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AQA A-Level Politics 7152
The Nature and Sources of the British Constitution
The Structure and Role of Parliament
The Prime Minister and Cabinet
The UK Judiciary
Devolution
Democracy and Participation
Topic overviewDemocracy, Legitimacy and Direct DemocracyDirect and Representative Democracy ComparedThe Reform Acts of 1832 to 1884 and the ChartistsSuffragists and SuffragettesWho Can Vote Today, and Votes at 16Forms of Political ParticipationTurnout, Apathy and Proposals for ReformPartisan and Class Dealignment
Elections and Referendums
Topic overviewMajoritarian and Proportional SystemsThe Additional Member System, STV and Other SystemsThe 1945 and 1979 General ElectionsThe 1997 and 2010 General ElectionsModels of Voting BehaviourLeadership, Manifestos, Campaigns and the MediaThe Nature and Use of ReferendumsRegulating Referendums, and the Case For and Against
Political Parties in the UK
Pressure Groups in the UK
The UK and the European Union
The Constitutional Framework of US Government
Congress
The US Presidency
The US Supreme Court
US Elections and Direct Democracy
Topic overviewCongressional Elections and Electoral College VotesThe Electoral CollegeThe Invisible Primary, Primaries and CaucusesSuper Tuesday, Momentum and DelegatesWhat Decides a US ElectionCampaign Finance RegulationParty Coalitions and Voting BehaviourRealignment, Dealignment, Split-Ticket Voting and TurnoutDirect Democracy at State Level
Political Parties in the USA
Pressure Groups in the USA
Civil Rights in the USA
Comparative Politics: Theoretical Approaches
Constitutions and Legislatures Compared
The Executives Compared
The Judiciaries Compared
Electoral and Party Systems Compared
Pressure Groups Compared
Civil Rights Compared
Liberalism
Conservatism
Socialism
NationalismIdeology
FeminismIdeology
MulticulturalismIdeology
AnarchismIdeology
The Structure and Role of Parliament
The Roles of MPs and Peers
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Overview
Recall questions on the roles of a backbench MP, redress of grievances and constituency work, whips and free votes, what peers add and what limits them, and how referendums sit alongside representative democracy.
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Key term
Name two sanctions a party can impose on a persistent rebel.
Questions from this subtopic
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Name three core roles of a backbench MP.
Model answer
Representing constituents, scrutinising the government, and debating and voting on legislation.
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What is meant by redress of grievances?
Model answer
The duty of an MP to take up constituents' complaints against public bodies and press for a remedy.
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Name two ways an MP pursues redress of grievances.
Model answer
Holding constituency surgeries and writing to ministers or agencies on a constituent's behalf.
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What is a constituency surgery?
Model answer
A regular local session at which constituents can bring problems to their MP in person.
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Which ombudsman can normally be approached only through an MP?
Model answer
The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, under what is known as the MP filter.
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How might an MP represent a constituency interest against their own party?
Model answer
By voting against the whip or lobbying ministers privately when a policy such as a local closure would damage the constituency.
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