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The advantages of the existing first past the post (FPTP) voting system used for British elections include a higher likelihood of producing majority governments than proportional voting systems such as STV a...

This question could be asked as part of the Peace and Conflict unit of the course, either as a short Paper 1 question (in relation to an article) or as an essay question. Students should first understand wha...

This is an example of an essay question that could be asked (with slight variation) for a paper on British Politics. An approach to the question will need to be twofold - firstly the content needs to be addr...

First-Past-the-Post is a single member plurality system used in the UK for general elections and in England for local elections. Candidates must receive a plurality of votes to win the sit in their constitue...

Referendums are considered to enhance democracy by sharpening the mandate for public policy decisions. Whilst decisions in parliament are usually made by our MPs through a representative democratic system, r...