant by legitimacy? 5 (b) Explain three strengths of representative democracy. 10 (c) How democratic is the UK? 25 (a) Apart from voting in elections and referendums‚ describe two ways of participating in politics. 5 (b) Explain the arguments in favour of
Premium Democracy Elections United Kingdom