Chapter 1

Video 3 Democracy & Participation Pre-chewed Politics

What are the arguments supporting the use of referendums?

Why can referendums be

argued to provide a
stronger mandate for
important reforms than
elections?

What was the Good Friday

Agreement? How did a
referendum help the
agreement?

How did referendums help

the Labour government in
the 1970s?

What are entrenched laws?

Why can referendums be

said to entrench UK
constitutional reforms,
even though Parliament is
sovereign?

What impact can

referendums have on
political participation?

What is the Electoral

Commission, and what
influence does it have on
UK referendums?