[ellie_k73]

(Original post by foodnom)
i thought it was on the the constitution

Do you happen to know what question came up on parliament and the PM core executive? thanks

[ellie_k73]

(Original post by Jibby122)
Unit 2!! I'm so nervous, thankfully I didn't retake unit 1, I don't think I would've lasted a minute I'm sure all did well though! . I think it's going to be Judiciary for 25 marker personally. What about Core Exec? What do you guys think would come up? It can't be Cabinet, I think it'll be something to do with the Civil Service or Individual/Collective responsibility. But I hope it's Sovereignty, that'll be all right.

How come you think Cabinet wont come up ? Do you think civil service might come up? Which part is 'sovereignty' ? Do you mean PM's power's? I'm so confused and I'm stressing, (sorry)

[foodnom]

(Original post by ellie_k73)
Do you happen to know what question came up on parliament and the PM core executive? thanks

'The House of Lords performs no useful role in the British political system and should now be abolished'

and

'In theory, but not in practice, the powers of the modern prime minister are unlimited'

[Distractions]

Will I need to know about the different aspects of the court system such as the crown courts and the county courts for the judiciary section?

[ellie_k73]

(Original post by foodnom)
'The House of Lords performs no useful role in the British political system and should now be abolished'

and

'In theory, but not in practice, the powers of the modern prime minister are unlimited'

Thank you so much!!

[halfbaked20]

Does anyone know what question came up in Jan for The British Constitution? Some people seem to be saying it was judiciary focused and others say it was on the constitution??? Anyone remember the actual 25 mark question???

[Rossyboy]

I've got the unit 2 exam tomorrow. I'm probably gonna do the Executive (Looking over the past essay questions they don't seem too bad) and either constitution or Parliament.

For parliament what type of essays should I plan for and does anyone know any of the main points I should discuss in them.

[iamthestig]

(Original post by foodnom)
'The House of Lords performs no useful role in the British political system and should now be abolished'

and

'In theory, but not in practice, the powers of the modern prime minister are unlimited'

Just to try myself out, for the bolded question, would you:

- Outline what the House of Lords does, like scrutinising bills etc
- Explain whether you think its of use in the current system
- Outline why it could be seen as useless, like the Parliament Act etc
- Explain why it would be of use, like making sure Parliament is accountable and doesn't have complete control and give examples, both good and bad, like fox hunting etc
- Sum up the argument

[foodnom]

(Original post by iamthestig)
Just to try myself out, for the bolded question, would you:

- Outline what the House of Lords does, like scrutinising bills etc
- Explain whether you think its of use in the current system
- Outline why it could be seen as useless, like the Parliament Act etc
- Explain why it would be of use, like making sure Parliament is accountable and doesn't have complete control and give examples, both good and bad, like fox hunting etc
- Sum up the argument

i would look at the words 'abolished,' 'now' and 'no'

so i would give a for and against whether their role is effective (picking up on the word 'no') and basically what you've put. But then to get the top marks I would then say perhaps they shouldn't be abolished but partly/ wholly elected

Then pick up the word 'now' and say perhaps they didn't perform any useful roles before 1999 but do now

[iamthestig]

(Original post by foodnom)
i would look at the words 'abolished,' 'now' and 'no'

so i would give a for and against whether their role is effective (picking up on the word 'no') and basically what you've put. But then to get the top marks I would then say perhaps they shouldn't be abolished but partly/ wholly elected

Then pick up the word 'now' and say perhaps they didn't perform any useful roles before 1999 but do now

Right okay, thanks.

[AAbra]

does anyone need the 2012 Jan questions?

[Muffin Head]

Am I right in thinking that the four topics for 6GP02 Governing the UK tomorrow are The Constitution, Parliament, The PM & Cabinet and The Judiciary?

I'm revising the former three this evening, which special focus on the House of Lords reform. I'm new to TSR, but understand there is a rule with discussing exams just after they've been sat. So what date/time can we begin to discuss them?

If anyone has any revision notes they would be happy to share for any of the former three topics I would really appreciate it, as i'm struggling somewhat.

Muffin Head

[halfbaked20]

(Original post by AAbra)
does anyone need the 2012 Jan questions?

YESSS PLEASE!

Particularly on the Constitution and The Core Exec! Thank you so much

[HeyyImRyan]

(Original post by AAbra)
does anyone need the 2012 Jan questions?

That'd be great please!

[IndiaCaitlinn]

I wouldn't advise skipping any topics for unit 2 because you only get the choice of 2 questions in the exam and if one comes up on one you haven't done then you're left with no choice which is never good. Furthermore the unit 2 40 marker anything could come up. Well it's like that for edexcel anyway

[AAbra]

These are the 2012 Jan Questions
SECTION A
1a) With reference to the source, why are the legislative commitees needed?
b) ^^^^ and your own knowledge, explain the ways in which backbench MPs can call government to account
c) To what extent had the formation of a coalition altered the relationship between Parliament and government?
SECTION A
2a) With reference to the source, what is the rule of law?
b) ^^^^ and your own knowledge, explain how the independence of the judiciary is guaranteed.
c) To what extent can judges check the power of the executive and the legislatures?
SECTION B
3) to what extent have constitutional reforms since 1997 reduced the powers of UK governments?
OR
4) Are UK prime ministers as powerful as is sometimes claimed?

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE I feel your pain

[axh95]

(Original post by AAbra)
These are the 2012 Jan Questions
SECTION A
1a) With reference to the source, why are the legislative commitees needed?
b) ^^^^ and your own knowledge, explain the ways in which backbench MPs can call government to account
c) To what extent had the formation of a coalition altered the relationship between Parliament and government?
SECTION A
2a) With reference to the source, what is the rule of law?
b) ^^^^ and your own knowledge, explain how the independence of the judiciary is guaranteed.
c) To what extent can judges check the power of the executive and the legislatures?
SECTION B
3) to what extent have constitutional reforms since 1997 reduced the powers of UK governments?
OR
4) Are UK prime ministers as powerful as is sometimes claimed?

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE I feel your pain

Thats not AQA, because AQA has question 1,2,3,4 not Section A/B!!

[Muffin Head]

(Original post by IndiaCaitlinn)
I wouldn't advise skipping any topics for unit 2 because you only get the choice of 2 questions in the exam and if one comes up on one you haven't done then you're left with no choice which is never good. Furthermore the unit 2 40 marker anything could come up. Well it's like that for edexcel anyway

Thanks for the advice, I'm sitting the Edexcel paper as well. I know a lot of people here on TSR think the reform of the HOL will come up, so I'm revising that and have made an advantages/disadvantages sheet. Now I'm doing codified/un codified constitution. Do you (or anyone else) have any further predications for questions?

Muffin Head

[axh95]

has anyone got the JAN 2012 AQA Unit 2 Questions on Parliament and the Core Executive?

[IndiaCaitlinn]

(Original post by Muffin Head)
Thanks for the advice, I'm sitting the Edexcel paper as well. I know a lot of people here on TSR think the reform of the HOL will come up, so I'm revising that and have made an advantages/disadvantages sheet. Now I'm doing codified/un codified constitution. Do you (or anyone else) have any further predications for questions?

Muffin Head

its harder to predict with politics exams I think but my teacher is convinced something about the coalition will come up so that would be party unity/roles of pm/cabinet and relationship with parliament

For me you don't have to worry about the 5/10 marker cos its pretty much all in the source and the 25 marker and 40 marker is just learning for and against for, for example bill of rights, codified, reform, things like that