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Hang on, don't liberals want small government? Why do they also want higher taxes then?

So, you need to bear in mind that there is a difference between classical and modern liberalism. Classical liberalism was the main type of liberalism in the late 18th century and throughout the 19th century....
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Describe the main functions of political parties in the UK today.

We must first identify precisely what the question is asking of us. This is an example of a "Describe..." question, which for A-Level Politics does not require analysis as much as explanation. I su...
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Explain how an Act of Parliament is passed (12 marks)

The first stage in passing an Act of Parliament involves introducing a Green Paper (this contains tentative proposals for new law). The next stage is a White Paper (which contains firm proposals for a new pi...
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Explain what is meant by a Liberal Democracy

Free and fair elections- Rousseau, social contractchecks and balances/ separation of powers- jeffersonpotential to talk about constitutionalism - could use Madison as a thinker/-Beetham- argued that for a na...
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To what extent was the media responsible for the changes in levels of public confidence in government in the years 1929-1981?

The period of 1929-1981 sees America fall from grace in economic collapse, rise to fight a devastating second world war and reinvent itself as the representation of Western values in the first major proxy wa...
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