Civil Rights Compared | AQA A-Level Politics (7152)
Civil Rights Compared
- 23 questions
- 2 subtopics
- Paper 2: comparative politics
- Paper 2
Entrenched constitutional rights against rights granted by statute, what each highest court may do about a breach, and how both countries have traded liberty for security..
It covers how Rights Are Protected in Each Country and security, Guns and Reforming the Rights Framework.
Sample questions from Civil Rights Compared
Answer each one closed book first, then open the answer.
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How Rights Are Protected in Each Country
A government wishes to restrict the right to protest. How does the position differ in each country?
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In the UK it can legislate and the courts must apply the Act, while in the USA the restriction would be tested against the First Amendment and could be struck down. -
How Rights Are Protected in Each Country
How far do civil rights campaigns in the UK and the USA use the same methods?
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Both have used mass demonstrations, publicity, civil disobedience and lobbying, but US campaigns have relied much more heavily on litigation as a route to change. -
Security, Guns and Reforming the Rights Framework
Compare the debates about reforming the rights framework itself.
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UK debate has centred on replacing the Human Rights Act with a British Bill of Rights and on membership of the European Convention, while US debate concerns how the constitution should be interpreted rather than whether to replace it. -
Security, Guns and Reforming the Rights Framework
Why might a US campaigner prefer the courts while a UK campaigner prefers Parliament?
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A US court can strike down a hostile law using the constitution, whereas a UK court cannot, so change must come from persuading legislators.
The 2 subtopics
One subtopic is one session. Work down the list.
| Subtopic | What it covers | Questions |
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| How Rights Are Protected in Each Country | Recall questions on what rights protection rests on, the principal instrument in each, what each highest court can do and the effect of parliamentary sovereignty. | 13 |
| Security, Guns and Reforming the Rights Framework | Recall questions on how far rights vary internally, restrictions imposed for security, why guns are a constitutional question, and the reform debates. | 10 |
How the guide is worked
Answering a question from memory stores it far better than reading the answer again. The guide runs that as a fixed procedure on one subtopic at a time, about twenty minutes a session.
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Step 1 · Closed book
Cover the answers. Work through one subtopic and write down what you can. Leave blanks where you have nothing.
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Step 2 · Open book
Go back to the top. Read each printed answer and write it out in full, including the ones you had right.
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Step 3 · Closed book again
Same questions, same order, from memory. The gap between pass one and pass three is the session result.
Read the full method, the return schedule and the research behind it.
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