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GCSE Citizenship Studies · key term
A system in which citizens elect representatives to make decisions on their behalf.
Used by AQA and Edexcel
Paper 1
A form of democracy in which citizens elect representatives to make decisions on their behalf.
Revise: Forms of DemocracyPeople can exercise this power in different ways. They might vote on a decision themselves, or choose someone to make decisions on their behalf. This is the main distinction between direct democracy and representative democracy.
Paper 1, Paper 2
Distinguish voting for a representative from voting directly on an issue: the first is representative democracy; the second is direct democracy.
Use a precise UK example: electing MPs illustrates representative democracy, while the 2016 EU membership referendum illustrates direct democracy.
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A system in which people elect representatives to make political decisions on their behalf.
The UK mainly uses representative democracy, but it also uses referendums to allow direct decisions on particular questions.
