All Questions Doc UK politics 2017 SPECComponent 1 questions:

Democracy and participation:

1. Evaluate the extent to which pressure groups enhance democracy in the UK. In your answer you must refer to at least three pressure groups.

2. Evaluate the various ways in which rights are protected in the UK.

3. Evaluate the critisms that have been levelled against the use of referendums in the UK.

4. Evaluate the relative importance of different demographic factors in voting behaviour.

5. Evaluate the impact of turnout in deterimining the outcome of elections.

6. Evaluate the effectiveness of backbench MPs.

7. Evaluate the ecffectiveness of the House of Lords.

8. Evaluate the extent to which primine ministers dominate cabinet. YUse information about at least three prime minisiters.

9. Evaluate the importance of collective responsibility.

10. Evaluate the extent to which the Supreme Court can control governmental power.

11.Evaluate the belief that the boalance of power betweewn the executive and parilament has markedly shifted towards parliament.

From 5th Edition UK Government and Politics, Eds Magee:

1. Evaluate the view that Democracy in the UK is suffering from a participation crisis.

2. Evaluate how far the UK system of representative democracy remains in need of improvement.

3. Analyse and evaluate the factors that determine the success of pressure groups in the UK.

4. TWE would you agree that pressure groups improve representative democracy?

5. ‘Judges, rather than politicians, are better able to protect and defend rights in the UK.’ Analyse and evaluate this statement.

6. Evaluate the view that elections promote democracy and participation in the UK political system.

7. Evaluate how far alternative electoral systems introduced since 1997 have benefited the UK political system.

8. TWE do you agree that the franchise must be extended. 9. Analyse and evaluate criticisms of the various electoral

systems used in the UK. 10. ‘The FPTP electoral system is no longer fit for purpose.’

To what extent would you agree?

11. Evaluate how far the Labour Party has remained true to its traditional principles.

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Political Ideas:

From Ed. Magee:

1. To what extent do you agree that Liberalism and democracy are incompatible? You must reference the thinkers that you have studied.

2. To what extent would you agree that Liberalism is an ideology which supports equality? You must reference the thinkers that you have studied.

3. To what extent do modern and classical liberals agree over the nature of the state. You must refer to thinkers you have studied in your answer.

4. To what extent can Liberalism be reconciled to collectivism? You must use appropriate thinkers you have studied to support your answer.

5. To what extent is conservatism a coherent ideology? You must use appropriate thinkers you have studied to support your answer.

6. To what extent in conservatism a philospohy of imperfection? You must use appropriate thinkers you have studied to support your answer.

7. To what extent woul d you agree that the New Right is at odds with traditional conservatism? You must use appropriate thinkers you have studied to support your answer.

8. To what extent are socialists committed to equaltiy of outcome? You must use appropriate thinkers you have studied to support your answer.

9. ‘Socialists have disagreed over means rather than ends.’ To what extent is this true? You must use appropriate thinkers you have studied to support your answer.

10. Socialism is implaccably opposed to an economy based on private property.’ To what extent would you agree? You must use appropriate thinkers you have studied to support your answer.

11.‘It is impossible for socialists to reconcile equality with liberty.’ To what extent would you agree? You must use appropriate thinkers you have studied to support your answer.