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Both rights and duties are essential in today's society, but there is a distinction between the two.The idea of a duty is what a citizen should do to demonstrate their active participation in society, this c...

The British government is often put to scrutiny amongst many committees, debates and elections, though, whether these are actually effective is of significance. One might argue that whilst committees that sc...

Political parties allow for greater cohesion within the UK parliament which in turn increases its ability to democratically decide on Policy. The requirement for any UK executive to command the confidence of...

There are two chambers of the British Parliament; The House of Commons and the House of Lords. The Lords is supposed to be the upper house, but the Parliament Acts of 1911 and 1949 restricted their power and...

One way in which pressure groups help improve democracy is by giving minorities a chance to air opinions important to them which may get lost by political parties who are tying to please the majority of the ...