To what extent do the advantages of referendums outweigh the disadvantages? (25 Marks) A referendum (sometimes referred to as a plebiscite). Is a vote in which the electorate can express a view on a particular issue of public policy. Referendums have become more widely used since 1997 and have helped to decide controversial policies. The advantages of referendums are great‚ however so are the number of disadvantages. This essay shall include how the electorate could be affected by the positives
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Explain to what extent do monarchs push or reject constitutionalism. The rejection of constitutionalism by Charles I’s sour relationship with the Parliament and Oliver Cromwell’s dissolving of Parliament‚ along with the acceptance of constitutionalism through the Glorious Revolution during the reign of William and Mary all resulted in a strong English power and newly reinforced parliamentary rights. Charles I did not go along with the parliament. He took a serious hit during his 22 years as king
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To what extent would the wider use of referendums improve democracy in the UK? The wider use of referendums in the UK could potentially help improve democracy. A wider use of referendums would improve democracy in the UK because of the bigger chance that the people are given to cast their vote on issues that will affect them directly‚ and the country. There has been use of referendums in the past‚ such as Northern Ireland and the Good Friday vote‚ and the 2011 AV referendum‚ although they have been
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taking office‚ Hindenburg fulfilled his duties of office with considerable dignity and decorum. Nevertheless‚ many claim that with the election of President Hindenburg‚ German democracy was doomed. There is a certain degree of truth in such statement‚ for Hindenburg had played a considerable role in undermining the German democracy in his later presidential years‚ through appointing Adolf Hitler (1933) chancellor of Germany in spite of his awareness of Hitlers dictatorial qualities‚ and invoking Article
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Q.1) what do you understand by social groups? (Define‚ describe and discuss) Ans.- “A group is a set of people engaged in frequent interaction; they identify with one another; they are defined by others as a group’ they share values‚ beliefs and norms about areas of common interest; they define themselves as a group; they come together to work on common tasks and for agreed purposes” Any physical collection of people regardless of the size who share a common interest and works
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spectrum in-between. Though there are numerous different elements that factor in‚ there is one basic underlying theme. The size of the host group the kleptoparasite is scavenging from greatly affects it’s rate at successfully scavenging. The drongo gives alarm calls warning the ground foraging babblers when there is danger from predators. In smaller groups‚ where they cannot afford to expend as much energy on sentinel behavior‚ the babblers are often tricked by false warning calls from the drongos
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Pressure Groups in Relation to Science Pressure Groups are one way for the population of a country to put pressure on that country’s government to change its thinking‚ policies or to change the law. A political party has a wider appeal than a pressure group‚ appealing to as wide a swathe of society as possible‚ to ensure re-election and power. A pressure group can‚ arguably‚ have a much narrower width of appeal‚ dependent upon what it is campaigning against or for. For example‚ it may have a
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To what extent is the USA’s superpower status threatened by the emergence of the BRICs (15) A superpower defined is a very influential and powerful nation. Currently‚ we live in a unipolar world and the USA is the only superpower. Factors such as economy‚ population‚ military strength and geographical location determine a nations superpower status. It is debatable whether the USA is currently being threatened by the emergence of NICs such as the BRICS‚ Brazil‚ India‚ Russia and China. China may
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Pressure Groups Pressure groups can influence political decisions in many ways. Pressure groups represent a particular issue/issues and tries to put pressure on the government to change laws concerning their specific interest. This can take place in several different ways but methods used by insider pressure groups are different to the ones used by outsider pressure groups. Outsider pressure groups keep their independence from the government. Because of this these pressure groups are not bound
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Amelia Scotney ‘To what extent do urban areas modify their climate?’ – 40 marks. Cities create their own microclimates and their sites are almost always warmer‚ compared to a nearby rural location‚ than if the city were not there. The differences in urban climates are due to a number of different factors. The Urban Heat Island effect is known as the zone of hot air that develops over the urban areas and consequently higher temperatures than the surrounding rural area. Temperatures progressively
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