specific case and on Chapter 14: Supreme ‘The the views of the Court and Judicial Politics’ individual justices in American Politics and sitting on the Supreme Society by David McKay Court. Students should (2017: 9th Edition) understand that the judicial philosophy of the Supreme Court justices can be based on both their views on how the constitution should be interpreted as well as their political views justices can, at – times, reflect the views of the President who appoints them. 11 A US political parties (): Students should debate the Students should learn Chapter 3: ‘Political extent to which US parties are in about the debate that parties’ in A2 US a period of decline or renewal. begun in 1970s over Government & Politics by debates concerning the continuing Anthony J Bennett decline or renewal ‒ relevance of political weakness of US parties. Chapter 5: Changing ‘The parties. Students Role of Political Parties’ in should focus on the American Politics and extent to which parties Society by David McKay continue to carry out (2017: 9th Edition) their core functions and the extent to which these have been taken Politics Review Volume over by other bodies 25, Number 2, November such as pressure 2015: US political parties: groups.
specific case and on the views of the individual justices sitting on the Supreme Court. Students should understand that the judicial philosophy of the Supreme Court justices can be based on both their views on how the constitution should be interpreted as well as their political views – justices can, at times, reflect the views of the President who appoints them. Chapter 14: ‘The Supreme Court and Judicial Politics’ in American Politics and Society by David McKay (2017: 9th Edition) 11 A US political parties (): debates concerning decline or renewal ‒ weakness of US parties. Students should debate the extent to which US parties are in a period of decline or renewal. Students should learn about the debate that begun in 1970s over the continuing relevance of political parties. Students should focus on the extent to which parties continue to carry out their core functions and the extent to which these have been taken over by other bodies such as pressure groups. Chapter 3: ‘Political parties’ in A2 US Government & Politics by Anthony J Bennett Chapter 5: ‘The Changing Role of Political Parties’ in American Politics and Society by David McKay (2017: 9th Edition) Politics Review Volume 25, Number 2, November 2015: US political parties:
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