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State funding of parties is advantageous - Allows for parties to concentrate focus on representing the people rather than courting donors. (Blair in 1995 met Murdoch in Australia to gain support, led to 1997 Sun headline, "Sun backs Blair") Legislation passed to reduce inequalities between parties. (Political parties, Election and Referendums act 200 limits party spending at elections. All donations >£5000 need to be declared to the electoral commission) No state funding means that p...

backbenchers - The supporters of the leaders of the political parties in the House of Commons are called the ____. Shadow P.M. and Shadow Cabinet - The _____ and the _____ are the leadership members of the largest opposition party in the House of Commons. Caretaker - When an election is called for the House of Commons, the Queen designates the current government to be a _____ government. P.M. and Cabinet - The frontbenchers of the majority party in the House of Commons are the ____ and th...

Evaluate how far the UK system of representative democracy remains in need of improvement. - ANS Where it is working well: + Free and fair voting; Parliamentary function sovereignty; participation FPTP strengths: +stability: only 2/6 GE's in 2010's have produced coalitions or hung Parliaments +MP direct link to constituent, quick (i.e. Newcastle central declared 60 mins after poll closed, 2017) BUT: - 2 party dominate (Maurice Duverger's law) i.e. UKIP 2015, 12.6% of vote, 1 seat - Wa...

evaluate the extent to which constitutional reforms introduced since 1997 have been successful in achieving their objectives - point 1: objective of ensuring greater legitimacy was not achieved as HOL reform in 1999 did not have an election process and can be said to be made through political patronage through the appointment of life peers HOWEVER select committee reform and parliament backbench committee has helped with this point 2: parliament can still revoke the sc; HRA's belmarsh case...

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...

Evaluate the view that the franchise should be further extended 1) Responsibility without rights For - Pay tax, marry, join army - Corbyn said that we cannot deny these people their full rights as citizens (could be seen as a political move as the youth are more likely to vote labour) - Conservatives dispute this but it is contradictory as 15 year olds voted in their leadership election Against - Eventhough they have these rights, most people do not use them - Their educational developm...

Evaluate the extent to which the Prime Minster dominates UK politics (30 marks) INTRODUCTION (agree) - The prime minister is undoubtedly the most powerful person in the UK political system. However, the powers of the PM are not unlimited. This essay will discuss the constraints and freedoms that the PM is subject to. It will conclude that normally PMs are very powerful. Evaluate the extent to which the Prime Minster dominates UK politics (30 marks) AGREEMENT - The powers of the Prime Minis...

Success of devolution Point 1: Allowed for greater democracy and more effective local representation, with devolved bodies able to respond to the concerns of their electorates - Scotland: the population is more left wing than in the rest of the UK --> led to the election of a left wing SNP government that has introduced policies including free prescription charges, free tuition fees and a higher top rate of income tax than in the rest of the UK - Scotland Act 1998 granted the Scottish P...

Explain and analyse three ways in which judicial independence is upheld in the UK - ANS - Security of tenure - Judicial Appointments Commission (2006) - Separation of powers (the Supreme court is separate from the HOL and HOC, used to be Law Lords in the HOL) (2009) JAC and SOP are under the constitutional reform act (2005) Explain and analyse three ways in which judicial neutrality is upheld in the UK - ANS - Set salary (no bribes of pay rise from government officials) - Verdict must be...

Evaluation the extent to which devolution been a success? - . Provided more regional autonomy/ Still centralisation of power (Westminster) . Provides representation/ Unrepresented cultures .Maintains union/ Increasing independence requests Evaluate the view that the logical next step after devolution to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is the devolution of further powers to England? - .England is unproportionally represented/ Englands size and wealth would dominate a federal structure ...