UK Government and Politics

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Participation - Revision
Why should people participate 1,
How can people participate 2,
Give some evidence that people do...
5  cards
FPTP - Revision
Name some advantages of fptp 1,
Name how we could improve aspects...,
Give an example of the winners bo...
11  cards
Other voting systems - Revision
What electoral system do they use...,
How does a system like stv influe...,
What are referendums 3
10  cards
Liberalism
What are the core principles of l...,
What are john locke s ideas 2,
What are mary wollstonecraft s id...
11  cards
UK Politics - Structure
How do you answer the 24 mark ide...,
How do you answer the 30 mark sou...
2  cards
Is the UK still a 2 party system?
Arguments that it s still a 2 par...
1  cards
Influences on voting
What influences how we vote 1,
Examples of the media influencing...,
Arguments that the media does not...
3  cards
The constitution
Describe a codified constitution 1,
Describe a uncodified constitution 2,
What are the positives of an unco...
10  cards
Parliament - Examples for exam
Give an example of a select commi...,
Give an example of backbench mp s...,
House of lords being effective 3
6  cards
Parliament and Select Committees
What is legitimisation 1,
What is parliament s role in legi...,
How does parliament scrutinise th...
10  cards
Liberalism - Key thinker examples
Key thinker examples of liberal v...,
John locke s view on the state 2,
Classical and modern liberalism v...
6  cards
Constitutional reforms since 1997
Examples of reforms that have bee...,
Examples of reforms that have not...,
Another constitutional reform tha...
6  cards
Pressure Groups
What is a pressure group 1,
What are promotional pressure gro...,
What are sectional pressure groups 3
9  cards
How important are leaders to political parties?
Arguments that leaders to politic...,
Arguments that party leaders aren...
2  cards
Socialism
Key thinker views on society 1,
Socialist views on equality 2,
Socialist views on economy 3
13  cards
Conservatism
Conservative views on human nature 1,
Conservative views on society 2,
Conservative views on the state 3
11  cards
How sovereign is Parliament today?
How has the eu effected parliamen...,
Other factors that have effected ...,
Factortame case 3
3  cards
What I need to add to improve
Paper 1 question 1 source question 1,
Paper 1 question 2 essay question 2,
Paper 1 question 3 ideology quest...
3  cards
Power of the PM
Examples of thatcher dominating h...,
Examples of thatcher not dominati...,
Example of may dominating her cab...
4  cards
Backbench MP's
Example of a successful private m...,
Arguments that mp representation ...,
Arguments that mp representation ...
4  cards
Conservatism - Key Thinkers
Thomas hobbes traditional conserv...,
Edmund burke traditional conserva...,
Michael oakeshott one nation cons...
5  cards
Party Funding
Example of donations influencing ...,
Advantages of party state funding 2,
Disadvantages of party state fund...
5  cards
Public Space Protection Orders (PSPO's)
Southampton pspo 1
1  cards
Referendums examples
Example of a big majority good fr...,
Example of a very close result we...,
Example of a big majority 1979 we...
6  cards
Has devolution been a success?
Yes 1,
No 2
2  cards
Voting behaviour
Eu referendum statistics 1,
2017 general election statistics 2
2  cards
West Lothian Question
West lothian question 1,
How to solve the west lothian que...,
Does english votes for english la...
3  cards
Are further reforms desirable?
Arguments for greater devolution ...,
Arguments against greater devolut...,
Potential reforms of the house of...
5  cards
Debating in Parliament
How has the wright committee impa...,
Pm s and military power 2,
One negative of current parliamen...
3  cards
Cabinet
Arguments that the cabinet is sti...,
Arguments that the cabinet is not...,
Examples of ministers resigning o...
7  cards
Supreme Court
Steinfield and keidan v sos for i...,
What is judicial review 2,
What is judicially neutrality 3
4  cards

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