Paper 1: Government and politics of the UK

Explain and analyse three ways in which the House of Commons can scrutinise the executive.

Explain and analyse three ways in which devolution has changed the UK constitution.

Explain and analyse three factors that affect the success of pressure groups.

Read the extract below (extract written for this paper) and answer the question. The Supreme Court was created in 2009 to separate the highest court from Parliament. Since then it has ruled against the government in cases such as Miller I (2017) and Miller/Cherry (2019), leading some to claim it has become too political. Others argue that the Court simply upholds the law and the sovereignty of Parliament, and that it cannot strike down Acts of Parliament. Analyse, evaluate and compare the arguments in the above extract for and against the view that the UK Supreme Court has become too powerful.

Section C 'The Prime Minister is now effectively a president.' Analyse and evaluate this statement.