Psychology

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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):

− parliament − government − executive/legislature/judiciary − legitimacy − mandate − representation − liberal democracy − parliamentary democracy − political participation − political party − pressure groups − think tanks − lobbyists − democratic deficit − 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?

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