House of lords reform Samenvattingen, Notities en Examens

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...

Evaluate the view that representative democracy is superior to direct democracy. (AGREE) - ANS Agree: - Protects against Tyranny of the Majority. - Practical - Allows politicians to become experts and protects the interests of minorities. Evaluate the view that representative democracy is superior to direct democracy. (DISAGREE) - ANS Disagree: - Can show will of the people on big constitutional decisions. - Can provide clarity on difficult issues. - MPs are often not representative of...

evaluate the view that constitutional reforms in the uk since 1997 have been weak, incomplete and require further change (3) - house of lords, human rights act 1998, devolution evaluate the claim that the uk constitutional should be codified (3) - flexibility, strong government, customs evaluate the view that the logical next step after devolution to scotland, wales and northern ireland is devolution of further power to england (2) - asymmetric devolution, local solutions evaluate the clai...

Give 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 a...

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 the view that constitutional reforms in the UK since 1997 have been weak, incomplete and require further change' - P1) No english parliament - The next logical step to devolution would be that there should be an English Parliament - The EVEL created two levels of MPs but it has now been removed - Strong regional identities in Yorkshire, Devon and Cornwall - The North had a devolution referendum in 2004 and 78% of people voted against it - EVEL has been abolished as of 2021 P2)...

Edexcel A level politics UK government evidence, UK Government Case Studies, Paper 2 evidence bank Mark Scheme June 2023 Give 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 ...

For and against House of Lords Reform Human rights reform Electoral reform Fixed-term parliament reform Welsh Devolution reform Scottish Devolution reform English Devolution reform

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 ...

AP COGO Final Exam Questions and Answers 2023 Which of the following individuals would most likely be more inclined to vote for a reformist candidate for president in Iran? middle-class urban professional which of the following officials are directly elected in russia? Duma deputies and the president a statistical tool that estimates that estimates the buying power of income across different countries by using prices in the United States as a benchmark is purchasing power parity the "s...