| Description |
1 online resource (340 p.) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Book title -- Copyright -- Contents -- UK Politics -- 1 Democracy and participation -- Current systems of democracy -- Suffrage -- Group activity -- Rights in context -- 2 Political parties -- Principles of political parties -- Established political parties -- Emerging and minor UK political parties -- UK political parties in context -- A summary of the role of parties in the UK -- 3 Electoral systems -- Different electoral systems -- Electoral system analysis -- Referendums -- 4 Voting behaviour and the media -- Voting behaviour -- The influence of the media |
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Case studies of key general elections -- UK Government -- 5 The Constitution -- What is a constitution? -- The nature and sources of the UK Constitution -- Constitutional reform in the UK since 1997 -- Devolved bodies in the UK and the impact of devolution on the UK -- Debates on further constitutional reform -- 6 Parliament -- The House of Commons and House of Lords -- Comparing the powers of the House of Commons and House of Lords -- Legislation -- How Parliament interacts with the executive -- 7 The Prime Minister and the executive -- The structure, role and powers of the national executive |
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The power of the executive -- Ministerial responsibility -- The Prime Minister and the Cabinet -- Prime ministerial case studies -- 8 Relations between the branches -- The Supreme Court -- Key operating principles of the Supreme Court -- The relationship between the executive and Parliament -- The UK and the European Union -- The location of sovereignty in the UK political system -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Photo credits |
| Summary |
This fully updated Textbook for Pearson Edexcel A-level Politics will help your students develop a critical understanding of the latest developments in UK Government and Politics. This trusted textbook by Neil McNaughton, revised by Toby Cooper, is specially designed to reflect the Edexcel specification and help your students approach complex topics with confidence. This Student Textbook: - Comprehensively covers Government of the UK and Politics of the UK, including the 2019 General Election and the Brexit process - Places recent developments in a historical context throughout to show the inf |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Cooper, Toby
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Magee, Eric
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| ISBN |
9781398311138 |
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1398311138 |
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