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| Key Thinker | Provenance | Ideas | | | | | | Hobbes | 17 th century, during the English Civil War emphasis on the state of nature, he believed that England during the civil war d...
1. self realisation, self determination, self fulfillment humans are rational, self serving, have the ability to make their own lives better 2. natural laws the laws that humans al...
WARNING This document was partially AI generated. What is society? Groups of people with established social contracts, governed by a state body Restricted to an extent by a geograp...
1. egotisical ones self interest/valuation of themselves rational the idea of human reasoning behind actions, liberals believe that humans are very rational and think out their dec...
1. A political ideology is composed of critique of existing order, vision of a future society, theory of political change 2. Conservatism, nationalism, socialism, liberalism 3. Lin...
1. European coal and steel community, 1951 2. 1957 treaty of rome, changed 1987 single europeean act 3. 1973 4. First past the post 5. a seat with a large majority for example boot...
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"The UK judiciary is becoming increasingly politicised." Analyse and evaluate this statement. | Yes | No | | | | | The Constitutional Reform Act 2005 created a new Supreme Court. T...
ECSC European Coal and Steel Community ✅ EEC European Economic Community ✅ Common market a group of countries imposing few or no duties on trade with another, and a common tariff o...
1. A party victory with a big majority 1997 Tony Blair Labour 2024 Margaret Thatcher 1983 2. 2010 Conservatives & Lib Dems 3. Strength simple system, consistently produces strong g...
Human Rights Protection Point: Extract 1 argues that human rights are not properly protected under the UK's uncodified constitution , whereas Extract 2 argues that rights are alrea...
1. Three principles: parliamentary sovereignty, rule of law, unitary state 2. Five sources: authoritative works, common law precedent/royal prerogative , statue law, conventions 3....
Extract 1 was written by Sinonaidh Douglas Scott, a law professor, for the Constitution Unit in 2020. Her perspective is pro codification because she believes the UK's uncodified s...
William IV 1832 Reform Act redistributing parliamentary seats from "rotten boroughs" to new industrial cities Demonstrated the power of the House of Commons House of Lords was bloc...
An establishment is an organisation founded for either a a religious, b educational, c professional, or d social purpose. Courts Schools Trade Unions Parliament House of Commons Ho...
The UK government has a persistent culture of avoiding formal scrutiny, leading to repeated policy failures." How far do you agree? I completely agree with this Iraq War Tony Blair...
1. ?, ? 2. The Poll Tax the Poll Tax aka. "community charge", Duke and dustman example was a policy by Margaret Thatcher was intended to replace the pre existing housing tax based...
Parliamentary sovereignty Act of settlement 1701 is an example of this Dictates the line of heir Acts of parliament examples Act of settlement 1701 Representation of the people act...
| Poll Tax 1990 | | Iraq 2003 | | | | | | Differences | Similarities | Differences | | Resulted in riots | Poorly received by the public | Only large protests | | Led to Margaret T...
Bicameral means two chambers. | Word | Definition | Date Added | | | | | | Authoritative works | Books written by respected judges or academics that are used to clarify and explain...
Similarities between Tony Blair and Margaret Thatcher: strong beliefs pushed for them both won 3 general elections large majorities centre right politics characteristic? Similariti...
Special Advisor SpAd political advisors Cabinet Secretary apolitical, serves all If a minister cannot do their job, they will resign If a minister violates the ministerial code, th...
1. Revise the legislative process The legislative process is the same in both the House of Commons and Lords. Once it has gone through one house, it is sent to the other. Especiall...
Parties/Systems and Examples Mainstream Party Conservative, Labour Niche Party Scottish National Party Single Issue Party UKIP, previously Reform, previously Green Dominant Party S...
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This is a log of all lesson starters. info I avoided keeping track of these throughout Year 12 despite frequently containing useful information.
Fun fact: has roots back to the 1600s. Ideas Pro church Pro monarchy Free trade Traditional values Authority law and order Strong national defence Pragmatism
Extract 1 Point: A central argument in Extract 1 is that the UK’s uncodified constitution is no longer fit for purpose because it fails to adequately safeguard individual liberties...
Asymmetrical devolution devolution where devolved states are not given the same rights District/city council a council within a council which represents a smaller geographical area...