1945 salisbury convention - Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

What was the impact of the 1215 Magna Carter? - ANSWER-Establish the rule of law as the monarch was to act within the law. What was the impact of the 1689 Bill of Rights? - ANSWER-It established Parliament sovereignty as Parliament was given ultimate power over finances + legislation. The bill outline specific constitutional + civil rights + ultimately gave Parliament power over the monarchy. What was the impact of the 1701 act of settlement? - ANSWER-Design to secure the Protestant succes...

A level UK politics: AQA 1945 Salisbury Convention - Answer-Lords cannot oppose A bill in the Manifesto The Change election - Answer-• The General Election of 1997 was, what is sometimes referred to as, a change election. o A change election exists when a period associated with the dominance of one party ends and a new period begins (such as 1945, 1979 or 1997). o There was not just a minor shift between parties but a landslide victory for Labour. How many seats did labour gain in ...

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 ref...

A Level Politics: UK Government (Edexcel) 1945 Salisbury Convention - Answer- Lords cannot oppose A bill in the Manifesto 1911 Parliament Act - Answer- Lords can't delay money bills and power of veto replaced by 2 year delay 1945 Parliament Act - Answer- Delay changed to one year "The House of Lords is like a glass of champagne that has stood for five days" - Answer- Clement Atlee Example of how parliament can't be bound by past government - Answer- Repealed the 1988 local gov...