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UK politics
Democracy and Participation
Types of Democracy
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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