Fptp Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

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...

POLI 330 Final Exam questions with verified answers 1. (TCO 1) Which best explains the differences between historians and political scientists? (Points : 2) Historians look for generalizations, and political scientists are reluctant to generalize. Historians are reluctant to generalize, and political scientists look for generalizations. Historians are more likely to look for comparisons than political scientists. Historians tend to focus on nature-based explanations, and political scientist...

Evaluate the extent to which constitutional reform has significantly improved Democracy in the UK. (or Evaluate the extent to which constitutional reform in the UK since 1997 has removed constitutional weakness) para 1 - failed to remove weakness - Demo deficit - House of Lords Act (1998) → all but 92 hereditary peers were removed and replaced by life peers, which are appointed by the government of the day + remain for life/retirement. Unelected and not accountable to the electorate. = un...

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...

© WJEC CBAC Ltd. GCE AS MARKING SCHEME SUMMER 2019 AS (NEW) GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS - UNIT 2 2160U20-1 © WJEC CBAC Ltd. INTRODUCTION This marking scheme was used by WJEC for the 2019 examination. It was finalised after detailed discussion at examiners' conferences by all the examiners involved in the assessment. The conference was held shortly after the paper was taken so that reference could be made to the full range of candidates' responses, with photocopied scripts forming ...

Detailed summary notes of the whole third topic in Paper one of Edexcel A-Level politics. Essay plans, detailed explanations and informed examples will make you feel reassured for your exam

Detailed single essay plan on the FPTP ( First Past the Post) electoral system, debating it's effectiveness. This got me 27/30 in my mock exam!!!

Two essay plans which can be used for a wide range of essay questions for the electoral systems portion of Paper 1 Edexcel Politics. It has great examples and points about the pros and cons of each electoral system (i.e. FPTP, AMS, STV, and Supplementary Vote)

This document is for people who study Politics with Edexcel and it's a comprehensive guide for everything you need to know condensed: it has examples, arguments, counterpoints, recent information, debates and lots of explanations. This document discusses the strengths and weaknesses of all the electoral systems you need to know, the function of elections and an ideal essay plan for referendums. For my A Levels this is all I used to revise and I have packs like this for every single topic on all ...

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