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__**Past Paper Questions by Date – Unit 2**__

(a) What is parliamentary government? (b) Explain the main functions of Parliament. (c) How effective is the House of Commons in ensuring executive accountability?
 * Spec Paper**

(a) Describe two civil liberties. (b) How do judges protect civil liberties? (c) To what extent are judges politically neutral?

(a) What is a constitution? (b) Distinguish between a codified and an uncodified constitution. (c) Analyse the advantages of an uncodified constitution.

(a) What is collective ministerial responsibility? (b) What factors influence the Prime Minister’s appointment of ministers? (c) How powerful is the Prime Minister?

(a) What is cabinet government? (b) What are the main sources of prime ministerial power? (c) How effective are the constraints on the Prime Minister?
 * S2002**

(a) What is sovereignty? (b) Where is sovereignty located in the UK? (c) Why has the UK’s uncodified constitution been criticised?

(a) Outline two features of parliamentary government. (b) In what ways is Parliament representative? (c) How effective is Parliament in controlling the executive?

(a) What is judicial neutrality? (b) How is judicial neutrality maintained? (c) To what extent are judges neutral?


 * W2003**
 * S2003**

(a) Outline the role of the judiciary. (b) In what ways is judicial neutrality upheld in the UK? (c) How independent are judges from Parliament and the executive?

(a) Outline two powers of the Prime Minister. (b) Describe **three** factors that may limit the power of the Prime Minister. (c) In what ways have Prime Ministers become more presidential in recent years

(a) Outline two features of parliamentary government. (b) Explain **three** ways in which Parliament performs its scrutinising function. (c) What problems does Parliament encounter in performing its various functions?

(a) What is sovereignty? (b) In what ways is Parliament sovereign? (c) To what extent has Parliament lost sovereignty?


 * S2004**

(a) What is a codified constitution? (b) Distinguish between a unitary constitution and a federal constitution. (c) What are the strengths of the UK constitution?

(a) Define collective ministerial responsibility. (b) What are the functions of the Cabinet? (c) Has the Prime Minister become more powerful in recent years?

(a) Outline two functions of judges. (b) How is judicial independence upheld? (c) To what extent do judges constrain Parliament and the executive?

(a) Outline **two** functions of Parliament. (b) Explain the main differences between the functions and composition of the House of Commons and the House of Lords. (c) How representative is Parliament?


 * S2005**

(a) Outline two features of a codified constitution. (b) What are the main sources of the UK constitution? (c) What are the disadvantages of an uncodified constitution?

(a) Outline the role of a minister. (b) Explain three factors that may affect the appointment of ministers. (c) What factors limit the Prime Minister’s power?

(a) Define the principle of the rule of law. (b) Explain three factors which help to maintain judicial independence. (c) To what extent are UK judges neutral?

(a) Outline two functions of parliament. (b) Describe the main differences between parliamentary government and presidential government. (c) What are the main weaknesses of the Westminster Parliament?


 * W2006**

(a) Outline two functions of the Cabinet. (b) Distinguish between the conventions of collective ministerial responsibility and individual ministerial responsibility. (c) Have UK Prime Ministers become more ‘presidential’ in recent years?

(a) Define sovereignty. (b) In what ways is Parliament sovereign? (c) To what extent has Parliament lost sovereignty?

(a) Describe two features of parliamentary government. (b) Explain **three** ways in which Parliament scrutinises the work of the executive. (c) How well does Parliament perform its functions?

(a) Outline two functions of judges. (b) In what ways is the independence of judges from the executive upheld? (c) To what extent has there been conflict between judges and the government in recent years