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QUESTION BANK - ALL PAPERS - ALL POSSIBLE QUESTIONS
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- UK POLITICS
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- PEARSON (PEARSON)
PROVIDED MOST OF POSSIBLE QUESTIONS THAT MIGHT COME UP IN THE EXAM FOR ALEVEL POLITICS - EDEXCEL
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EDEXCEL – A LEVEL POLITICS QUESTION BANKPAPER 1:
To what extent is pressure group power in decline
Evaluate the view that think-tanks, lobbyists and pressure groups have little impact on
government decisions
Evaluate the view that pressure groups promote democracy in the UK
Evaluate the view that the tactics that pressure groups and other collective groups use are
what makes them successful
Evaluate the view that the level of rights protection in the UK is weak
Evaluate the view that the protection of collective rights outweighs that of individual rights
in the UK
Evaluate the extent to which the modern Conservative party remains a Thatcherite party
Evaluate the extent to which the modern Conservative party follows the one nation
tradition
Evaluate the extent to which the Labour Party is a traditional social democratic party
Evaluate the extent to which the major parties are totally distinct in their main policy
positions
Evaluate the extent to which the two-party system is finished in Britain
Evaluate the view that the party leader determines a political party’s level of success
Evaluate the view that media depictions of the party leader shapes a party’s level of success
Evaluate the view that the Westminster election system is flawed and unfair (30 marks)
Evaluate the view that first-past the post electoral system is no longer fit for purpose
Evaluate how far alternative electoral systems introduced since 1997 have benefited the UK
political system
Evaluate the criticisms of various electoral systems used in the UK
Evaluate the view that Britain should adopt a more proportional electoral system
Evaluate the view that the media damages democracy
Evaluate the view that the influence of mainstream media on politics is in decline
, Evaluate the view that the media has a limited impact on shaping people’s political
viewpoints
Evaluate the view that opinion polls are an unreliable indicator of political sentiment
PAPER 2:
Evaluate the view that arguments in favour of further constitutional reform are more
convincing than those against. / ’Evaluate the strengths of the UK constitution
Evaluate the view that Scottish and Welsh devolution has been the most significant change
to the constitution of the UK in modern times?
Evaluate the view that the logical next step after devolution to Scotland, Wales and
Northern Ireland is the devolution of further power to England.
Evaluate the view that constitutional reforms since 1997 have been successful / Evaluate the
extent to which constitutional reforms introduced since 1997 have made the UK more
democratic? / Evaluate the view that Constitutional reforms in the UK since 1997 have been
weak, incomplete and require further change.
Evaluate the extent to which devolution has been successful.
Evaluate the extent to which Parliament still requires major reform?
Evaluate how far Parliament retains sole sovereignty within the UK political system.
Evaluate the extent to which backbench MPs fulfil their roles effectively
Evaluate the view that the legislative process is broken and a failure
Evaluate the view that Parliament is ineffective in its scrutiny function
Evaluate the view that Parliament is weak relative to the government
Evaluate the view that a fully elected House of Lords is necessary
Evaluate the extent to which ‘The House of Commons is in greater need of reform than the
House of Lords’
Evaluate the view that the executive no longer fulfils its roles effectively
Evaluate the view that cabinet functions are no longer fulfilled effectively
To what extent are judges free from bias (neutral) and sufficiently independent from other
branches of government?
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