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A Level Government and Politics: UK Politics

Democracy and Participation

Current Systems of Democracy

Democracy is simply a term that means “rule by the people”
It can be split into two main types:

Direct Democracy

Representative Democracy

Types of Representation

The nature of representative democracy in the UK

How democratic is the UK?

However, the way in which people participate is changing, and some claim it is declining, especially amongst the young. This can also be supported in some of the features above:
- Political Parties: In 1970, party membership made up around 3% of the electorate at its most (for Tories) and about 6%, whereas now it is around 1% at its most, and 2.11% total
- Voting: