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Explain two of the key features of Conservatism

Conservative beleive that humans are inperfect, selfish and self-serving. They subscribe to a hobbesian view of human nature, meaning that they believe that without a state to enforce order, society will col...
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Asses the arguments that support the theory of party decline

Parties are unable to organise government to deliver a political programme –Decreasingly valid, as party control in Congress has strengthenedPressure groups have taken over the role of parties in financing e...
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To what extent has the New Right departed from Traditional Conservatism?

The New Right was the most significant deviation from the traditional conservatism in the history of the ideology. It was predominantly carried out through the policies of Reagan and Thatcher in the 70s and ...
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Can you give an example of a Civil Rights ruling by the US Supreme Court and explain it’s significance?

A classic example of a Supreme Court ruling on Civil Rights would be Plessy vs Ferguson which legitimised the doctrine of ‘Seperate but Equal’ and legalised segregation in schools etc.. This was later overtu...
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Why has affirmative action failed in the United States- how to answer this question

Firstly, when answering this question I would define what affirmative action is. This tells the examiner that you have background knowledge of the subject and also works as a good introduction for the questi...
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