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What is democracy? https://youtube/watch?v=u6jgWxkbR7A

What is democracy? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6jgWxkbR7A. What do you think are the key features of a democracy?.

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What is democracy? https://youtube/watch?v=u6jgWxkbR7A

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  1. What is democracy?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6jgWxkbR7A

  2. What do you think are the key features of a democracy? Simply Put Democracy is ‘Government by the people’ and is derived from the Greek word ‘demos’ meaning ‘the people’ or ‘the many’ and ‘cracy’ from ‘kratos’ which means ‘rule’ or ‘power’. • Today we might give this definition of democracy: Political systems that are organised on the basis that government should serve the interests of the people. In liberal democracies it is also expected that citizens should influence decisions or make decisions themselves. It is also expected that government should be accountable in various ways to the people. Question: Which do you think are the most democratic countries in the world? https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/freedom-world-2018 https://www.eiu.com/topic/democracy-index

  3. Direct Democracy • Individuals express opinions themselves • Citizens are active in decision making • Started in Ancient Greece – Athens. Still used in Switzerland today • Examples of direct democracy today in the UK?

  4. What is representative democracy? • Citizens elect representatives to make decisions on their behalf • All adult citizens have the right to vote for representatives • Citizens pass their authority to their representatives • Elections are fair and representative Question: Who represents you?

  5. Flying Start Quiz • Complete the Quiz • Swap sheets with someone else • Add corrections/ points to your friends work in green

  6. What are the advantages and disadvantages of Direct democracy? Watch this video on how democracy worked in Athens. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fivQUlC7-8 Make notes on: • The key features of this type of democracy (how it worked in Athens) • Advantages • Disadvantages

  7. Direct democracy today Watch this video on the Swiss system of direct democracy: • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9Ei50c2c1I Make notes on: • The key features (how it works) • Advantages • Disadvantages

  8. Complete Worksheet on Swiss Direct Democracy

  9. Representative Democracy: REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY: An indirect and limited form of democracy where the people vote for a representative who then speaks on behalf of his/her constituents. The representative can be re-elected or removed during elections. .

  10. Some conditions for representative democracies could be said to be:

  11. Overall…..... • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbN9kx6YHQQ • Homework: Find an article in the news about the state of democracy in the world today…

  12. Print pages 5-7 on direct democracy in Switzerland

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