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Learn Live Sessions on the Parliament Education website, https://learning.parliament.uk/en/outreach/online/
Key vocabulary You should make sure you understand each term in the key vocabulary list below. Ensure you have a definition for each term, an understanding of how each contributes to politics in the UK, and, where possible, an example (the more recent, the better):
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parliament government executive/legislature/judiciary legitimacy mandate representation liberal democracy parliamentary democracy political participation political party pressure groups think tanks lobbyists democratic deficit
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MP consensus politics adversarial politics majoritarian representation proportional representation parliamentary reform electoral reform franchise/suffrage
Key task To write an essay (no more than 1500 words) or construct a presentation with supporting evidence (to last no longer than five minutes when presented) on the following topic: •
To what extent is British democracy a positive example of how a state should be managed?
Psychology Head of Department: Ms Ball, ballr@ashfordschool.co.uk 1. Please continue exploring the subject of Psychology through the transition pack you have been using this summer term. Make sure you keep a record of all you have done, to hand in next term. 2. Please prepare a first draft of a questionnaire asking about people's attitudes and/or behaviour, on a topic of your own choice. This should consist of at least 15 questions, with answer schemes Ms Ball
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