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Chapter 1 - Pressure groups - final
What are pressure groups,
What are the 7 functions of press...,
What are promotional groups
25
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Chapter 1 - Rights in context - final
What are civil liberties,
Give three civil liberties in the uk,
What is the difference between ci...
29
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Chapter 2 - Established political parties - final
Who is considered the first conse...,
When was sir robert peel prime mi...,
Who formed the organisation what ...
25
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Chapter 2 - Emerging and minor political parties - final
What sort of political system was...,
In the 2015 general election how ...,
How many westminster seats are th...
16
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Chapter 2 - UK political parties in context - final
What is a party system,
What is a one party system,
What is a dominant party system
26
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Chapter 3 - Electoral systems - final
What is the formal title of first...,
How many constituencies are there...,
What is the average adult populat...
23
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Chapter 3 - Electoral outcomes - final
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Chapter 4 - The media - final
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Chapter 5 - Devolution - final
What is devolution,
What is the difference between uk...,
Why might devolution in the uk be...
42
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Chapter 5 - Debates on further reform - final
How has constitutional reform imp...,
What have been the failures of co...,
What are the 4 arguments for grea...
12
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Chapter 6 - Comparing the powers - final
How many exclusive powers does th...,
What are the 5 exclusive powers o...,
What powers do the commons and lo...
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Chapter 6 - Legislation - final
What are the three types of legis...,
What are private bills,
What are private members bills
15
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Chapter 6 - Parliament and the executive - final
What are the parliamentary privil...,
How many mps are there,
What practice shows the importanc...
52
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Chapter 7 - The executive in the UK - final
What are the main roles of the ex...,
Who is head of the civil service,
What is the role of the civil ser...
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Chapter 7 - Ministerial responsibility - final
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Chapter 8 - The judiciary and Parliament - final
Who is sovereign parliament or th...,
How do judges determine the real ...,
What can parliament do if they di...
19
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Chapter 8 - The judiciary and the executive - final
What did the case of ridge v bald...,
When was the case of ridge v baldwin,
What did the case of m v home off...
14
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Chapter 8 - The Supreme Court - final
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Chapter 8 - How powerful is the Supreme Court? - final
What undermines the supreme court...,
What are the 5 strengths of the s...,
What are the 3 weaknesses of the ...
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Chapter 1 - 1/7 - Two forms of democracy
What are the two types of democracy,
What is athenian democracy,
What is direct democracy
11
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Chapter 1 - 2/7 - Representative democracy
What are the 5 levels of represen...,
What are the 6 levels of constitu...,
Why do parties play a central rol...
9
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Chapter 1 - 3/7 - How democratic is the UK?
What 10 features commonly apply t...,
What is needed for free elections,
What is the rule of law
12
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Chapter 1 - 4/7 - Political participation in the UK
What are the 6 ways of participat...,
When did ed miliband lower the la...,
When did ukip membership rise
14
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Chapter 1 - 5/7 - Suffrage
What does suffrage mean,
Who was the woman that lost her l...,
When was the great reform act
22
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Chapter 2 - 1/6 - Principles of political parties
What is the working definition of...,
What are the three features of po...,
What are policies
39
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Chapter 2 - 6/6 - Summary of parties
What three roles do parties play ...,
What is aggregation,
What does adversarial party polit...
6
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Chapter 5 - 1/6 - What is a constitution?
What is a codified constitution,
What are the functions of a const...,
What is the limit of parliamentar...
5
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Chapter 5 - 2/6 - The Constitution
When was the magna carta,
What did the magna carta establish,
When was the bill of rights
24
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Chapter 5 - 3/6 - Sources of the UK constitution
What are the 5 sources of the uk ...,
What is a constitutional convention,
What is the salisbury convention
22
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Chapter 5 - 4/6 - Constitutional reform
How many hereditary peers did the...,
When was the backbench business c...,
What did the establishment of the...
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Chapter 6 - 1/7 - Background
What is the uk parliament describ...,
When did the first parliament meet,
What was the first parliament cal...
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Chapter 6 - 2/7 - The Commons and the Lords
What sort of parliament is the uk s,
What is a one chamber legislature...,
What is the reason for a bicamera...
45
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Chapter 6 - 6/7 - A general assessment of Parliament
What 7 things are needed for gove...,
In what was does parliament effec...,
In what ways does parliament fail...
19
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Chapter 6 - 7/7 - Reform of the House of Lords
Why is there little appetite for ...,
What are the 3 main proposals for...,
What are the current problems ass...
5
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Chapter 7 - 3/4 - The prime minister and cabinet
What are the sources of authority...,
Give 3 recent examples of a prime...,
What are the prerogative powers
11
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Chapter 8 - 1/10 - Background
What is formal equality,
What is regina v jogee 2016,
What is case law
30
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Chapter 8 - 6/10 - The independence of the judiciary
Why does an effective democracy d...,
What are the 4 principles that en...,
What is security of tenure
9
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Chapter 8 - 8/10 - The executive and Parliament
What is an elective dictatorship,
Who coined the term elective dict...,
What are the 2 conflicts between ...
20
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Chapter 8 - 10/10 - Sovereignty
What is sovereignty,
What website says that parliament...,
What is legal sovereignty
16
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