electoral systems used in regional and national UK elections. assemblies. 4 B UK constitution 3.1.1.1: Students should note the ‘Constitutional issues and debates about key constitutional changes Reform: Unfinished recent constitutional since 1997, and categorise business?’ by Kay changes: them according to how they Moxon in Politics debates about the extent affect rights, Review Vol.23, of rights in the UK decentralisation of power, No.3, Feb. areas where individual elections, parliament, ‘Coalition and collective rights are judiciary and participation. government: a new in agreement and where Essay: British era of constitutional ‘the they are in conflict. constitution has been reform?’ by Philip transformed in recent Norton in Politics years’. Analyse and Review Vol. 21, evaluate this statement. (25 2011-12, No.2, Nov. marks) Chapter 3 in UK Government and Politics for AS/A Level 5 A UK elections 3.1.2.2: Chapter 10 in UK ‘first-past-the-post should no longer be used Government and electoral systems and the party for general elections in the Politics for AS/A system. UK’. Analyse and evaluate Level this statement. (25 marks) the UK’s ‘Assessing electoral systems: revalidated?’ by Richard Kelly in Politics Review, Vol.
electoral systems used in UK elections. regional and national assemblies. 4 B UK constitution 3.1.1.1: issues and debates about recent constitutional changes: debates about the extent of rights in the UK areas where individual and collective rights are in agreement and where they are in conflict. Students should note the key constitutional changes since 1997, and categorise them according to how they affect rights, decentralisation of power, elections, parliament, judiciary and participation. Essay: ‘the British constitution has been transformed in recent years’. Analyse and evaluate this statement. (25 marks) ‘Constitutional Reform: Unfinished business?’ by Kay Moxon in Politics Review Vol.23, No.3, Feb. ‘Coalition government: a new era of constitutional reform?’ by Philip Norton in Politics Review Vol. 21, 2011-12, No.2, Nov. Chapter 3 in UK Government and Politics for AS/A Level 5 A UK elections 3.1.2.2: electoral systems and the party system. ‘first-past-the-post should no longer be used for general elections in the UK’. Analyse and evaluate this statement. (25 marks) Chapter 10 in UK Government and Politics for AS/A Level ‘Assessing the UK’s electoral systems: revalidated?’ by Richard Kelly in Politics Review, Vol.
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