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Chapter 1 - Two forms of democracy (NOT FINAL)
What are the two types of democracy,
What is athenian democracy,
What is direct democracy
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Chapter 1 - Representative democracy (NOT FINAL)
What are the 5 levels of represen...,
What are the 6 levels of constitu...,
Why do parties play a central rol...
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Chapter 1 - How democratic is the UK? (NOT FINAL)
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 - Political participation (NOT FINAL)
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 - Suffrage (NOT FINAL)
What does suffrage mean,
Who was the woman that lost her l...,
When was the great reform act
22
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Chapter 1 - Pressure groups
What are pressure groups,
What are the 7 functions of press...,
What are promotional groups
28
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Chapter 1 - Rights in context
What are civil liberties,
Give three civil liberties in the uk,
What is the difference between ci...
29
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Chapter 2 - Principles of political parties (NOT FINAL)
What is the working definition of...,
What are the three features of po...,
What are policies
42
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Chapter 2 - Established political parties
Who is considered the first conse...,
When was sir robert peel prime mi...,
Who formed the organisation what ...
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Chapter 2 - Emerging and minor political parties
What sort of political system was...,
In the 2015 general election how ...,
How many westminster seats are th...
27
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Chapter 2 - UK political parties in context
What is a party system,
What is a one party system,
What is a dominant party system
28
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Chapter 2 - Summary of parties (NOT FINAL)
What three roles do parties play ...,
What is aggregation,
What does adversarial party polit...
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Chapter 3 - Electoral systems
What is the formal title of first...,
How many constituencies are there...,
What is the average adult populat...
53
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Chapter 3 - Referendums (NOT FINAL)
When was a referendum held on uk ...,
When had the uk joined the europe...,
When was the next national refere...
27
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Chapter 3 - Electoral outcomes
What are the functions and import...,
What are the 6 positive aspects o...,
What are the 3 negative aspects o...
18
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Chapter 4 - Social class and social factors (NOT FINAL)
What is,
What percentage of the population...,
What percentage of the population...
50
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Chapter 4 - Voting trends and theories (NOT FINAL)
What are core voters,
What were the reasons for the dec...,
What is partisan dealignment
23
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Chapter 4 - The media
What has the increased use of soc...,
What are all broadcasters in the ...,
What has now become a common feat...
38
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Chapter 4 - Case studies (NOT FINAL)
What was,
How many seats did the tories win...,
What percentage of the vote did t...
21
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Chapter 5 - 1/6 - What is a constitution? (NOT FINAL)
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 (NOT FINAL)
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 (NOT FINAL)
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 (NOT FINAL)
How many hereditary peers did the...,
When was the backbench business c...,
What did the establishment of the...
41
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Chapter 5 - 5/6 - Devolution
What is devolution,
What is the difference between uk...,
Why might devolution in the uk be...
42
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Chapter 5 - 6/6 - Debates on further reform
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 - 1/7 - Background (NOT FINAL)
What is the uk parliament describ...,
When did the first parliament meet,
What was the first parliament cal...
15
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Chapter 6 - 2/7 - The Commons and the Lords (NOT FINAL)
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 - 3/7 - Comparing the powers
How many exclusive powers does th...,
What are the 5 exclusive powers o...,
What powers do the commons and lo...
7
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Chapter 6 - 4/7 - Legislation
What are the three types of legis...,
What are private bills,
What are private members bills
15
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Chapter 6 - 5/7 - Parliament and the executive
What are the parliamentary privil...,
How many mps are there,
What practice shows the importanc...
52
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Chapter 6 - 6/7 - A general assessment of Parliament (NOT FINAL)
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 (NOT FINAL)
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 - 1/4 - The executive in the UK
What are the main roles of the ex...,
Who is head of the civil service,
What is the role of the civil ser...
37
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Chapter 7 - 2/4 - Ministerial responsibility
What are the 5 principles of coll...,
What is the most important functi...,
What is the payroll vote
24
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Chapter 7 - 3/4 - The prime minister and cabinet (NOT FINAL)
What are the sources of authority...,
Give 3 recent examples of a prime...,
What are the prerogative powers
11
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Chapter 7 - 4/4 - Relationship between prime minister and the executive (NOT FINAL)
Why was minority government a dau...,
What is a hung parliament,
What was the coalition agreement
30
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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 - 2/10 - The judiciary and Parliament
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 - 3/10 - The judiciary and the executive
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 - 4/10 - The Supreme Court
Other than,
In what 4 circumstances can the s...,
What can the supreme court do if ...
7
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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 - 7/10 - How powerful is the Supreme Court?
What undermines the supreme court...,
What are the 5 strengths of the s...,
What are the 3 weaknesses of the ...
3
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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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Socialism - The origins of socialism
What are the common views of soci...,
What 17th century group had socia...,
What did jean jacques rousseau ar...
14
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Socialism - Core ideas - final
What view do socialists take of h...,
What is socialism s optimistic vi...,
What do humans naturally seek on ...
33
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Socialism - Fundamentalist socialism - final
What is fundamentalist socialism,
What do all fundamentalist social...,
Where does classical marxism come...
82
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Socialism - Revisionist socialism - final
What does revisionist socialism s...,
What is revisionist socialism,
106
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Socialism - Key thinkers - final
When was the communist manifesto ...,
When was das kapital published,
What were marx and engels the fir...
38
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Conservatism - The origins of conservatism
What is the fundamental principle...,
What is meant by changing to cons...,
What did edmund burke say about c...
9
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Conservatism - Core ideas - final
What do conservatives stress abou...,
What has conservatisms view of hu...,
What does the conservative view o...
52
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Conservatism - Different types - final
What are the 2 types of conservatism,
What are the origins of tradition...,
What was the french revolution se...
44
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Conservatism - key thinkers - final
What was thomas hobbes view of hu...,
What was thomas hobbes view of th...,
What was thomas hobbes view of so...
52
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Conservatism - tensions
What is the tension about human n...,
What is the tension about society,
What is the difference between th...
9
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Feminism - Origins - final
What is the first well known work...,
What did john stuart mill and his...,
When was the national american wo...
11
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Feminism - Core ideas - final
What two things did feminism deve...,
What does sex mean to a feminist,
How should sex differences be tre...
37
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Feminism - Key thinkers - final
What does simone de beauvoir beli...,
What does simone de beauvoir beli...,
What does simone de beauvoir beli...
30
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Feminism - Different types - final
What sort of feminism was first w...,
What are the key principles of li...,
What did betty friedan call patri...
22
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Chapter 8 - 5/10 - European Court of Human Rights
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Quotes
Jean jacques rousseau,
Tony benn,
Marx
20
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Conservatism - human nature
Traditional conservatism,
Traditional conservatism,
Traditional conservatism
7
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Conservatism - state
Traditional conservative,
Traditional conservatism,
Traditional conservatism
5
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