4 B UK Parliament 3.1.1.2: Students should construct Chapter 5 in UK scrutiny of the executive and profiles of various Government and its effectiveness in practice committees, incl. Public Politics for AS/A work of committees Accounts Committee, focus on The ‘AS role of the opposition Liaison Committee, another Backbench Business parliamentary debate and select committee and a Committee’ in Politics the legislative process. public bill committee. Review, Vol. 24, 2014-15, No. 4, Apr. focus on ‘AS Departmental Select Committees’, Vol. 22, 2012-13, No. 4, Apr. 5 A UK political parties 3.1.2.3: Extract question: analyse, should ‘Debate: evaluate and compare the political parties be issues and debates around arguments in the above funded by the party funding. article over a cap on in Politics Review, individual donations to Vol. 24, 2014-15, No. political parties. (25 marks) 3, Feb. 5 B UK Parliament 3.1.1.2: UK Parliament is As above. ‘the ineffective in holding the the extent of Parliament’s government to account’. influence on government Analyse and evaluate this decisions. statement. (25 marks) 6 A UK political parties 3.1.2.3: Students should produce Minor parties should include Websites of the minor profiles of the parties. Ukip, the Green Party, the parties. policies of minor parties and SNP, Plaid Clymru, Sinn their impact on political debates Fein and the DUP. and political agenda.
4 B UK Parliament 3.1.1.2: scrutiny of the executive and its effectiveness in practice work of committees role of the opposition parliamentary debate and the legislative process. Students should construct profiles of various committees, incl. Public Accounts Committee, Liaison Committee, another select committee and a public bill committee. Chapter 5 in UK Government and Politics for AS/A ‘AS focus on The Backbench Business Committee’ in Politics Review, Vol. 24, 2014-15, No. 4, Apr. ‘AS focus on Departmental Select Committees’, Vol. 22, 2012-13, No. 4, Apr. 5 A UK political parties 3.1.2.3: issues and debates around party funding. Extract question: analyse, evaluate and compare the arguments in the above article over a cap on individual donations to political parties. (25 marks) ‘Debate: should political parties be funded by the in Politics Review, Vol. 24, 2014-15, No. 3, Feb. 5 B UK Parliament 3.1.1.2: the extent of Parliament’s influence on government decisions. ‘the UK Parliament is ineffective in holding the government to account’. Analyse and evaluate this statement. (25 marks) As above. 6 A UK political parties 3.1.2.3: policies of minor parties and their impact on political debates and political agenda. Students should produce profiles of the parties. Minor parties should include Ukip, the Green Party, the SNP, Plaid Clymru, Sinn Fein and the DUP. Websites of the minor parties.
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