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| Pregunta | Respuesta |
| Genuine Democracy | ADVANTAGE It is the purest for, of democracy. |
| Disperses power | ADVANTAGE it disperses power widely among the population and so prevents a concentration of power in too few hands |
| Increase popular participation | ADVANTAGE It increases popular participation and therefore enhances democracy -combating political apathy |
| Personal Development | ADVANTAGE Creates better informed and more knowledgeable citizens |
| Educational Benefits | ADVANTAGE Serve as political educsation |
| Legitimate government | ADVANTAGE ensures that the rule is legitimate. People are more likely to accept decisions they have made themselves. |
| 'Entrench' important constitutional changes | ADVANTAGE Referendums can entrench or safeguard important constitutional changes or controversial ones. ie Brexit or devolution |
| End of professional politics | ADVANTAGE Reduces or removes the public dependence on self serving professional politicians |
| Majoritarianism (tyranny of the majority) | DISADVANTAGES in democratic decisions some minorities may be discriminated against. The Swiss ban on minarets |
| Complexity | DISADVANTAGES many decisions may be too complex for the people to understand |
| Emotional responses | DISADVANTAGES There may be emotional rather than a rational response from the people and the media |
| Apathy | DISADVANTAGE if required to participate too much, the people may become politically 'fatigued' and apathy will grow |
| Tyranny of the politically active | DISADVANTAGE There is a possibility of it being subverted or distorted by wealthy groups who influence the debate |
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