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The author of this essay will attempt to discuss the statement that our electoral system produces accountable but not representative governments.
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The author of this essay will attempt to discuss the statement that our electoral system produces accountable but not representative governments. This essay will discuss Britain's present electoral system, other existing electoral systems and how it compares to the British system. It will also look at the ways in which the government is made accountable. The existence of an electoral system is fundamentally important to the notion of a democratic government. But the idea of a democracy is rather vague and this can be reflected by the different forms of electoral systems that exist. Elections must uphold four principles in order to ensure fairness and equality for the electorate: 1) that there is a full francise which means the right to vote. 2) the value of each vote is equal to that of any other vote; 3) the regulation of the conduct of each election campaign to ensure legality and...
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