UK POLITIC ESSAY

Evaluate the extent to which the UK political system is democratic/undemocratic. - ANS free elections fair elections protection of rights and liberties Evaluate the extent to which the UK is a pluralist democracy. - ANS equality and rights based culture electorate can hold MPs to account pressure groups etc Evaluate the view that the UK is facing a 'participation crisis'. - ANS turnout party membership e-democracy and joining of pressure groups Evaluate the extent to which lowering th...

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7 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

jessyqueen

Evaluate the view that the UK is facing a 'participation crisis'. - ANS P1 - there is falling participation in elections in recent years. - Turnout in general elections has been falling since 1979 - it was 76% in 1979 and in 2001 it was just 59% - European, local and other elections have seen even lower turnouts - 35.2% in 2014 European elections, 36% in 2018 local elections, 15.1% for police commissioner elections in 2012 - *find stats about referendum P2 - evidence of falling particip...

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6 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

jessyqueen

Evaluate the view that citizens can no longer feel confident that their rights in the UK are secure and established. (introduction) - ANS ... paragraph 1 - the introduction of the HRA - ANS P - HRA ensured that the protection of human rights came under clear statute law as opposed to common law E - HRA proved crucial in tackling discriminatory law and provided a clear and purley legal basis on how to go about certian issues. 2012, home secretary repeatedly prevented from deporting abu quat...

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4 pages

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jessyqueen

KEY POINTS Evaluate how effectively rights are protected in the UK/ Evaluate the view that human rights are well protected in the United Kingdom (word what writing differently) - ANS Judicial Review, Civil Liberties, Awareness of civil liberties EXAMPLES Evaluate how effectively rights are protected in the UK/ Evaluate the view that human rights are well protected in the United Kingdom (word what writing differently) - ANS P1: Judicial Review, yes effective - citizens challenge decisions ...

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9 pages

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jessyqueen

Evaluate the extent to which rights are effectively protected in the UK - ANS Intro;- Human rights, or natural rights, are rights that individuals are naturally entitled to. These rights are absolute, universal and fundamental. They also form the basis of individual protection against government intrusion. P1 - Judiciary - the part of a country's government that is responsible for its legal system and which consists of all the judges in the country's courts of law. - Enhanced measures of...

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5 pages

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jessyqueen

Themes: Evaluate the view that in a democracy MPs are free to ignore referendum results and their own political party's manifesto. - ANS HRA Protection of rights- HRA - ANS Protected: Not protected: HRA is uncodified and can be altered by a simple act of Parliament, should be entrenched to protect human rights > Blairs anti-terrorism legislation following 9/11 > Evaluate the view that rights are well protected in the UK - ANS Themes: Evaluate the extent to which there differences ...

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8 pages

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jessyqueen

Great Reform Act - ANS 1832 eliminated rotten boroughs and redistributed seats in Parliament. 1 in 5 adult males 5.6% population Second Reform Act - ANS 1867 Bigger scope Disraeli Working class men to vote if they met property qualifications Doubled size of electorate Third Reform Act - ANS 1884 Gladstone liberal government All working men who met property qualification could vote 40% adult men still excluded Representation of the Peoples Act 1918 - ANS WW1 Llloyd George All men o...

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4 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

jessyqueen

to what extent is uk democracy in need of reform participation levels voter turnout has been decreasing since 1964. 1964 turnout = 77%, 2019 turnout = 67% comparatively - most european elections have 80%+, USA 2017 - 49% to what extent is uk democracy in need of reform party membership party membership has been declining since 1950: conservative party - 2.8m - 200k - this is a less prevelant indicator than electoral turnout to what extent is uk democracy in need of reform - public trust in...

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2 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

jessyqueen

Is the UK experiencing a democratic deficit? - ANS - Yes participation crisis - No? - Yes FPTP = bad Is the UK experiencing a participation crisis? - ANS - Yes, Turnout in elections and referendums - Yes, decline in party membership - No Should voting be made compulsory? - ANS - No, infringes on civil liberties - Yes, Increased turnout - No, voters are not well informed Do pressure groups promote democracy and participation? - ANS - Yes, helps to remove tyranny of the majority by repre...

