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AQA AS Politics GovP2 09/06/16 Official Thread

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What are the impacts of the human rights act and the European court of human rights upon the British political system?

more judicial review and courts are involved more so therefore have more power.

Rights have been protected and the culture has changed. Appeall culture has developed e.g Murderers getting hard core porn through freedom of expression.

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BirdIsWord

Original post by govandpolitics

What

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BirdIsWord

Original post by govandpolitics

what are the constraints on parliamentary soverignty

All i can think of is the EU? e.g factortame

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govandpolitics

Original post by BirdIsWord

What

lol, its in the textbook

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_polticsstudent

What are the constitutional influences and the limits to the powers of the government?

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govandpolitics

Original post by _polticsstudent

What are the constitutional influences and the limits to the powers of the government?

referendums, EU, Regular elections

Im not really sure tbh

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BirdIsWord

Original post by _polticsstudent

What are the constitutional influences and the limits to the powers of the government?

Constitutional influences on what?

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_polticsstudent

Original post by BirdIsWord

Constitutional influences on what?

That's what I'm unsure of, because it doesn't specify in the specification. It just says explain how far it influences the constitution

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BirdIsWord

Original post by _polticsstudent

That's what I'm unsure of, because it doesn't specify in the specification. It just says explain how far it influences the constitution

But what is 'it'???

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saphh

Original post by govandpolitics

yeah same, the ms doesn't help at all :angry:

I am sure you could discuss how the parliament can represent people by the use of standing, maybe select committee. The House of Lords could also be one.

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BirdIsWord

Original post by saphh

I am sure you could discuss how the parliament can represent people by the use of standing, maybe select committee. The House of Lords could also be one.

No.. That's scrutiny not representation

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saphh

Original post by BirdIsWord

No.. That's scrutiny, not representation

it can be both as one could use scrutiny to represent people.

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BirdIsWord

Original post by saphh

it can be both as one could use scrutiny to represent people.

How? xD

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LenniesRabbit

Original post by BirdIsWord

I hope the 25 marker on the constitution is on the constitution and NOT the judiciary. For against codified or evaluating reforms.

For parliament something like how well it performs its functions.

Woooah now, what did you mean by evaluating reforms? Can you give an example I'm panicking!

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LenniesRabbit

Original post by BirdIsWord

How? xD

How effective is parliament in carrying out its representative role? (25marks)

Intro –Outline Burkean/resemblance theory as criteria They are effective at carrying out role-

Class
Theres a party to rep. every class
e.g. 2010 AB VOTERS more likely to vote Cons than Lab - 45%Cons 26% Lab
e.g. 2015 AB VOTERS – 37%Cons 28%Lab

Growth in Nationalist Parties e.g. SNP 3^rd largest party form 2015, therefore there is growing representation for underrepresented groups withing Parliament

Lobby/surgeryIncreasing use of surgeries - e.g. Lynne Featherstone MP for Woodgreen held regular constituency surgeires - ensures that MPs serve interests of their constituencies.

PMQ – Bringing up concerns to Parliament An important function of PMQs is to bring constituency problems to the attention of the public, just as much as to the attention of the Prime Minister.
E.g. Jeremy Corbyns first PMQ - informed the House he’d received over 40,000 questions from voters and asked the first six, covering serious topics issues including housing and tax credits – ending on mental health (2015)

They arent effective –
Demography and lack of resemblance theory/ HOC Middle-Class
E.g. 26% of MPs = women. Hardly representative of wider population.
E.g. 4% Ethnic Minority.
E.g. 32% from middle-class or business background
sE.g. 10% of all Labour MPs from private schools

HOL –Hereditry peers still exist regardless of reform - not representative of public. More men than womenMore Conservative leaning Lords (criticism of this is that reforms have made Tory/Labour balance more equal)

Whips Restricted by whips - party loyalty is first. E.g. wish for political advancement may hold MPs back from properly representing their party.
E.g. Burkean model - MPs are trustees NOT delegates
E.G. 2016 Academies bill required Conservative MPs to toe the party line despite constituency disagreement.

Select committees sometimes get evidence from constituencies to bring into debates, thats how theyre representative :smile: