26 Edexcel UK Politics essay plans

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This resource contains 26 essays including:

• To what extent is there a participation crisis in the UK?
• Evaluate the view that the UK is in a democratic deficit?
• Evaluate the extent to which UK democracy is in urgent need of reform/ to what extent does the UK democratic system need reforming?
• Evaluate the extent to which pressure group activity supports democracy and participation?
• evaluate the view that pressure group activity enhance pluralist democracy?
• Evaluate the factors that determine the success of pressure groups in the UK?
• Evaluate the extent to which the tactics they deploy are the most important reason for the success or failure of pressure groups and other collective organisations?
• Evaluate the view that the actions of pressure groups have been more significant than government legislation in defending and promoting rights in the UK?
• Evaluate the view that the actions of pressure groups have been more significant than the supreme court in defending and promoting rights in the UK?
• Evaluate the factors that determine the success of pressure groups in the UK when protecting rights?
• Evaluate the view that we can no longer be assured that rights are protected adequately in the UK?
• Evaluate the extent to which the UK remains a genuine pluralist democracy ?
• Evaluate the view that the Westminster electoral system is in urgent need of reform?
• Evaluate the view that FPTP should no longer be used for elections to the house of commons?
• Evaluate the view that the various electoral systems in use in the UK make significant differences to party representation/
• evaluate the view that referendums should be used more widely in the UK?
• Evaluate how far the use of referendums undermines ?representative democracy in the UK?
• Evaluate the case for introducing the state funding of parties?
• Evaluate how far the Labour Party has remained true to its traditional principles?
• Evaluate the extent to which the UK has become a multi-party system?
• Evaluate the view that minority parties play a role in UK politics?
• Evaluate the extent to which the success of Political Parties depends heavily on the performance of its Leader?
• Evaluate the view that the influence of the media is the most important factor that determines the success or failure of a political party ?
• Evaluate the view that the media in the UK acts as a negative force during and between elections ?
• Evaluate the view that the governing competence is the most important factor that determines the result of general elections in the UK?
• Using the source evaluate, the view that the outcomes of general elections are stable and predictable?