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Evaluate the extent to which pressure groups widen the distribution of political power. (30 marks) - ANS R1: - Help represent those often ignored by government. 2009 Gurkha campaign. Cp: Most successful groups are insider representing a minority such as the CIB. R3: Sectional groups play a key role of representing a group in society. National farmers union, 2013 badgers cull. Cp: Doesn't distribute political power insider groups just enclose more power for a minority. Animal rights groups...

World scholars cup history latest update graded A myth any traditional story consisting of events that are ostensibly historical, though often supernatural, explaining the origins of a cultural practice or natural phenomenon mythological cosmology a way of explaining the origin, the history and the evolution of the cosmos or universe based on the religious mythology of a specific tradition, usually including an act of creation by a creator deity or a larger pantheon oral tradition a form of hu...

Politics Pearson Edexcel Paper 1 39 CORRECTLY ANSWERED QUESTIONS LATEST UPDATE What is FPTP? What is AMS? What is the advantage of FPTP? What is the disadvantage of AMS? What is the disadvantage of FPTP? What is the winners bonus? What is the percentage of vote share the Conservatives won in the last general election? What is the percentage of seats the Conservatives won in the last general election? What is the disadvantage of FPTP according to the source? What is the advantage of AMS...

name 2 UK rights pressure groups - Liberty - Unlock Democracy what is an issue that Liberty have been campaigning about? Snooper's Charter - want to take the gov to court what is the Snooper's Charter and who introduced it? Allows companies access to large amounts of data - Theresa May as Home Sec what do Unlock democracy campaign for? a codified constitution to protect citizens rights what is a grassroots campaign? working in local communities at the ground-level what is an example...

Evaluate how far an uncodified constitution remains appropriate in modern British political process - 1. flexible so can adapt to modern times - lack of proper restraints means that serious constitutional change can happen without proper regulation 2. effective govt as govt can easily pass legilsation through parliamnent - codified constitution would allow to limit govt more and seperation of powers 3. introducing codification could politicise the judiciary - codified constitution would al...

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...

Strengths - ANSWER--Flexibility -Democratic Rule -Effective Government -History and tradition Flexibility (Chief strength) - ANSWER-Due to the UK's uncodified nature, statute law is supreme meaning the simple process of an Act of parliament can change the constitution. This means that the UK constitution is changeable and can easily remain up-to-date. Thus, it can effectively adapt to changing social and political circumstances and not be held back by a rigid codified constitution. (e.g...

NCTJ -Media Law – Terminologies questions and answers 100% guaranteed success. 'summary proceedings' - correct answer. Hearings in which magistrates try or sentence defendants What is an 'either way' offence? - correct answer. Defendants can either be tried in magistrates or crown court What is an 'indictable' offence? - correct answer. The most serious crimes which begin in magistrates then the case is 'sent' to crown court What is a 'summary offence...

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 referendum...

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...