1.1.1 Current systems of representative democracy and direct democracy

• Match the feature with the correct political system:

  Bicameral Structure ↔️ UK Parliament

  Major Party Dominance ↔️ US Congress
• The choice of electoral system has significant implications for the nature of representative democracy
• What is the key difference between representative and direct democracy regarding decision-making?

  Elected representatives vs. citizens voting directly
• Direct democracy is more efficient than representative democracy because decisions are made by citizens directly.

  False
• Representatives in representative democracy always have specialized knowledge on policy issues.


  True
• What is representative democracy?

  Citizens elect representatives
• What is a key characteristic of representative democracy?

  Citizens elect representatives
• What is a key feature of representative democracy?

  Elected representatives
• Efficiency is a key advantage of representative democracy over direct democracy.


  True
• Citizen involvement is higher in direct democracy compared to representative democracy.

  True
• Direct democracy relies on citizen expertise and awareness.


  True
• The direct involvement of citizens in decision-making is higher in direct democracy than in representative democracy.


  True
• What is the primary method of decision-making in a representative democracy?

  Elected representatives decide
• In a representative democracy, citizens have unlimited direct decision-making power on policies.

  False
• What is the role of elected representatives in a representative democracy?

  Make laws and policies
• Match the feature with the correct system:

  Structure ↔️ Bicameral

  Election Cycle ↔️ General elections every 5 years

  Party System ↔️ Major party dominance
• What type of party system does Proportional Representation tend to create?

  Multi-party system
• In direct democracy, citizens directly vote on policies
• What is a key feature of representative democracy regarding citizen involvement?

  Limited citizen involvement
• Who makes decisions in a representative democracy?

  Elected representatives
• What are the key components of a representative democracy in the correct order?

  1️⃣ Elected Representatives

  2️⃣ Citizens' Role

  3️⃣ Accountability

  4️⃣ Constitutional Framework
• Representative democracy is generally more efficient than direct democracy.


  True
• The UK Parliamentary system is an example of representative democracy.


  True
• Representative democracy is less time-consuming and costly than direct democracy.


  True
• Citizens elect representatives to make decisions on their behalf
• Why is specialized knowledge important in representative democracy?

  Informed decision-making
• In representative democracy, decisions are made by elected representatives
• Citizens in representative democracy have limited involvement
• Representative democracy is generally more efficient than direct democracy.


  True
• An example of representative democracy is the UK Parliamentary system, where Members of Parliament (MPs) are elected to represent their constituencies
• The UK Parliament is bicameral, consisting of the House of Commons and the House of Lords
• In the First-Past-the-Post system, the candidate with the most votes in a district wins the seat
• What do voters choose in the First-Past-the-Post system?

  Individual candidates
• Arrange the key features of representative democracy in a logical order:

  1️⃣ Elected Representatives

  2️⃣ Limited Citizen Involvement

  3️⃣ Efficiency

  4️⃣ Specialized Knowledge
• Representatives in a representative democracy often have more specialized knowledge
• An example of representative democracy is the UK Parliamentary
• The US Senate has elections every 6 years, while the House of Representatives has elections every 2 years.


  True
• In the First-Past-the-Post system, the candidate with the most votes in a district wins the seat
• How does First-Past-the-Post allocate seats in an election?

  Winner-takes-all in each constituency
• Direct democracy can be time-consuming and costly due to organizing referendums.


  True