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Protected: Test: End of Topic Test – Parliament (Answers)
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Read MoreHandout: Is parliament out of date?
Is parliament out of date? So far, it looks as if parliament as an institution has fallen into disrepute mainly because…
Read MoreHandout: Is parliament out of date? (Worksheet)
Is parliament out of date? Is parliament out of date? The Long Decline of Parliamentary Government …
Read MoreArticle 2: Future Plans for the House of Lords
Future Plans for the House of Lords Stalling of Reforms As part of a longer-term settlement, the Blair government asked former…
Read MoreHandout: The Advent of Coalition Government
The Advent of Coalition Government The first-and, almost certainly, the most significant – implications of the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition, formed in…
Read MoreHandout: The Westland Affair
The Westland Affair The Westland affair was a British political controversy of the 1980s which rocked the Conservative government of Margaret…
Read MoreHandout: What are Departmental Select Committees?
What are Departmental Select Committees? How effectively do they perform their role of scrutinising the Executive? (10 marks) What are Departmental…
Read MoreHandout: Limitations to Scrutiny
Limitations to Scrutiny Scrutiny is made difficult is one party dominates the House of Commons. In the mid to late 1980s,…
Read MoreArticle 3: If Parliament holds the executive to account, who holds Parliament to account?
If Parliament holds the executive to account, who holds Parliament to account? “Sleaze” Sleaze was a blanket term that became all…
Read MoreHandout: The Legislative Process in the UK
The Legislative Process in the UK Queen’s Speech Once it has been agreed among cabinet minister, the government’s legislative programme is…
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