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AQA A-LEVEL SOCIOLOGY 7192/2 Paper 2 Topics in Sociology Mark scheme  June Version: 1.0 Final Exam With Complete Solutions Benefit Cheats - People who claim Welfare they're not entitled to Bureaucracy - A system of government in which most of the important  decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected  representatives. Caste System - a set of rigid social categories that determined not only a  person's occupation and economic potential, but also his or her position...

INTRO - Changing factors Relative to time period, change in behaviour Once-class dominated, now a multitude of factors (interchanging, unpredictable results eg 2019 dec) Modern, complex and polarised times Not as simple as once thought Labour lowest seats since 1935 1. Two Party System vs Partisan Dealignment - SATORI-'uk is a clear example of a 2 party system SAM BEER-no point in measuring party cohesion Tribal politics (strong identification with party- 50% 1960) Also in Westminste...

How effectively do political parties support democracy in the UK? - point 1-Parties play a key role in representation, linking together the people and the government. - link gov to the people by responding to the demands of public opinion-turning them into deliverable policy positions. winning party-a popular mandate to carry out its policies. The emergence of parties in the UK is tied to the introduction of universal suffrage Labour emerging from the trade unions and socialist societies...

Partisan dealignment - ANSWERSRefers to the way in which the voters since the 1970s have abandoned traditional party loyalties and have instead made their voting choices based on the a range of factors including governing competence, the importance of core issues and economic self-interest Class dealignment - ANSWERSSuggest that voters are much less likely to vote according to their membership of a particular social class. Valence Factor - ANSWERSRefers to the relative success or failure o...

Evaluate the extent to which pressure groups widen the distribution of political power. (30 marks) - ANS R1: - Help represent those often ignored by government. 2009 Gurkha campaign. Cp: Most successful groups are insider representing a minority such as the CIB. R3: Sectional groups play a key role of representing a group in society. National farmers union, 2013 badgers cull. Cp: Doesn't distribute political power insider groups just enclose more power for a minority. Animal rights groups...

527 organizations - ANSWER-A political group organized under section 527 of the IRS code that may accept and spend unlimited amounts of money on election activities so long as they are not spent on broadcast ads run in the last 30 days before a primary or 60 days before a general election in which a clearly identified candidate is referred to and a relevant electorate is targeted. administrative discretion - ANSWER-Authority given by Congress to the federal bureaucracy to use reasonable judgm...

What aspects of the American system protect the minority? - ANSWER Majority rule means that policies made should reflect the will of over half the voters. At the same time, most Americans would not want to give the majority free rein to do anything they can agree on. Restraints on the majority are built into the American system of government in order to protect the minority. Thus, the majority can't infringe on minority rights; such as those covered by the first amendment. Who controls the g...

Mark Scheme (Results) October 2020 Pearson Edexcel GCE In Politics (9PL0) Paper 1 : UK Politics and Core Political Ideas Edexcel and BTEC Qualifications Edexcel and BTEC qualifications are awarded by Pearson, the UK’s largest awarding body. We provide a wide range of qualifications including academic, vocational, occupational and specific programmes for employers. For further information visit our qualifications websites at or . Alternatively, you can get in touch with us using ...

Edexcel A Level Politics legitimacy - Answer- where the people give their consent to be governed direct democracy - Answer- a form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives representative democracy - Answer- a form of democracy in which citizens elect officials to govern on their behalf pluralist democracy - Answer- a theory of democracy that holds that citizen membership in groups is the key to political power democratic deficit - Answer- loss ...

Explain how the bureaucracy carries out the responsibilities of the federal government. - ANSWER Through various departments and agencies and the delegate responsible for implementing legislation. civil service - ANSWER A system of hiring and promoting based on the merit principle and the desire to create nonpartisan merit - ANSWER Hiring based on entrance exams and promotion rating to produce administration by people with talent and skill Pendleton Act - ANSWER Passed in 1883, an act t...