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Referendums are a useful exercise of democratic power. By holding a referendum, the electorate will feel represented, which will increase their confidence in the political system.

There are a few reasons voting behaviour trends show lower turnout for younger generations. Younger voters do not experience the same degree of social class ties to political parties, for example working cla...

Both rights and duties are essential in today's society, but there is a distinction between the two.The idea of a duty is what a citizen should do to demonstrate their active participation in society, this c...

The British government is often put to scrutiny amongst many committees, debates and elections, though, whether these are actually effective is of significance. One might argue that whilst committees that sc...

Political parties allow for greater cohesion within the UK parliament which in turn increases its ability to democratically decide on Policy. The requirement for any UK executive to command the confidence of...