Democratic Features of Uk

Democracy in the UK has many features, each one having positives and negatives points. The first feature is democratic elections. Elections in the UK are democratic to the point they are based on universal suffrage, free and fair, provide electoral choice these are the advantages of Democratic Elections. Disadvantages are that there might not be a good selection to choose from, choices are very limited. If the people are not happy with the result then they can re open nominations (RON), this process also has both advantages and disadvantages, this gives people a chance to once again try and change something that they are not happy with however it does cost the government a lot to have people re vote. The UK is a parliamentary government. This is the main institution that links the government and the people. Parliament ensures representative because the dominant chamber of parliament, the House of Commons is elected. It also maintains deliberative democracy; this is when the public interest is decided through argument, debate and discussion. Additionally Parliament ensures responsible government. In contrast The House of Lords is completely unelected as a result this weakens the representative role of Parliament. Party system prevents MPs from using their own judgement due to discipline. It also restricts freedom of debate and voting in the House of Commons.
Another feature of the Democracy in the UK is pressure groups, this gives a political voice to minorities an example of a pressure group is POWER 2010. It also provides a way in which citizens can apply influence between elections. Lastly it gets people more politically involved rather than just voting. Disadvantages of pressure groups are that it may concentrate political power rather than distributing it more extensively. Also financially powerful pressure groups may be able to “buy” influence through political parties. Furthermore pressure groups undermine the representative process. This weakens the