Edexcel A level politics UK
government evidence, UK
Government Case Studies, Paper
2 evidence bank Mark Scheme
June 2023
,Give an example of convention law
The salisbury convention
Give an example of ill thought out legislation
Dangerous Dogs Act 1991- didn't consider cross-breeds
Give an example of the uk constitution being flexible
Coronavirus Emergency Act 2020
Terror Act 2006- after 7/7 bombing, banned glorification of
terror, restricting free speech
Give an example of the ambiguity of the constitution as a
weakness?
Unclear as to whether johnson could prorogue parliament
Give an example of failed attempts to further devolve
England?
,2004 North East referendum rejected devolution by 78%
Give an example of House of Lords reform under new labour
House of Lords Act 1999- reducer Hereditary peers to 92
HoL appointments commission established- nominate
some Life Peers
How many life peers did blair appoint?
203
Give an example of the HRA being used
Laporte Case 2006- Article 8 (right to private life) and article
10 (freedom of expression) used to show police acted
illegally stopping 120 anti-iraq protestors
Give an example of Parliament overriding the HRA
Belmarsh Case 2004- Govt suspended Article 5 (right to
liberty) to keep terrorist suspects in custody without charge
Give an example of elective dictatorship
between 1997 and 2005 Blair was undefeated in Parliament
121 labour mps voted against iraq war but it still passed due
to 179 seat maj
2019 tories got 56% of seats but only 43.6% of vote
What prompted the AV referendum?
, the Jenkins Commission Report 1998
Turnout and result of AV referendum?
42% TO
68% against AV
Result and TO of each devolution ref
Scotland 1997
TO: 60.4%
Result: 74.3% yes
Wales 1997
TO: 50.2%
Result: 50.3% yes
NI 1998 (good friday agreement)
TO: 81.1%
Result: 71.1%
How does tax varying power differ in each devolved
assembly?
Scotland: vary income tax rates and bands (Scotland Act
2016), previously up to 10p (Scotland Act 2012)
Wales: control over 10p share of income tax
NI: no tax varying power
government evidence, UK
Government Case Studies, Paper
2 evidence bank Mark Scheme
June 2023
,Give an example of convention law
The salisbury convention
Give an example of ill thought out legislation
Dangerous Dogs Act 1991- didn't consider cross-breeds
Give an example of the uk constitution being flexible
Coronavirus Emergency Act 2020
Terror Act 2006- after 7/7 bombing, banned glorification of
terror, restricting free speech
Give an example of the ambiguity of the constitution as a
weakness?
Unclear as to whether johnson could prorogue parliament
Give an example of failed attempts to further devolve
England?
,2004 North East referendum rejected devolution by 78%
Give an example of House of Lords reform under new labour
House of Lords Act 1999- reducer Hereditary peers to 92
HoL appointments commission established- nominate
some Life Peers
How many life peers did blair appoint?
203
Give an example of the HRA being used
Laporte Case 2006- Article 8 (right to private life) and article
10 (freedom of expression) used to show police acted
illegally stopping 120 anti-iraq protestors
Give an example of Parliament overriding the HRA
Belmarsh Case 2004- Govt suspended Article 5 (right to
liberty) to keep terrorist suspects in custody without charge
Give an example of elective dictatorship
between 1997 and 2005 Blair was undefeated in Parliament
121 labour mps voted against iraq war but it still passed due
to 179 seat maj
2019 tories got 56% of seats but only 43.6% of vote
What prompted the AV referendum?
, the Jenkins Commission Report 1998
Turnout and result of AV referendum?
42% TO
68% against AV
Result and TO of each devolution ref
Scotland 1997
TO: 60.4%
Result: 74.3% yes
Wales 1997
TO: 50.2%
Result: 50.3% yes
NI 1998 (good friday agreement)
TO: 81.1%
Result: 71.1%
How does tax varying power differ in each devolved
assembly?
Scotland: vary income tax rates and bands (Scotland Act
2016), previously up to 10p (Scotland Act 2012)
Wales: control over 10p share of income tax
NI: no tax varying power
