Brexit referendum Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

Summary of *SOME* of the material for the final exam (2022) for Comparative Analysis of Political Systems. INCLUDES notes from (Total: 26 pages): Patrick H. O’Neil, Karl Fields and Don Share’s book (7th edition, 2020) “Cases in Comparative Politics”, chapters 1-2. Craig Calhoun’s journal article (1993) “Nationalism and Ethnicity”, pp. 211-239. Seymour Martin Lipset and Stein Rokkan’s chapter (1967) “Cleavage Structures, Party Systems, and Voter Alignments” in Peter M...

NCTJ Sample Paper 1 Questions and Answers Already Passed What is the key role of a whip? The key role of a whip is to enforce party discipline and that all members of the party are voting in accordance with the party's political ideology and policies. The whip's role is 'talent spotting' from the backbenchers. A party whip ensures that MP's vote in accordance with the parties policies rather than their own individual ideology, as if not issues would arise such as the Three line...

ive an example of convention law The salisbury convention Give an example of ill thought out legislation Dangerous Dogs Act 1991- didn't consider cross-breeds Give an example of the uk constitution being flexible Coronavirus Emergency Act 2020 Terror Act 2006- after 7/7 bombing, banned glorification of terror, restricting free speech Give an example of the ambiguity of the constitution as a weakness? Unclear as to whether johnson could prorogue parliament Give an example of failed atte...

1. Question: An instructor wants to compare spread (variation) of final grades of students in her online class and face-to-face class. The instructor selects 10 students randomly from each class and the following table shows the final grades of those students. See Attached Excel for Data. 2. Question: The lengths (in kilometers) of rivers on the South Island of New Zealand that flow to the Tasman Sea are listed below. Find the variance. See Attached Excel for Data. Use the Excel function to fin...

Constitution - a set of rules determining where ultimate power lies in a system and relationship between government Unentrenched - having no special procedure for amendments Uncodified - the constitution is not written so cannot be followed Unitary - power is in one place Parliamentary sovereignty - parliament has ultimate power over laws, can't bind its successors and its legislation can't be struck down by a higher body Rule of law - everyone must follow the rule and will be punished ...

Key constitutional developments - ANSWER-Magna Carta (1215)- Crown isn't above the law, and one cannot be punished without process of law, law must be impartial Bill of Rights Act 1689- established a limited constitutional monarchy- creating regular parliament, free elections, no taxation w/o Parliamentary consent, parliamentary freedom of speech Act of Settlement 1701- confirmed Parliamentary primacy by declaring Parliament could determine succession, and made judicial independence in saying...

1. Question: An instructor wants to compare spread (variation) of final grades of students in her online class and face-to-face class. The instructor selects 10 students randomly from each class and the following table shows the final grades of those students. See Attached Excel for Data. 2. Question: The lengths (in kilometers) of rivers on the South Island of New Zealand that flow to the Tasman Sea are listed below. Find the variance. See Attached Excel for Data. Use the Excel function to fin...

1. Question: An instructor wants to compare spread (variation) of final grades of students in her online class and face-to-face class. The instructor selects 10 students randomly from each class and the following table shows the final grades of those students. See Attached Excel for Data. 2. Question: The lengths (in kilometers) of rivers on the South Island of New Zealand that flow to the Tasman Sea are listed below. Find the variance. See Attached Excel for Data. Use the Excel function to fin...

1. Question: An instructor wants to compare spread (variation) of final grades of students in her online class and face-to-face class. The instructor selects 10 students randomly from each class and the following table shows the final grades of those students. See Attached Excel for Data. 2. Question: The lengths (in kilometers) of rivers on the South Island of New Zealand that flow to the Tasman Sea are listed below. Find the variance. See Attached Excel for Data. Use the Excel function to fin...

1. Question: An instructor wants to compare spread (variation) of final grades of students in her online class and face-to-face class. The instructor selects 10 students randomly from each class and the following table shows the final grades of those students. See Attached Excel for Data. 2. Question: The lengths (in kilometers) of rivers on the South Island of New Zealand that flow to the Tasman Sea are listed below. Find the variance. See Attached Excel for Data. Use the Excel function to fin...