GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS AS LEVEL UNIT TWO GOVERNING THE UK “Never, never, never give up” Winston S Churchill 1874-1965 1 GOVERNING THE UK 50% of AS [25% of A2] UNIT TWO SAMPLE QUESTION Answer one question from Section A and one question from Section B in 80 minutes. Spend 40 minutes on Section A and 40 minutes on Section B SECTION A QUESTION ONE PRIME MINISTERIAL POWER “For too long the big political decisions in this country have been made in the wrong place. They are not
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June 2012- unit 2 Constitution Outline two constitutional reforms proposed by David Miliband. * Replacement of the current House of Lords with a second chamber elected using PR, this would strengthen the representative function of the legislature by providing more representatives who have genuine legitimacy by the use of PR- making the composition accurate to the votes cast. * The introduction of AV would to commons would not change the current constituency structure of the UK, and would
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'Parliament carries out none of its functions adequately.' Discuss (40 marks) In the UK, Parliament consists of the Monarchy, the House of Commons and the House of Lords. This has existed for centuries and has stood the test of time, in that it still exists. However a number of concerns have been raised about some of the functions and whether they function adequately enough (to a satisfactory or acceptable extent). Parliament currently carries out several functions and is the prime legislative
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to the government, who can decide to implement or ignore the changes. It then proceeds to the third reading, in which no amendments can be made, and the bill is debated as a whole, followed by a vote. This process is then mirrored by the House of Lords, followed by a consideration of amendments, until finally it receives the royal assent. Backbench MPs can exert a lot of influence in the legislative process, both through the vote and the debate. Particularly if the government of the time does
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Weekly Reading Summary& Response “Home’s behind, the world ahead.” (Tolkien, THE HOBBIT)I was only able to find this sentence after I finished reading the book which still impresses me. The Hobbit tells us a story about the adventure that a young hobbit had with his strange friends. Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit who never step out his lovely home was surprised by a strange visitor who called himself Gandalf the grey. The wizard had a small conversion with Bilbo and left. But what comes with the
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Levels of UK Government European Parliament The European parliament has 736 members it represents all 27 members of the EU, even though it is not strictly part of the UK Parliament it still has an impact on our daily lives. 72 of these members are elected from the UK, they represent our country interest. They draft legislation which affects all of the EU member’s countries. They focus all parts from consumer rights to the task of protecting people being killed from dictators and militias
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Northern Consortium United Kingdom – Politics Past paper questions for June exam < Module 1 > Section A 1a What are the differences between Public Bills Committees and Select Committees? [5] Public Bills Committee is part of legislative process, whereas Select Committee is part of scrutiny process. In the former committee, the bill is examined by line by line to ensure that its wording and language is clear to allow any amendments on the bill. In the latter committee, there are two
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when humans and boys in particular are marooned there? You may consider setting, characterization, themes and/or symbolism you must incorporate quotes from the text to support your analysis. William Golding wrote Lord of the Flies shortly after the end of WWII. The novel's plot, in which a group of English boys end up stranded on a deserted island struggle to develop their own society, is a social and political thought-experiment using fiction. The story focuses
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Lord of the Flies: Literary Analysis In the novel Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, a plane full of English boys was attacked and crashed onto an island when trying to evacuate a nuclear war. Now the boys must learn to survive and work together. Although they began as a civilized bunch, after conflicts between group leaders Ralph and Jack, savagery starts to emerge. Golding uses the conflict between the civilizations to show how the darkness of human nature can affect even little childrens
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enough. Parts of the British political system were seen as undemocratic, especially during Labour’s terms in office in the late 1990’s, in particular the House of Lords (HOL). The Labour government set out to remove all hereditary peers in 1999; instead they abolished all but 92 and now promoted life peers as an alternative. Many Lords and Ladies are offered a place in the HOL either for service, such as previous MP’s, or due to their particular knowledge in a field, such as Alan Sugar as he has
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