Edexcel Government & Politics - Unit 2 Governing the UK (09/06/16)

the way i read it was you had to put how they do and then how parliament do and micro analyse each point. For judiciary my points were:
The inclusion of the ECHR which courts can rule on with Belmarsh my example but they to micro i used that the arent binding on parliament so as Blair did following the ruling on the freezing of terrorist assets they can be overruled which shows little protection in reality.

Then the EU soci-economic rights protection which is sovereign following the factortame case. Then used Williams v British Airways to show how they used the EU to protect rights of the individual in terms of holiday payment. Then that this was almost unlimited in the ability to protect rights unless parliament use their power to leave the EU.

Finally the extension of judicial activism and judges such as Lords Woolf and Bingham who use their personal position to champion the rights of the individual in certain areas against the government. Also activism as with the High Court who ordered the release of expesnses files in 2009. However, sovereignty means that ministers are able to withstand these attempts etc.

Then for Parliament:
The House of Lords checks for protecting rights as they used against gov for Tax credit cuts and disability allowance cuts. Then micro with unelected so power is limited to be fully protecting rights.

The commons and the continued activism of back benchers and opposition as they had used when Sunday Trading changes were revoked as it was believed to go against the rights of wokers. Then micro was that this often depends on the size of the majority. Blair went 8 years without losing a vote in the Commons after 1997 and this was at a time of increasing restrictions to rights for anti-terror purposes suggesting that Parliament fails in this area quite often.

Can someone please tell me what they wrote for the PM 25 marker.

Tbh the course is called the uk government and politics so... Also says so on the front of the paper


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definitely would recommend that, they are where all your marks come and you can get an A by just answering them if they are done to a high standard

The question was "the arguments for further constitutional reform are more convincing than those against". Discuss.

The arguments for further constitutional reform involve mentioning current ones. For example:

In 1998, devolution allowed for governments/assemblies to be set up in Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland. Supporters of this reform highlight the powers that were allocated such as the ability for Scotland to vary income tax levels by 3% either side of the level in London. Powers such as these have arguably allowed for a more democratic system, bringing the decisions closer to the people. Therefore, many argue that further reform is not needed.
However, many disagree. The SNP argue for full Scottish independence and many nationalists argue that Westminster desires to hold all the power.
That said, a referendum in 2014 for Scottish independence returned a "no" result despite a high turnout (over 80%). In light of this, it can be concluded that the regional public are satisfied with the current level of reform.



See?


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nerves and all

no need to be cheeky

THat's a interesting approach. I basically did that in the last 5 minutes by scribbling half a page on, BLAIR WENT FAR ENOUGH WITH X REFORMS AND THE COALITION DID Y WE NEED NO MORE REFORM!! but my handwriting was bordering on illegible at this point 😂

Argh, it somehow went past me that the last question is a 40 marker! I thought it was 25 and now feel even worse, as I also ran out of time for paper 1's 25 marker. :/

So I've lost 65 marks already, despite knowing what to answer... doesn't bode well.

Argh, it somehow went past me that the last question is a 40 marker! I thought it was 25 and now feel even worse, as I also ran out of time for paper 1's 25 marker. :/

So I've lost 65 marks already, despite knowing what to answer... doesn't bode well.

politics is just one of those subjects where the timings are the main problem for most people as in reality the content isn't really difficult just keeping a relevant bank of examples. Its even worse in A2 because they expect more from you but still at just a minute per mark.

Hey look don't worry about it! i know you might be feeling crap right now but just forget about it because you can't do anything else. Just focus on other exams, or if you're finished try to focus on other things. there's no point beating yourself up about it!!! And you can always retake, i feel like im going to have to retake this paper anyway, i was so rushed for time!!

I'm actually demoralised - I'm doing politics AS and A2 in one year and don't even see the point of bothering... I've no idea what grade I'll get in a best case scenario - provided I answered all of the other questions and got 100% - if I failed to answer even half answer both of the highest-mark questions. I'm guessing it won't be more than C, at best.

:/

I'm actually demoralised - I'm doing politics AS and A2 in one year and don't even see the point of bothering... I've no idea what grade I'll get in a best case scenario - provided I answered all of the other questions and got 100% - if I failed to answer even half answer both of the highest-mark questions. I'm guessing it won't be more than C, at best.

:/

what topic you doing for A2?
Don't give up

if you can try and get an A in A2 you could get a B overall

ohh yeah? ive basically had to as well this year because of my last year results. you can make some of it back from A2, what section of A2 are you doing?

Global structures of politics and global political issues which are hard AF. SO MUCH more content to remember!

that sounds pretty terrible to be fair

anyone remember the wording of the 40 ymark constitution question?

anyone remember the wording of the 40 mark constitution question?