Types of Democracy

• Liberal democracy

  The right to vote is widespread and representatives act in the interests of everyone in society
• Majoritarian democracy

  The will / desires of the majority of the population are the prime considerations of the government
• Parliamentary democracy

  Parliament stands as the highest form of authority. The executive branch is drawn from and accountable to the people's representatives in Parliament
• Presidential democracy

  The executive is elected separately from the rest of the legislative body and is directly accountable to the people
• Direct democracy

  Citizens are directly involved in the decision making process
• Representative democracy

  People transfer the power to make decisions to an elected representative
• Majoritarian leaders : Boris Johnson and Donald Trump

  They held no strong personal beliefs and did what they thought would be popular with the public
• Scrutiny of the executive means Cabinet ministers are held accountable through Parlimentary democracy
• Referendums are examples of direct democracy
• Constituencies in the UK are examples of representative democracy