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On 3/12/18, Prime Minister Theresa May described the 2016 EU Referendum as "(T)he biggest democratic exercise in our history.” Use your own knowledge to evaluate this comment, and to consider the relationship btwn democracy and referenda in the UK.

- First need to consider conceptual factors – does a referendum weaken aspects of representative democracy by increasing the risk of what de Tocqueville described as a ‘tyranny of the majority’. Does it incr...
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Evaluate the extent to which general elections in the UK are lost by the government rather than won by the opposition (30) (Edexcel Sample Assessment Materials)

This question encourages you to think about the two sides of the argument as to why changes of government happen - i.e. is it the government's fault, or the skill of the opposition. You must come to a judgem...
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To what extent was David Cameron traditionally conservative?

To some extent, it could be argued that David Cameron was a traditional conservative. He played heavily on the notion of 'one-nation' conservatism with his concept of the 'the big society'. This concept had ...
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Why are the terms 'nation' and 'state' often confused?

To answer this question you have to identify what a nation is, what a state is, and why they might be thought to be the same thing. First of all you should outline that a nation is a psycho-political entity ...
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Explain the term 'representative democracy'

Representative democracy is a method through which the public give a mandate to a political body to allow them to make decisions on behalf of the general public. This can be juxtaposed to direct democracy, w...
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