A Level Politics Pearson/ Edexcel Uk Politics Chapter 1-
Democracy Questions with Correct Answers 2025
whatvdoesvfranchise/suffragevmean?v-vcorrectvanswer-
Thevpeopleveligiblevtovvotev(18+)vinvthevgeneralvelection
Whatvisvdemocraticvdeficit?v-vcorrectvanswer-
Whenvdemocraticvorganisationsvorvinstitutions,ve.g.vgovernments,vdon'tvfulfillvthevprinciplesvofvdemocracy
vinvhowvtheyvoperate.vIt'svmainlyvusedvthevdiscussionsvovervthevgovernmentvofvthevUKvwhenvreferringvtovth
evgovernmentvofvthevEUv(UKvisvsubjectvtovdirectivesvfromvEUvandvrulingsvfromvthevEuropeanvCourtvofvJustic
e.
Whatvdoesvlegitimacyvemans?v-vcorrectvanswer-
Thevrightvandvacceptancevofvanvauthority,vwithvthevgovernmentvdoingvthingsvinvtermsvofvpolicyvandvlawvma
kingvthatvarevacceptablevtovthevcitizensvofvthevstate.
whatvisvparticipationvcrisis?v-vcorrectvanswer-
Wherevavlargevproportionvofvthevpopulationvdon'tvengagevwithvthevpoliticalvprocessve.g.vbyvnotvvotingvinvth
evelections.vDecliningvmembershipvofvpoliticalvpartiesvisvanothervpotentialvindicatorvofvavparticipationvcrisi
s.
WhatvarevthevreasonsvagainstvthevUKvexperiencingvavparticipationvcrisis?v-vcorrectvanswer-
Therevisvanvincreasevinvthevnumbervofvpressurevgroupsvandvmemberships.vTherevisvanvincreasevinvpoliticalvs
ocialvmediavcampaigning.vTherevisvanvincreasevinvdirectvaction.
WhatvarevreasonsvforvthevUKvexperiencingvparticipationvcrisis?v-vcorrectvanswer-
ThevUKvhasvwitnessedvavdeclinevinvthevvotervturnout.vThev1997vGEvsawv71.4%vcomparedvtov2001vGEvatv59.
4%.vRecentvreferendumsvhavevshownvavdeclinevto-
vjustv42.2%vAVvreferendum.vPartyvmembershipvisvfalling:vinvthev1980sv4.12%vofvthevelectoratevwerevregiste
redvmembersvofvparty,vcomparedvtov0.95%vinv2008.vDisillusionmentvwithvpartyvpolitics.vTherevisvavdecreas
evinvidentificationvwithvpartyvpolicy.
Whatvarevthevsimilaritiesvbetweenvrepresentativevandvdirectvdemocracy?v-vcorrectvanswer-
Peoplevarevsoughtvaftervtovhavevownvopinionsvexpressed.vLegislaturevthatvrepresentsvtheirvviews.
Democracy Questions with Correct Answers 2025
whatvdoesvfranchise/suffragevmean?v-vcorrectvanswer-
Thevpeopleveligiblevtovvotev(18+)vinvthevgeneralvelection
Whatvisvdemocraticvdeficit?v-vcorrectvanswer-
Whenvdemocraticvorganisationsvorvinstitutions,ve.g.vgovernments,vdon'tvfulfillvthevprinciplesvofvdemocracy
vinvhowvtheyvoperate.vIt'svmainlyvusedvthevdiscussionsvovervthevgovernmentvofvthevUKvwhenvreferringvtovth
evgovernmentvofvthevEUv(UKvisvsubjectvtovdirectivesvfromvEUvandvrulingsvfromvthevEuropeanvCourtvofvJustic
e.
Whatvdoesvlegitimacyvemans?v-vcorrectvanswer-
Thevrightvandvacceptancevofvanvauthority,vwithvthevgovernmentvdoingvthingsvinvtermsvofvpolicyvandvlawvma
kingvthatvarevacceptablevtovthevcitizensvofvthevstate.
whatvisvparticipationvcrisis?v-vcorrectvanswer-
Wherevavlargevproportionvofvthevpopulationvdon'tvengagevwithvthevpoliticalvprocessve.g.vbyvnotvvotingvinvth
evelections.vDecliningvmembershipvofvpoliticalvpartiesvisvanothervpotentialvindicatorvofvavparticipationvcrisi
s.
WhatvarevthevreasonsvagainstvthevUKvexperiencingvavparticipationvcrisis?v-vcorrectvanswer-
Therevisvanvincreasevinvthevnumbervofvpressurevgroupsvandvmemberships.vTherevisvanvincreasevinvpoliticalvs
ocialvmediavcampaigning.vTherevisvanvincreasevinvdirectvaction.
WhatvarevreasonsvforvthevUKvexperiencingvparticipationvcrisis?v-vcorrectvanswer-
ThevUKvhasvwitnessedvavdeclinevinvthevvotervturnout.vThev1997vGEvsawv71.4%vcomparedvtov2001vGEvatv59.
4%.vRecentvreferendumsvhavevshownvavdeclinevto-
vjustv42.2%vAVvreferendum.vPartyvmembershipvisvfalling:vinvthev1980sv4.12%vofvthevelectoratevwerevregiste
redvmembersvofvparty,vcomparedvtov0.95%vinv2008.vDisillusionmentvwithvpartyvpolitics.vTherevisvavdecreas
evinvidentificationvwithvpartyvpolicy.
Whatvarevthevsimilaritiesvbetweenvrepresentativevandvdirectvdemocracy?v-vcorrectvanswer-
Peoplevarevsoughtvaftervtovhavevownvopinionsvexpressed.vLegislaturevthatvrepresentsvtheirvviews.
