Civics
Major decisions by elected leaders
Practice questions
If elected leaders implement policy only after reading a technical report and without public debate, what question arises?What is the main difference of legitimacy between an elected leader and an expert in democracy?If people vote to change policy direction and the new government changes policy, what does it prove?In which situation will the policy autonomy of elected government be most doubtful?If parliament debates tax policy but final rates are set by an unelected finance council, which conclusion is correct?Why is it proper to demand public explanation on major decisions in democracy?If policy is made according to the election manifesto, what does it strengthen?If an elected government takes major decisions but citizens cannot get information, which control becomes weak?Which statement gives the most balanced understanding of democratic decision power?If elected representatives vote on policy but a party's hidden owner orders them, what concern arises?Which question is most useful to test legitimacy of a policy decision in democracy?If all policy powers are given to unelected military command even during national emergency, what is the danger?If an elected government hands policy decisions to a private company and gives no answers itself, what weakens?In which situation will people's vote become merely formal?If elected leaders have decision power but crush minority rights, what is lacking in democratic decision?If parliament gets no time to discuss policy and orders are implemented directly, which element weakens?When can mandate be said to be misused in democracy?If government changes in election but a secret council does not allow policy change, which democratic link breaks?Control of elected leadership in major decisions is best proved by what?If there is tension between expertise and public accountability in policy-making, what is the democratic solution?