Politics Paper Two essay plans:
'Evaluate the extent to which constitutional changes since 1997 have been beneficial' - ✔✔✔- Judicial
Reform (CRA 2005)
- However, arguably didn't do enough
- Parliamentary Reform (Fixed Term Parliament Act 2011 & HOL Reform 1999)
-However, FPTP system still hasn't been reformed and peers are still unelected and unrepresentative
- Devolution
- However, it's not binding and is asymmetrical
'Evaluate the extent to which the arguments that the UK constitution should remain uncodified are
convincing' - ✔✔✔- The power of government
- However, Entrenchment wouldn't make it impossible to amend the constitution and would entail an
orderly and careful process
- Relations between branches
- However, codification would bring greater transparency over the power of government
- Public education and awareness
- However, codification would educate the public and promote greater respect for political institutions
'Evaluate the reasons why pressure for constitutional reform has grown in recent years' - ✔✔✔- Low
Turnout
- However, turnout is rising
- Increase in Direct Democracy
- However, direct democracy has proven ineffective
- Human Rights
- However, it is convention to uphold HR
- Parliamentary reform
'Evaluate the extent to which constitutional changes since 1997 have been beneficial' - ✔✔✔- Judicial
Reform (CRA 2005)
- However, arguably didn't do enough
- Parliamentary Reform (Fixed Term Parliament Act 2011 & HOL Reform 1999)
-However, FPTP system still hasn't been reformed and peers are still unelected and unrepresentative
- Devolution
- However, it's not binding and is asymmetrical
'Evaluate the extent to which the arguments that the UK constitution should remain uncodified are
convincing' - ✔✔✔- The power of government
- However, Entrenchment wouldn't make it impossible to amend the constitution and would entail an
orderly and careful process
- Relations between branches
- However, codification would bring greater transparency over the power of government
- Public education and awareness
- However, codification would educate the public and promote greater respect for political institutions
'Evaluate the reasons why pressure for constitutional reform has grown in recent years' - ✔✔✔- Low
Turnout
- However, turnout is rising
- Increase in Direct Democracy
- However, direct democracy has proven ineffective
- Human Rights
- However, it is convention to uphold HR
- Parliamentary reform
