... when the elections come around. 1. The first principle is that of 'Popular control,' in which this seeks to use this as a way of the decision making in the political processes of their society. This is done through the representatives of government acting on the behalf of the citizens of their state. There are though factors which determine 'How effective that control is, and how equally distributed between citizens, are key criteria for how democratic a system of representative government is.' (Beetham & Weir 1997.) This therefore means that there has to be a good standing relationship between the government and the citizens and between the citizens themselves in order that the state can be run in an appropriate and fair manner. 2. Secondly there is 'Political equality in the exercise of that control.' This principle suggests that when the governments are making decisions on policies and laws, for example, ...

See this essay or coursework document in full right now