representatives accountable. There are 650 members of parliament for each constituency. Therefore‚ since FPTP should be used for elections to the House of Commons‚ as there is only one MP per constituent‚ constituents know whom to hold accountable for their representation in the House of Commons. In addition‚ another reason why FPTP should continue to be used for elections in the House of Commons is because it usually produces a strong‚ single party majority government. This is seen as advantageous because legislation
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Electoral Systems There is only one path to democracy and that is an election. It is the only way that a government can represent the will of the people. It gives legitimacy to government and ensures that the freedom one gives up in lieu of security and order is maintained. In a democratic state‚ the electoral process determines who will hold political office. The importance of a free‚ fair and representative election cannot be overstated in the 21st century nor can be the process of it undermined
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Homework Sunday 17th February 2013 Chapter Summaries in To Kill a Mockingbird (10-15) Katie Shirley Chapters 10-11 Jem and Scout lament the fact that "Atticus was feeble: he was nearly fifty." The children believe that Atticus’ "advanced" age keeps him from doing the sorts of things other children’s fathers do. Their view of their father changes when they see him shoot a mad dog. As Tom Robinson’s trial
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To what extent was the prosperity and stability experienced by the Weimar Republic in the mid 1920s superficial? Historians frequently argue whether the 1920s in Germany was a period of prosperity or not. Although the Weimar Republic had perceived prosperity and stability in the mid 20s‚ there were many social‚ political and economic issues beneath the surface. Even though Germany was able to regain international status and achieve economic stability through the Dawes plan in 1924‚ there were
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Sociology Essay Some theorists think that cultural deprivation is the reason why working class children fail and middle class children succeed. To succeed in education you will need cultural equipment (language‚ self-discipline and reasoning skills) something that the working class children lack. They lack this equipment because their parents cannot socialise properly with their children‚ so these children grow up culturally deprived leading to their under-achievement at school. Whereas middle
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b. As an A Level Sociology student you have been asked to design a research project to collect qualitative data on experiences of crime amongst a sample of young people in your area My aim is to gain qualitative data on experiences of crime amongst a sample of young people in my area. The type of crime I will be looking at amongst young people is underage drinking. This will help to operationalize the concept because everyone may not understand what is seen as ‘crime’. So therefore my aim is to
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talk about choosing a person‚ I feel like going with an independent candidate rather than someone with bad characters from political parties. I hear that even Dons are rallying behind the political leaders to get a ticket through proportional representation‚ and would not be surprised if tomorrow I see them taking an oath‚ promising to decide the future of our country. I understand voting to an independent candidate without knowing his/ her abilities or knowledge to contribute to the country would
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Gordon Ramsay‚ a well-known chef for many reasons. The nation either love him or loathe him. Gordon Ramsay is a very famous chef he is known for his foods to be made to perfection. He has helped and opened many restaurants in the UK and the USA. When Ramsay isn’t cooking he is well known for his foul mouth on TV shows. Many years ago chefs were stereotypical people e.g. Delia Smith she is a kind‚ caring‚ hard-working housewife. This is the same with Nigella Lawson she is known as the “kitchen goddess
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Teaching Assistant: STLIS CACHE Level 3 Award Assignment 1 Top of Form Question 1 (Words: 200) Communication and professional relationships with children‚ young people and adults Explain why effective communication is important in developing positive relationships with: Children Young people Adults Communication means passing information from one person to another. It can be an interchange of opinions‚ thoughts‚ or information via speech‚ signs or writing between two or more people. When
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What is art one might ask? Art can be seen as expression‚ form and representation. Art as representation is related to mimetic theory (Stremmel 2006). Mimetic theory comes from the Greek word "mimesis‚" which means imitation and representation (Hall 1997).Representation of art began with early ideas of Plato and Aristotle. Plato viewed art as an ‘imitation of nature.’ Due to this‚ art had no knowledge and therefore had no intellectual value. According to Plato‚ art was a copy of a copy thus barely
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