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1. Add examples as evidence
2. Analysis
3. Evidence of success
4. Evaluate key arguments in extract question
5. Structure extract questions clearly
6. Demonstrate assessment objectives
7. Comment on provenance
8. Analyse perspectives in the extract
9. Interpret political information
10. Identify parallels and connections and similarities and differences between aspects of
areas of politics
11. Coherence
12. Terminology
13. Use political quotes to back up opinions
14. Take a judgement on argument most convinced by
15. Synoptic links
Key terminology British constitution -
● codified
● uncodified
● statute
● common law
● conventions
● authoritative opinions
● The royal prerogative
● rule of law
● parliamentary sovereignty
● individual and collective rights
● the nature and sources of the British constitution
● contemporary legislation and current issues regarding rights
● issues and debates around recent constitutional changes
● debates about the extent of rights in the UK
● two examples of constitutional changes since 1997, such as the establishment of
devolved legislative bodies in constituent countries of the UK, the introduction of a
Freedom of Information Act, adoption of the Human Rights Act, changing composition of
the House of Lords
● areas where individual and collective rights are in agreement and where they are in
conflict.
Parliament -
● scrutiny of executive
● Commons
● Lords
● MPs and peers
, ● delegates and trustees
● Burkean theories of representation
● delegate theories
● mandate theories
● trustees
● parliamentary privilege
● opposition
● legislation
● debate
● redress of grievances
● campaign
● Referendum.
● scrutiny of the executive and how effective scrutiny of the executive is in practice
● parliamentary debate and the legislative process
○ Commons
○ Lords
● theories of representation – Burkean, delegate, mandate theories
● the roles and influence of MPs and peers
● the significance of Commons and Lords:
○ work of committees
○ role of the opposition
○ the extent of Parliament’s influence on government decisions:
■ Party discipline enables the government to routinely outvote opposition
■ government control of civil servants’ appearances before Select
Committees
■ membership of those committees is largely controlled by the Whips'
offices.
● interactions of parliament and other branches of government.
Judiciary -
● Supreme Court
● judicial independence and impartiality
● separation of powers
● ultra vires
● judicial review.
● the composition of the judiciary and the appointments process
● the role of the Supreme Court and its impact on government, legislature and policy
process
● judicial influence on government
● importance of ultra vires, judicial review and the Supreme Court's interactions with and
influence over the legislative and policy making processes.
Democracy and participation -
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