democracy

• direct democracy is where anyone can vote for something themselves
• The voting system in the UK, known as first-past-the-post, tends to favor larger political parties and can result in a disproportional representation of smaller parties.
• The main political parties in the UK are the Conservative Party, Labour Party, Liberal Democrats, and Scottish National Party (SNP).
• Advantages of representative democracy include: efficient decision-making, protection of minority rights, and the ability to hold elected officials accountable. Disadvantages include: potential for corruption, limited direct citizen participation, and the risk of elected officials not accurately representing the will of the people.
• Advantages of direct democracy include increased citizen participation and decision-making power, while disadvantages include potential for majority tyranny and logistical challenges in large populations.
• representative democracy is where people vote who to act on their choices
• legitimacy is the right to use power
• a devolved government is where power can be transferred
• Members of Parliament are elected to the House of Commons through a general election, where eligible voters in each constituency vote for their preferred candidate.
• The first-past-the-post voting system can have a negative impact on smaller parties as it tends to favor larger, more established parties and makes it difficult for smaller parties to win seats.
• Advantages of first-past-the-post voting system: simplicity, stability.

  Disadvantages of first-past-the-post voting system: disproportionate representation, limited voter choice.
• Recall acts of MPs 2015
• democracy is the power of the people
• Byelection are between elections
• cabinet - the group of ministers who advise the prime minister on policy and make decisions on behalf of the government
• coalition government - a government made up of two or more parties that work together to form a government
• devolution - the transfer of power from the central government to the regional government
• first-past-the-post - An electoral system where the person with the most number of votes is elected. Victory is achieved by having one more vote than other contenders - it is also called a plurality system.
• The UK has a uncodified constitution - a constitution which is not contained in a single document and has a number of different source.
• House of Lords - The upper house of parliament, consisting of peers who have been appointed by the monarch or inherited their position through family ties.
• statue laws are laws made by parliament
• Common law are laws made by judges
• The UK has a pluralist democracy
• House of Lords has no fixed term and members serve until they die or resign.
• The House of Commons is elected every five years by FPTP voting system.
• There are 650 MPs in the house of commons