The Constitutions:
‘Power is evenly distributed in both the US and UK constitutions.’ Analyse and
evaluate this statement.
The Executives:
‘The UK prime minister is better positioned to dictate policy than the US
president.’ Analyse and evaluate this statement.
‘The US president has greater power than the UK prime minister in theory, but
in practice it is usually easier for the prime minister to achieve their aims.’
Analyse and evaluate this statement.
‘The distinctions between the UK and US executive branches are breaking
down.’ Analyse and evaluate this statement.
‘The US Congress has greater power to check the executive branch than the
UK Parliament.’ Analyse and evaluate this statement.
‘Judicial checks are too limited for the UK executive but excessively
constraining for the US executive’. Analyse and evaluate this statement.
The judiciaries:
‘Judicial independence is more effectively protected in the UK than the US’.
Analyse and evaluate this statement. (asked judiciary question last year but haven’t
covered this spec point yet)
Electoral and party systems
‘There is too much money in US politics and too little in UK politics.’ Analyse
and evaluate this statement. (maybe less likely given our paper 1 25-marker)
‘The main UK political parties are more internally united than their US
counterparts.’ Analyse and evaluate this statement.
‘Power is evenly distributed in both the US and UK constitutions.’ Analyse and
evaluate this statement.
The Executives:
‘The UK prime minister is better positioned to dictate policy than the US
president.’ Analyse and evaluate this statement.
‘The US president has greater power than the UK prime minister in theory, but
in practice it is usually easier for the prime minister to achieve their aims.’
Analyse and evaluate this statement.
‘The distinctions between the UK and US executive branches are breaking
down.’ Analyse and evaluate this statement.
‘The US Congress has greater power to check the executive branch than the
UK Parliament.’ Analyse and evaluate this statement.
‘Judicial checks are too limited for the UK executive but excessively
constraining for the US executive’. Analyse and evaluate this statement.
The judiciaries:
‘Judicial independence is more effectively protected in the UK than the US’.
Analyse and evaluate this statement. (asked judiciary question last year but haven’t
covered this spec point yet)
Electoral and party systems
‘There is too much money in US politics and too little in UK politics.’ Analyse
and evaluate this statement. (maybe less likely given our paper 1 25-marker)
‘The main UK political parties are more internally united than their US
counterparts.’ Analyse and evaluate this statement.