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"Conservatives favour pragmatism over principle". Discuss.

Intro: conservatism is practical and flexible. It is a means without ends not an ideology. Traditional Con: pragmatic. negative view of human nature therefore everyone needs to be told what to do One Nation ...
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What are the key roles of the House of Lords?

The House of Lords has 5 main roles: legislative, scrutiny, legitimating, deliberation and recriutment. However the first two are the most important. The legislative role is carried out through introduction ...
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Is the president's power to appoint new justices to the US Supreme Court actually significant?

The appointment process is significant because Supreme Court justices serve for life, and that means presidents rarely have the opportunity to make their mark through the appointments process. Barack Obama, ...
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Explain the main criticisms that have been made of the World Trade Organization. (15 marks)

WTO (originally the GATT), is an organisation, set up during the Bretton Woods Conference of August 1944, that attempts to liberalise world trade and prevent a slide to protectionism that was seen during the...
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What is the Electoral College?

The Electoral College (EC) is a constitutional mechanism, better described as a process. It is used to elect the President and Vice-President. The EC was introduced as a compromise between a popular voter by...
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