Paper 1: Direct and representative democracy

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Direct: Brexit Ref 2016

-Engagement over 70%

-Unpopular decision, misleading

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Direct: Alt voting ref 2011

-Low turnout 41%

-Ill informed, who knows voting systems

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Direct: Recall of MPs act 2015

-Petition triggered if an MP is sentenced to imprisonment or susprnfrd from HOC for more than 21 days

-If 10% of voters in a constituency sign the petition then by-election is called.

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Direct: Donald trump petition 2018

-1.6 million people signed petition to stop Trump from state visit to UK. MPs then debated and changed it from state visit to working visit

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Rep: Voter turnout

Average voter turnout of general elections between 1945-97 was 75% in 2024 turnout was just under 60%

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Rep: Partygate scandal

Rules of lockdown brocken by BJ at no10 downing street, exposed gov corruption

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Rep: Liz Truss 2022 Mini budget

Caused chaos in the financial markets in UK which caused gov to collapse after just 6 weeks