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Liberalism is the 'essentially contested concept' or ideal which dominates western political discourse, both explicitly and inexplicitly (Gallie). Political theorists often make the distinction between 'c...

Classical liberals believe that society should place the freedom of the individual at it's core. They believe that to do so the government, or state, should not interfere in the lives of individuals. Rath...

When answering say a 40 mark question its important to remember depth not breadth. Of course you want to cover as much material as possible and show the examiner how hard you've revised and how much knowl...

Checks and Balances, as it is referred to in the American system, is a system of limiting power which allows the branches of government to put a 'check' on one another in order to stop political dominatio...

While they are both means of selecting the democrat or republican nominations for the presidency they are very different process. Caucuses are a series of state-based meetings of party activists. They are...