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1. (a) Outline the powers of the House of Lords.
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(b) Explain the main differences between parliamentary government and presidential
government.
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(c) How effective is Parliament in scrutinising the work of the executive?
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2. (a) What is a constitution?
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(b) Distinguish between a codified constitution and an uncodified constitution.
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(c) Should the UK constitution remain uncodified?
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3. (a) Define collective ministerial responsibility.
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(b) What are the functions of the Cabinet?
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(c) To what extent do Prime Ministers dominate the Cabinet?
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4. (a) What is the judiciary?
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(b) What is judicial neutrality, and how is it upheld in the UK?
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(c) To what extent do judges constrain Parliament and the executive?
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