Short questions

All answers should be up to 100 words, unles otherwise stated:

1 - What is democracy?

2 - What is ‘direct democracy’?

3 - What is ‘representative democracy’?

4 - To what extent is the UK a democracy? (150 words)

5 - What are the main functions of elections?

6 - Outline the different types of election that take place in the UK.

7 - ‘The doctrine of the mandate is rather slippery’. Discuss. (200 words)

8 - What are the main criticisms of elections in the UK?

9 - ‘Elections promote democracy’. Discuss. (200 words)

10 - What is a referendum?

11 - Should there be more, or fewer, or no referendums in the UK? (200 words)