This is an extremely detailed analysis of whether the UK Parliament is an effective check on government and its powers, looking at the processes of scrutiny including the importance of the legislative process, opportunities for backbenchers and Prime Ministers Questions and the nature of the effective scrutiny that takes place, as well as the scrutiny and composition of the House of Lords. This document also looks at the importance of Parliamentary arithmetic and how the composition of the Commons impacts the level and detail of scrutiny of the government, again impacted by various factors including role of the whips and desire for MPs to ‘climb the greasy pole’. This document has extremely well detailed paragraphs with headings of each point and what each paragraph entails, with another paragraph for a compatible counter argument, and then a quick interim judgement.

This is a fantastic mixture of notes and essays covering the Politics Democracy Topic, including notes on Pressure Groups and how and how well they function and how beneficial they are to a pluralistic democracy in the UK, as well as notes and essays on rights and how well these are being protected and upheld in the UK, including notes on the role and powers of the UK Supreme Court. These notes are absolutely fantastic covering a range of issues and possible Question angles, all at A-A* level, with notes typically structured in essay style with both a for and against/ counter paragraph and so is extremely helpful when thinking about how to structure an essay and what points will be used. it includes questions such as the importance and limitations of elitism and money within Pressure Groups, as well as the ability of the the UK Supreme Court to adequately protect rights when it is only an appellate court and Parliament remains Sovereign. The notes also includes questions on the participation crisis and benefits of greater use of Direct Democracy such as Referenda to combat this potential crisis and signs of a democratic deficit in the UK. Some of these notes also include a document purely dedicated to possible examples and evidence over the last few years that can be used in essays regarding democracy and pressure groups that really assists on the Ao1 and A02 Marks.

This is a fantastic resource containing A* notes, essays and essay plans from the Government and Politics Edexcel A level topic of Parliament. It includes notes on the powers of the Commons and the Lords and the extent to which one chamber exerts more influence on the government than the other. It also contains questions on how far Parliament is functioning adequately in its roles of Scrutiny and Representation and so contains notes on the importance of Backbenchers, Party Whips, PMQs and parliamentary arithmetic. All notes are of a high A-A* level and was extremely useful in helping me achieve my A* this year. These notes are extremely helpful for those doing mocks considering the essay question that came up in the 2022 A Level examinations.

This is a fantastic resource from the Government and Politics Edexcel A Level topic of the UK Constitution containing, notes, essays and essay plans on questions discussing the relevance and effectiveness of the UK Constitution in its current uncodified state today, and whether or not constitutional reform since 1997 has gone far enough. It also includes a wide range of evidence and examples to use which is extremely important to include in essays in order to achieve those higher A-A* marks. These notes are all A-A* quality and were significantly useful to helping me achieve my A* in Politics A level this year.

This is a fantastic Resource from the A Level Government and Politics topic of the Prime Minister and Executive, containing A-A* quality notes, essays and essay plans, including discussions on the extent to which the PM has become too presidential as well as the relevance and importance of Cabinet today. It also questions how far Collective Ministerial Responsibility and Individual Ministerial Responsibility are being upheld today, looking at examples such as Amber Rudd, Boris Johnson and Matt Hancock. These notes contain issues such as the importance of the increase use in Spatial leadership starting with Blair and his sofa government and continued under Brown and Cameron. It also notes the powers of the PM aiding them to dominate the Cabinet and government through use of their patronage powers as well as the power to chair and dismantle cabinet committees. However, also included are the questions on the importance of parliamentary majority and arithmetic as well as the wider public support of the PM, and the importance of these factors in shaping how far the PM really is able to dominate cabinet or how far the Cabinet are able to claw back control and authority. Included in the notes are essay plans as well as a wide range of examples and evidence to use which is extremely important to include within essays in order to achieve the higher A-A* level grades. All these notes were extremely helpful in assisting my A* grade in Politics in my A level this year.