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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
12  cards
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...
9  cards
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  cards
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  cards
Chapter 1 - Suffrage (NOT FINAL)
What does suffrage mean,
Who was the woman that lost her l...,
When was the great reform act
22  cards
Chapter 1 - Pressure groups
What are pressure groups,
What are the 7 functions of press...,
What are promotional groups
28  cards
Chapter 1 - Rights in context
What are civil liberties,
Give three civil liberties in the uk,
What is the difference between ci...
29  cards
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  cards
Chapter 2 - Established political parties
Who is considered the first conse...,
When was sir robert peel prime mi...,
Who formed the organisation what ...
71  cards
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  cards
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  cards
Chapter 2 - Summary of parties (NOT FINAL)
What three roles do parties play ...,
What is aggregation,
What does adversarial party polit...
6  cards
Chapter 3 - Electoral systems
What is the formal title of first...,
How many constituencies are there...,
What is the average adult populat...
53  cards
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  cards
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  cards
Chapter 4 - Social class and social factors (NOT FINAL)
What is,
What percentage of the population...,
What percentage of the population...
50  cards
Chapter 4 - Voting trends and theories (NOT FINAL)
What are core voters,
What were the reasons for the dec...,
What is partisan dealignment
23  cards
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  cards
Chapter 4 - Case studies (NOT FINAL)
What was,
How many seats did the tories win...,
What percentage of the vote did t...
21  cards
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  cards
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  cards
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  cards
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  cards
Chapter 5 - 5/6 - Devolution
What is devolution,
What is the difference between uk...,
Why might devolution in the uk be...
42  cards
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  cards
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  cards
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  cards
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  cards
Chapter 6 - 4/7 - Legislation
What are the three types of legis...,
What are private bills,
What are private members bills
15  cards
Chapter 6 - 5/7 - Parliament and the executive
What are the parliamentary privil...,
How many mps are there,
What practice shows the importanc...
52  cards
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  cards
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  cards
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  cards
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  cards
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  cards
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  cards
Chapter 8 - 1/10 - Background
What is formal equality,
What is regina v jogee 2016,
What is case law
30  cards
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  cards
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  cards
Chapter 8 - 4/10 - The Supreme Court
Other than,
In what 4 circumstances can the s...,
What can the supreme court do if ...
7  cards
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  cards
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  cards
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  cards
Chapter 8 - 10/10 - Sovereignty
What is sovereignty,
What website says that parliament...,
What is legal sovereignty
16  cards
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  cards
Socialism - Core ideas - final
What view do socialists take of h...,
What is socialism s optimistic vi...,
What do humans naturally seek on ...
33  cards
Socialism - Fundamentalist socialism - final
What is fundamentalist socialism,
What do all fundamentalist social...,
Where does classical marxism come...
82  cards
Socialism - Revisionist socialism - final
What does revisionist socialism s...,
What is revisionist socialism,
106
36  cards
Socialism - Key thinkers - final
When was the communist manifesto ...,
When was das kapital published,
What were marx and engels the fir...
38  cards
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  cards
Conservatism - Core ideas - final
What do conservatives stress abou...,
What has conservatisms view of hu...,
What does the conservative view o...
52  cards
Conservatism - Different types - final
What are the 2 types of conservatism,
What are the origins of tradition...,
What was the french revolution se...
44  cards
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  cards
Conservatism - tensions
What is the tension about human n...,
What is the tension about society,
What is the difference between th...
9  cards
Feminism - Origins - final
What is the first well known work...,
What did john stuart mill and his...,
When was the national american wo...
11  cards
Feminism - Core ideas - final
What two things did feminism deve...,
What does sex mean to a feminist,
How should sex differences be tre...
37  cards
Feminism - Key thinkers - final
What does simone de beauvoir beli...,
What does simone de beauvoir beli...,
What does simone de beauvoir beli...
30  cards
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  cards
Chapter 8 - 5/10 - European Court of Human Rights
0  cards
Quotes
Jean jacques rousseau,
Tony benn,
Marx
20  cards
Conservatism - human nature
Traditional conservatism,
Traditional conservatism,
Traditional conservatism
7  cards
Conservatism - state
Traditional conservative,
Traditional conservatism,
Traditional conservatism
5  cards

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