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What are the advantages of making voting compulsory in the UK? (10 Marks)

As evidenced in liberal democracies where compulsory voting is a federal law, this has had a positive impact on political participation and has been proposed by campaigners such as Graham Allen MP so long as...
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"The UK's uncodified constitution should be codified" Discuss (25 Marks)

Yes, codify the constitution A codified constitution creates a hierarchy of laws. This allows for the enshrining of the rights of citizens protected from the government of the day and acts as a check to exec...
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To What Extent Would the Increased Use of Referendums Enhance British Democracy?

A direct democracy is, in theory, the only legitimate and pure form of democracy . It is the model of democracy which gives people the most power, which is the very aim of a democracy. It is arguable that an...
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In what circumstances are referendums held in the UK?

Referendums are sometimes held because a party cannot decide on an issue; a referendum is held to stop a party splitting. Due to the heterogeneous make up of the major political parties, certain issues divid...
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Explain three criticisms that have been made of Referendums

A referendum is aa single-issue vote which can be either binding or advisory. Firstly, they have been criticised as they can be said to undermine the representative democracy of the UK. This is because inste...
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