Analyse, evaluate and compare the arguments in the
extract over the extent to which there is a participation
crisis in the UK.
[25 marks]
22/25
With the Great Reform Act in 1832, Britain became a true democracy,
and since then the full population has become enfranchised, but as of
2024 over 40% of UK citizens are choosing to waive their right of
suffrage. To analyse and confirm the presence of a participation crisis
we must first define a metric of what a crisis constitutes as. For the
purposes and contexts of this essay, a participation crisis would involve
decreased voter turnout, low levels of public political attention, a lack
of trust in the system and minimal levels of political competency
amongst the public. The above extract argues that the UK is
experiencing a participation crisis in politics, evidenced by declining
voter turnout, but it includes a broader perspective suggesting that
extract over the extent to which there is a participation
crisis in the UK.
[25 marks]
22/25
With the Great Reform Act in 1832, Britain became a true democracy,
and since then the full population has become enfranchised, but as of
2024 over 40% of UK citizens are choosing to waive their right of
suffrage. To analyse and confirm the presence of a participation crisis
we must first define a metric of what a crisis constitutes as. For the
purposes and contexts of this essay, a participation crisis would involve
decreased voter turnout, low levels of public political attention, a lack
of trust in the system and minimal levels of political competency
amongst the public. The above extract argues that the UK is
experiencing a participation crisis in politics, evidenced by declining
voter turnout, but it includes a broader perspective suggesting that
