POLITICS A LEVEL PAPER 1 EDEXCEL ESSAY PLANS

Using the source, evaluate the view that 'pick-and-mix' politics is replacing 'Left-Right' politics and political parties are becoming more internally divided than ever. - Using the source, evaluate the view - with specific reference to at least one devolved region using an alternative electoral system - that the case for PR to replace the Westminster FPTP voting system has now been established. - Evaluate the view that it is the media not pressure groups that has the greater influence on governments. - Evaluate the view that neither individual rights nor collective rights in the UK are adequately protected and guaranteed. - To what extent are conservatives united in their attitude towards the state? - To what extent is socialism more disunited than united? - Using the source, evaluate the view that opinion polls bring more advantages than disadvantages to elections and referendums. - Using the source, evaluate the view that in a democracy MPs are free to ignore referendum results and their own political party's manifesto. - Evaluate the view that the emergence of multiple parties in the UK means that the Westminster electoral system must be changed. - Evaluate the view that the influence of the media in politics is exaggerated; it is not heavily biased and has little power of persuasion. - To what extent is liberalism more concerned with society than with the economy? - To what extent is there more to unite rather than divide the New Right from One-Nation conservatives? - Using Source 1, evaluate the view that a person's age and the media have now replaced social class and region as clear indicators of voting behaviour. - Using Source 2, evaluate the view that state funding of political parties would be preferable to a situation in which a party can win a general election because it has more members and income than other parties. - Evaluate the view that the actions of pressure groups have been more significant than government legislation in defending and promoting rights in the UK. - Evaluate the view that the various electoral systems in use in the UK make significant differences to party representation. - To what extent do modern liberals accept the ideas of classical liberals? - To what extent does socialism depend on a view of society based only on class? - The source below considers the factors which deliver success for political parties in general elections. It reflects on whether the outcomes of general elections are predictable or whether the electorate can spring surprises, making the results more volatile. Using the source, evaluate the view that the outcomes of general elections are stable and predictable -