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“Explain how ideological traditions have shaped policies within the conservative party”

A

P1:

  • Cameron “one nation”
  • Focus on ‘big society’
  • How rich can help the poor
  • Still allow welfare state, minimum wage etc.

P2:

  • Thatcherism
  • Free market capitalism
  • Lower tax rates
  • trimming the state/austerity.

P3:

  • Post thatcher ideology by Cameron
  • Gay marriage etc.
  • Allowance of new conservative ideas
2
Q

“explain three ways in which elections promote democracy”

A

Ways:

  • Allow political participation
  • Elections open to all citizens
  • Elections promote awareness of political issues
3
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“explain why some pressure groups choose to use illegal methods”

A

-May have exhausted legal routes available to them
E.g. Poll tax riots
-Acts as free publicity e.g. fathers4justice
-Seen as a way of ramping up pressure and getting what they want faster.