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Preparing to Study A Level Politics (Edexcel)

Mrs Ladly Subject Leader for History and Politics Getting to know the basics….

1. Who is the current Prime Minister?

2. Which party do they represent?

3. Who did they replace?

4. Name the party leaders:

 Labour (leader of the official opposition) –

 Liberal Democrats-

 SNP –

 Green Party –

5. How many seats are there in the House of Commons?

6. Who is your local MP and what party do they represent?

7. Who is the Mayor of and what party do they represent?

8. Who is the Mayor of Manchester and what party do they represent?

9. What is a referendum?

10. Give three examples of referendums held in the UK. -

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11. What was the result of the 2016 referendum?

12. What is devolution?

13. Which three regions have devolved assemblies in the UK?

14. When was the UK Supreme Court formed?

15. How many judges sit in the UK Supreme Court?

16. Who is the current President of the UK Supreme Court?

Analysing the 2019 General election

The last General Election was held on the 12th December 2019. Use the link below to download the House of Commons General Election 2019: results and analysis.

https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-8749/

 In the 2019 General Election make a note of the numbers of seats won and the % of votes cast for each party o Conservatives= …..…..% of seats with …..…..% of the votes. o Labour= …..…..% of seats with …..…..% of the votes. o Liberal Democrats= …..…..% of seats with …..…..% of the votes. o Brexit Party=…..…..% of seats with …..…..% of the votes.

 Turnout in the 2019 general election was (at …..…..%)  How did Turnout compare to previous General Elections?

 Make a note of how many seats were lost and gained by the party and their current number of seats in the House of Commons (HOC) o Conservatives = …..…..seats lost, …..…..seats gained, …..…..number of current seats in HOC o Labour = …..…..seats lost, …..…..seats gained, …..…..number of current seats in HOC o Liberal Democrats = …..…..seats lost, …..…..seats gained, …..…..number of current seats in HOC o Brexit Party = …..…..seats lost, …..…..seats gained, …..…..number of current seats in HOC

 Using section 3.4, make a note of the social make up of Pariament o Number of female MPs = …..….., compared to …..…..in 2017 o Number of MPs from Black or ethinic minorities =…..….. (…..…%) compared to …..…..% of the population o Number of MPs who were privately education=…….…% compared to …..…..% of the population o Number of LGBT MPs=…..….., compared to …..…..in 2017

 Using section 3.5 consider the Brexit it had and how people voted o …..…..% of people who voted Leave in the 2016 Referendum voted Conservative in 2019, …..…..% points more than in 2017. o Labour lost votes amongst Leave voters. …..…..%of Leave voters voted for Labour in 2019, down from…..…..% in 2017. o …..…..% of Remain voters voted Labour in 2019 and …..…..% voted Conservative. o The Lib Dems increased their vote share amongst Remain voters, from …..…..% to …..…..%

 Using section 3.6, make a note of how age had an impact on how people voted o 18-24 = …….…% voted Labour …..…..% voted Conservative o 65+ =…….…% voted Labour …..…..% voted Conservative o The chance of someone voting Conservative in the 2019 election increased by around…….… points with every…….… years of age. o Voters were more likely to vote Conservative than Labour from age …….… upwards, down from age …….…at the 2017 election.

Brexit

rd The Brexit referendum was held on the 23 June 2016. Click on the following link to watch Channel 4’s Brexit: The uncivil war https://www.channel4.com/programmes/brexit -the-uncivil-war/on-demand/65804-001 Use the programme to consider:

a) Why leave won

b) Why it was different to previous elections and referendum campaigns

UK Politics 2018-19

Politics in the UK has been hugely divided over how to carry out Brexit. Use the links below to watch ‘The Brexit Storm’. Part One: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2wE_mGeZv0

Part Two: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8TnGirjEZ4

Using the series consider how Brexit has affected the following:

a) The role of the Prime Minister b) UK Political Parties c) Public trust in politics

What else could do?

Read the

o https://www.bbc.co.uk/news o https://www.theguardian.com/uk o https://www.independent.co.uk/ o https://www.telegraph.co.uk/ o https://www.nytimes.com/ o http://www.washingtonpost.com/ o https://www.washingtontimes.com/

Watch the news and news related programmes

o BBC news, daily o Channel 4 news, daily o , BBC2, 10.30pm, weekdays o Question Time, BBC1, Thursday o Have I Got News For You, BBC1, 9pm, some Fridays o The Show, BBC1, 9am, Sunday o Peston, ITV 10:30pm, Wednesday o Sophie Ridge on Sunday, , 8.30am, Sunday

Subscribe and listen to podcasts

o The A Level o BBC News-casts (/Americast/Coronavirus ) o The News Quiz o The Political Party