- PARLIAMENTARY
- What we have in the UK – Parliament stands as the highest form of authority – executive branch will be drawn from and accountable to reps in parliament.
- This means that parliament is sovereign – can counteract SC decisions, Gov is accountable to parliament – can remove the gov through a vote of no confidence.
- No laws are entrenched – parliament can amend/repeal any laws.
- DIRECT
- The citizens are directly involved in the decision-making process. Eligible citizens make the political decisions themselves, without operating through anyone else, such as representatives.
- Referendums are the most common form of this in the UK.
- g. EU Referendum 2016 (52% YES) – turnout was 72.2, decision was effectively made by only 37.7% of the voting population, 2014 Scottish Independence Referendum (55% NO) and 2011 AV vote Referendum (67% NO).
- REPRESENTATIVE
- Also present in the UK.
- The people transfer the power to make decisions to an elected representative.
- MPs represent constituents – surgeries etc.
- People elect someone to represent them in leg body, gov is drawn from parliament and the exec depends on/accountable to Parl. – parliamentary democracy.
- 650 constituencies, each elects an MP to the HofC.
Manifesto (what they’ll do when their elected), voters (read manifesto and vote for party w policies they support) and mandate (winning party claims auth to enact manifesto policies).