Links for AS students studying democracy

At this time, many students will have just finished democracy if they're doing AS Edexcel Government and Politics, or a similar syllabus, like AQA. With that in mind, I enclose all the weblinks I've got on Democracy and Participation, including several videos and articles. This includes the story of today for students - should prisoners be allowed to vote? (see link 8 below). More obscure, but still of interest is the efforts by Republicans to introduce voter ID laws in the United States (see link 5). Feedback on all links welcome.

1) Video 3.09: Direct democracy - referenda and initatives in Switzerland - http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/switzerlands-referendum-system/7274.html 2) Video 2.00 Political participation and apathy http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/political-participation/4053.html 3) Video 5.17 Compulsory voting in Australia http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/compulsory-voting-in-australia/10101.html 4) Article - Devolution - Sutton Coldfield to declare independence? http://www.birminghampost.net/dailybulletin/news2/2012/10/04/plans-to-break-sutton-coldfield-away-from-birmingham-65233-31960479/ 5) Video - 2.34 Voter ID law halted in Penn State http://www.aljazeera.com/video/americas/2012/10/201210355749797945.html?utm_content=automate&utm_campaign=Trial6&utm_source=NewSocialFlow&utm_term=plustweets&utm_medium=MasterAccount 6) Article - how technology will create a true democracy http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9624860/Douglas-Carswell-How-technology-will-create-true-democracy.html 7) Article - the case for votes at 16 http://unlockdemocracy.org.uk/blog/entry/980 8) Article - Prisoners and the right to vote? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9630287/Britain-to-keep-prisoner-voting-ban-with-new-compromise-laws.html 9) Article Should we let social media run the country? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-19555756# 10) Article - Low support for directly elected police commissioners http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18505181#TWEET161767