Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Why are referendums
held in the UK?
- Constitutional changes
- Devolution
- Electoral system
- EU membership
- Local mayors
- Entrenches a new law or
constitutional
arrangement
- The Belfast Agreement
- Being able to show that the peace
process had the support of most
people in NI helped to end terrorism.
- EU membership
- Law makers are unable or unwilling to make a decision.
- Local road charges were unpopular and
no politician wished to take the
unpopularity attached to it.
- The AV referendum. The government were
split on the issue so decided to ask the public.