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Edexcel A Level Government and Politics
Paper 1 Questions and Correct Answers
the Latest Update
Direct democracy

✓ all individuals express their opinions themselves and not through representatives acting on
their behalf



Representative democracy

✓ an individual selects a person to act on their behalf



Similarities of representative and direct democracy

✓ based on a majority



Differences of direct and representative democracy

✓ direct is not elective,

✓ direct is for individuals,

✓ direct has more citizen involvement



Legitimacy

✓ the right to exercise power



Democratic deficit




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✓ a deficiency in the way a democratic body works



Positives of UK's democracy

✓ fair and free elections,

✓ free from intimidation,

✓ wide choice of parties,

✓ press freedom,

✓ independant judiciary



Negatives of UK's democracy

✓ under representation of minorities,

✓ can't vote for lords,

✓ doesn't protect rights

✓ press is owned by millionaires



Examples of declining participation

✓ 2001 turnout was lowest since WWII (59.4%),

✓ conservative party has lost members (124,000 members in 2018)



Examples of rising participation

✓ labour biggest party in europe (552,000 members),

✓ turnout rising (68.6% 2017),

✓ e-democracy




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Franchise / suffrage

✓ the ability to vote in public elections



Pluralism

✓ lots of people have a say



Elitism

✓ only a select few have a say



To be able to vote you must:

✓ be 18+,

✓ be a registered british/irish citizen



To be able to vote you cannot:

✓ be under 18,

✓ be a member of the house of lords,

✓ be convicted of illegal electoral practise,

✓ detained in a psychiatric hospital



Great reform act 1832

✓ created 67 new constituencies, included small land owners, tenant farmers and
shopkeepers in the property qualification and gave the vote to all householders who paid
a yearly rent of £10+



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Representation of the people act 1918

✓ allowed men 21+ (with/without property) and women 30+ who live in the constituency or
owned land worth £5+ to vote



Representation of the people act 1928

✓ gave women electoral equality (21+ with/without property)



Representation of the people act 1948

✓ abolished plural voting (2 separate uni votes) and increased MP's to 613



Representation of the people act 1969

✓ voting age reduced to 18 to reflect change in view on adulthood



For lowering voting age to 16:

✓ already trusted with legal rights (leave school, work, army),

✓ have to learn about politics in school,

✓ voting earlier increases chance of involvement,

✓ affects their future



Against lowering voting age to 16:




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