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Should the UK involve citizens more directly in democracy?

The starter and exit quiz of the lesson “Should the UK involve citizens more directly in democracy?”, from the unit “How can politicians involve citizens in direct decision making?” (Year 10 Citizenship) by Oak National Academy.

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12 questions

  1. What is a citizens’ assembly?
  2. Match these forms of citizen involvement with their descriptions.
  3. A referendum is a type of ___ democracy where citizens vote directly on a specific issue.
  4. Political problems can lead to low voter ___ and unfair representation.
  5. Why might a referendum be used to decide on changes to a voting system (electoral reform)?
  6. What is a potential weakness of using a referendum to solve political problems?
  7. The UK has a ___ democracy where citizens elect Members of Parliament (MPs) to represent them on their behalf.
  8. Match each form of citizen involvement to its description.
  9. Which of these is the best reason for not using direct democracy in every decision?
  10. Why might the Government use citizens’ assemblies?
  11. Why does being a representative democracy not stop citizens from being involved in decision-making?
  12. How does involving citizens in decision-making help strengthen democracy?

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