A-Level Politics Paper 1 - Democracy and Participation Bundle

This document contains all the information you will need to answer questions on Edexcel A-Level Government and Politics Paper 1 which centre around the topics of Pressure Groups, Think Tanks, Lobbyists, Democracy, Voting Rights, and Civil Liberties in the UK.

This includes a description of PGs, Think Tanks, and Lobbyists, the differences between them, modern examples, and strengths and weaknesses of both.

What the Direct, Representative, and Pluralist Democracy entail, their strengths and weaknesses, and how to improve Representative Democracy in the UK.

Current legislative provisions of rights in the UK, how they have changed under different governments, how rights are protected in the UK, the effects of pressure groups on human rights, and current debates over the Human Rights Act.

Groups excluded from voting, milestones in extending the franchise, the work of the Suffragettes, and considered reforms such as extending the vote to 16 year olds and compulsory voting.