6 B UK Prime Minister/cabinet Students should produce a Chapter 6 in UK 3.1.1.3: spider diagram showing the Government and of prime minister, Politics for AS/A how policy is made. cabinet and civil service in policy-making. 7 A UK political parties 3.1.2.3: Students should produce Students should look beyond Chapter 12 in UK clear definitions of each Westminster elections in Government and development towards a system. assessing UK party systems. Politics for AS/A system and its impact on Level government and policy. Students should show evidence that the UK has UK party ‘The each of these party system: a two-party systems. or a multi-party system?’ by Thomas UK no longer has ‘the Quinn in Politics a two-party system.’ Review, Vol. 24, Analyse and evaluate this 2014-15, No. 3, Feb. statement. (25 marks) multi-party ‘Britain’s systems’ by Philip Lynch in Politics Review, Vol. 18, 2008-09, No. 3, Feb. 7 B UK Prime Minister/cabinet Students should compare Chapter 6 in UK 3.1.1.3: the main successes and Government and failures of recent prime Politics for AS/A the relationship between Prime ministers. Debate: who was Level Minister and cabinet. the most successful prime as prime ‘Cameron minister, from minister: a verdict’ by Neil McNaughton and Eric Magee in Politics
6 B UK Prime Minister/cabinet 3.1.1.3: how policy is made. Students should produce a spider diagram showing the of prime minister, cabinet and civil service in policy-making. Chapter 6 in UK Government and Politics for AS/A 7 A UK political parties 3.1.2.3: development towards a system and its impact on government and policy. Students should produce clear definitions of each system. Students should show evidence that the UK has each of these party systems. ‘the UK no longer has a two-party system.’ Analyse and evaluate this statement. (25 marks) Students should look beyond Westminster elections in assessing UK party systems. Chapter 12 in UK Government and Politics for AS/A Level ‘The UK party system: a two-party or a multi-party system?’ by Thomas Quinn in Politics Review, Vol. 24, 2014-15, No. 3, Feb. ‘Britain’s multi-party systems’ by Philip Lynch in Politics Review, Vol. 18, 2008-09, No. 3, Feb. 7 B UK Prime Minister/cabinet 3.1.1.3: the relationship between Prime Minister and cabinet. Students should compare the main successes and failures of recent prime ministers. Debate: who was the most successful prime minister, from Chapter 6 in UK Government and Politics for AS/A Level ‘Cameron as prime minister: a verdict’ by Neil McNaughton and Eric Magee in Politics
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