Related GCSE Politics essays

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   Advantages and Disadvantages of First Past the Post System.

   This has happened both in 1951 and 1974. 'Safe' seats begin to appear in places, where any of the three main parties know they will always win the election there and therefore have a guaranteed seat in parliament, regardless of the result of the election.

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   California Gold Rush "The discovery of gold in California created more winners than losers!" ...

   As far away as Asia people were making money from the "Gold Rush". Many of the miners had their clothes shipped over there to be washed, as it was cheaper than having them done in America. On the other hand some groups were clearly losers from the "Gold Rush", for

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   Describe the formal process of statute creation in parliament.

   up of 20-30 MP's to proportionally represent the strength of each party in the House of Commons, or they may use a committee of the whole house. All MP's are present and the speaker chairs the debate, this is only used for Bills to change the constitution, or Bills of public importance.

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   Assess the strengths and weaknesses of Parnell as a leader of the Irish cause.

   Ireland outside Protestant Ulster, and Parnell remained determined to stick to the constitutional path in securing Home Rule. This meant maintaining the alliance with the liberal party, which was still committed to the same ideal. In 1887, The Times published a series of articles, which accused Parnell with approving of

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   Comparing the German and Russian systems of government

   In terms of the type of executive both Russia and Germany have a president but they have very different degrees of power. The German president is largely a 'figure head' for greeting foreign ministers and visiting foreign nations whereas in Russia the president has a much more powerful role.

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   The Achievement of National Interests

   In 2004, Taiwan made their fifteenth attempt to join the United Nations as an independent member, separate from the People's Republic of China (PRC). Here, China employed the use of its veto power on the Security Counsel to quash any chance of Taiwan's ascension to the United Nations and the General Assembly.

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   To what extent was Northumberland more successful in solving mid Tudor political problems than ...

   main export; in particular, the Antwerp cloth market was causing widespread unemployment among textile workers in East Anglia and the West Country, which led to widespread unemployment. Expenditure was higher than the Crown income, perhaps caused by the loss of rental income from Crown lands following their sale under the reign of Henry VIII.

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   Should the voting age be lowered to 16 years?

   In my point of view the voting age should be lowered simply because if the law says that 16 your an adult then you should have all the rights of an adult and be treated the same. Society has refused to treat young people as adults and the government?s unwillingness to change the voting age reflects this.