Uk parliament Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

Edexcel A Level Politics Paper 2 Mark Scheme June 2022. Pearson Edexcel GCE In Politics (9PL0) Paper 2: UK Government and Non-core Political Ideas. Only government proposed amendments succeed in the Commons. Due to the majority for the government, the whip system and party loyalty in the Commons, nearly all successful amendments to bills require government backing with only 1% of proposals from non-government parliamentarians succeeding (UCL). We can conclude that the government’s dom...

AP Comparative Government: Key Terms and Concepts Authoritarian - Correct Answer A system of government in which decisions are made by political elites, without much input from citizens. They may be ruled by a single dictator, a hereditary monarch, or a small group of aristocrats or a single political party. Ex) The Soviet Union was an authoritarian regime under the Communist Party, as was England prior to 1215, when the monarch had absolute authority. Command Economy - Correct Answer Econom...

GCSE CITIZENSHIP STUDIES 8100/1 Paper 1 Version: 1.0 Final *JUN* IB/M/Jun23/E4 8100/1 For Examiner’s Use Question Mark 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 TOTAL Monday 15 May 2023 Afternoon Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes Materials You will need no other materials. Instructions • Use black ink or black ball-point pen. • Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. • Answer all questions. • You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write outside the box around ea...

These notes cover administrative law/judicial review as taught on the Public Law module of postgraduate law conversion courses (the GDL/PGDL). They can also cover topics on introductory public, administrative, and constitutional law papers taught on UK undergraduate Law degrees (LLBs). Using these notes, I gained a Distinction (74%) in the GDL at the University of Law. Some sections are coded according to this key: YELLOW - the order of the steps to take during exam questions, AND addit...

Evaluate the extent to which direct democracy, rather than representative democracy should be used in the UK P1: Direct democracy participation- direct democracy is better bc participation falling with representative democracy-2019- 67% compared to high turnout of 1979s, 76% in 1979- lowest 2001 counter point: -direct demo increases participation-there was a 72.2% turnout for Brexit- and engagement, but undermines the motivation- -Countries such as Switzerland shows frequent ref...

NCTJ Public Affairs Revision Definitions Collective responsibility - answer• All government ministers must publicly support government policy. • They must resign if they do not. Individual ministerial responsibility - answer• If something goes wrong in their individual department, a minister should resign. e.g. Chris Grayling, Minister for Transport, should resign but hasn't. Backbench MPs - answer• A backbench MP is an MP who is not a member of the governmen or the shadow oppos...

NCTJ Preliminary Law Exam Scotland 2024 Questions and Answers 100% C What does the Contempt of Court Act 1981 say regarding what type of content should generally not be published? - CORRECT ANSWER-Nothing must be published which creates substantial risk of serious prejudice or impediment. Which court would you expect to deal with a case regarding a footballer suing a newspaper for intrusion into privacy. (2) - CORRECT ANSWER-Sheriff Civil or Court of Session if dispute is over £100k....

This plan considers the case for further regional devolution. Includes precise evidence and an evaluative argument. A* quality (graded by teacher). These formed the basis of my answer in the June 2022 exam which received 28/30. I achieved an A* in Politics as a whole and now study at the University of Cambridge.

Constitution - a set of rules determining where ultimate power lies in a system and relationship between government Unentrenched - having no special procedure for amendments Uncodified - the constitution is not written so cannot be followed Unitary - power is in one place Parliamentary sovereignty - parliament has ultimate power over laws, can't bind its successors and its legislation can't be struck down by a higher body Rule of law - everyone must follow the rule and will be punished ...

Constitution - a set of rules determining where ultimate power lies in a system and relationship between government Unentrenched - having no special procedure for amendments Uncodified - the constitution is not written so cannot be followed Unitary - power is in one place Parliamentary sovereignty - parliament has ultimate power over laws, can't bind its successors and its legislation can't be struck down by a higher body Rule of law - everyone must follow the rule and will be punished ...