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6 pages

Written in 2023/2024

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jessyqueen

Should the UK have a codified constitution? - A codified constitution protects the rights of the people which can easily be taken away by the sovereign parliament (in 2015 the ECHR ruled in favour of the 1000 prisoners who appealed their right to vote, however, the UK government refused to comply) /An un-codified constitution is more flexible and can adapt to change, which is vital as the needs of the country are constantly changing, creating competing rights. Plus, rights in the UK are prot...

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23 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

jessyqueen

Using the source, evaluate the view that the major parties still remain the dominant force in UK politics. - ANS AGREE the source leads to the view that it would be difficult to operate our current system of representative democracy without the major political parties, they dominate both the process and ideas of mainstream politics • other parties have always existed but the sheer dominance of the major parties ensures their continued supremacy. AO1 major parties operate all the main fun...

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3 pages

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jessyqueen

KEY POINTS Evaluate the view that the Labour Party remains committed to its traditional values and beliefs, question about whether still new labour would use same stats/facts - P1: Economy -old labour v new labour influences P2: Welfare P3: Foreign policy EXAMPLES Evaluate the view that the Labour Party remains committed to its traditional values and beliefs - P1: Yes still committed to traditional - increasing income tax for top 5%, clamping down on tax avoidance (large coroporations)...

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7 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

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Evaluate the view that the modern Conservative Party has abandoned Thatcherism - Intro- Conservatives have significantly moved away from Thatcherism in regards to Social and Law policies. However they are yet to differ from Thatcher's views on foreign policy and largely on Economics. Main Body 1- Social/Law and Order Y Cameron dubbed himself a 'liberal conservative Y He legalised gay marriage in 2013 Y Hug a hoodie campaign favoured a more understanding approach to young offenders +promo...

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5 pages

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jessyqueen

How effectively do political parties support democracy in the UK? - point 1-Parties play a key role in representation, linking together the people and the government. - link gov to the people by responding to the demands of public opinion-turning them into deliverable policy positions. winning party-a popular mandate to carry out its policies. The emergence of parties in the UK is tied to the introduction of universal suffrage Labour emerging from the trade unions and socialist societies...

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15 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

jessyqueen

Evaluate the view that reforming party funding would improve the various functions of political parties. - intro - current party funding is largely seen as undemocratic. the principles of parties are to rep, ensure democracy with their policy formulation and increase participation para one - representation link people to government may only need support of 30-40% for fptp victories YES - For : With public funding the State can encourage or demand changes in for example how many women cand...

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10 pages

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jessyqueen

Evaluate the view that the only parties which matter in the UK's political system are the Conservative and Labour parties- themes - ANS Westminster Local elections Devolved bodies 1. Judgement - ANS As a whole- yes- however when looking at a more local level their power is weakening Westminster - ANS Lab and Cons formed government for over 100 years FPTP use in Westminster elections mean that Lab and Cons will be favored and inevitably form the executive or opposition 87% huge majority...

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10 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

jessyqueen

- evaluate the case for state funding of parties in the uk (introduction) - - state funding - replace all funding with state grants for parties which would be paid using general taxation measures - ongoing debates and reform since 2000 where the funding of parties was regulated by the political parties, elections and referendums act - end opportunities for corrupt donations, end hidden influences through funding, it reduce the advantage that large parties have and give smaller parties the o...

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8 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

jessyqueen

Evaluate the view that referendums create more problems than they solve - Referendums aggravate deep factionalism within the government, which leads to greater instability and weakness. Indeed, it would seem that they create more problems than they solve The EU ref was called to silence the euroscepticism within the Conservative parties but it has just amplified the divisions within that party Paragraph 1: Brexit is a massive example of referendums causing more problems than they solve: R...

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10 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

jessyqueen

Evaluate the extent to which political parties should be state funded (yes) 1. Big donations don't control policy Vs. Corruption will decline 2. State funding can be biased Vs. break two party dominance 3. Taxes are undemocratic Vs. Increase political participation 4. Parties campaigning all constituencies to gain money Vs. better time management and focus on policies To what extent does the UK have a two party system? Yes 1. Coalition Vs. Usually, one of two parties form the government ...

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7 pages

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Grade A+

jessyqueen

Question: - 'The UK now has a multi-party system.' Analyse and evaluate this statement introduction: - - A multi-party system is a political system that multiple political parties across the political spectrum run for national elections. all have capacity to gain control over government offices, separately or in coalition. - Britain traditionally has a two-party system, where power is passed between two parties, usually Conservatives or Labour - some argue however that this two-party sys...

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2 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

jessyqueen