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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 UK Judiciary
The UK Supreme Court and the Grounds of Judicial Review
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Overview
Recall questions on the creation, size and jurisdiction of the UK Supreme Court, and on judicial review, its grounds of illegality, irrationality and procedural impropriety, and the remedies courts can grant.
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Key term
What is the Supreme Court's jurisdiction?
Key term
What does ultra vires mean?
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Which Act created the UK Supreme Court, and when did the Court begin work?
Model answer
The Constitutional Reform Act 2005, and the Court opened in October 2009.
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What did the Supreme Court replace?
Model answer
The Appellate Committee of the House of Lords, whose members were known as the Law Lords.
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How many Justices sit on the Supreme Court?
Model answer
Twelve.
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What is the Supreme Court's jurisdiction?
Model answer
It is the final court of appeal for civil cases from across the UK and for criminal cases from England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and it also decides devolution questions.
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Which cases does the Court agree to hear?
Model answer
Cases raising an arguable point of law of general public importance, and normally only where permission to appeal has been granted.
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Define judicial review.
Model answer
The process by which the courts examine the lawfulness of a decision or action taken by a public body.
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