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I talked about devolution and the House of Lords in-depth, in particular devolution by talking about reasons for why some might want further constitutional reform (English Parliament instead of an English Grand Committee, more devolved powers to established governments; mentioned the Scotland Acts of 2012 and 2016, as well as the proposed revision to the Wales Act being presented in Parliament currently) and why some might not want it as it would encourage calls for independence, and might cause instability in Westminster.
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House of Lords - I talked about how some might want further reform because it lacks legitimacy, because it's the logical step after the House of Lords Act 1999 and House of Lords Reform Act 2014, etc. Then talked about how some might want to keep the status quo because it'd lead to legislative gridlock (E.g. Congress 2013), duplicate the issues of the House of Commons, etc.
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Incorporation of the HRA - Talked about how some might want to entrench civil liberties through a codified constitution because it'd be harder to amend, but also talked about how some might want to keep an uncodified constitution because it'd lead to 'judicial tyranny' and it'd be hard to amend rights of individuals due to its rigid nature. (I can't remember if I included an example, hopefully I did )
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Succession to the Crowns Act - Talked about how allowing female heirs to come before male heirs regardless of gender makes it more socially representative of modern society. However, expanded upon the issue of having an unelected Head of State, with some calling for the monarch to be abolished.
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Electoral reform - Explained how some would want reform because FPTP produces disproportionate results (Lib Dems got 23% of the vote but 8.8% of seats in 2010) - but countered by talking about how FPTP produces strong and stable government while keeping out extremist parties. Again, this paragraph was beyond rushed, so by no means is it of high standard. But I felt so silly by not including a massive point, I wanted to at least get it down.
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I talked about devolution and the House of Lords in-depth, in particular devolution by talking about reasons for why some might want further constitutional reform (English Parliament instead of an English Grand Committee, more devolved powers to established governments; mentioned the Scotland Acts of 2012 and 2016, as well as the proposed revision to the Wales Act being presented in Parliament currently) and why some might not want it as it would encourage calls for independence, and might cause instability in Westminster.
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House of Lords - I talked about how some might want further reform because it lacks legitimacy, because it's the logical step after the House of Lords Act 1999 and House of Lords Reform Act 2014, etc. Then talked about how some might want to keep the status quo because it'd lead to legislative gridlock (E.g. Congress 2013), duplicate the issues of the House of Commons, etc.
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Incorporation of the HRA - Talked about how some might want to entrench civil liberties through a codified constitution because it'd be harder to amend, but also talked about how some might want to keep an uncodified constitution because it'd lead to 'judicial tyranny' and it'd be hard to amend rights of individuals due to its rigid nature. (I can't remember if I included an example, hopefully I did )
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Succession to the Crowns Act - Talked about how allowing female heirs to come before male heirs regardless of gender makes it more socially representative of modern society. However, expanded upon the issue of having an unelected Head of State, with some calling for the monarch to be abolished.
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Electoral reform - Explained how some would want reform because FPTP produces disproportionate results (Lib Dems got 23% of the vote but 8.8% of seats in 2010) - but countered by talking about how FPTP produces strong and stable government while keeping out extremist parties. Again, this paragraph was beyond rushed, so by no means is it of high standard. But I felt so silly by not including a massive point, I wanted to at least get it down.
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