Types of Democracy

Cards (10)

  • 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