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How powers are organised between the Westminster Parliament and the devolved administrations in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales -- Who can stand for election and how candidates are selected -- Who can and cannot vote in elections and why -- debates about the voting age -- Issues relating to voter turnout, voter apathy and suggestions for increasing voter turnout at elections -- How public taxes are raised and spent by government locally and nationally -- Budgeting and managing risk and how government manages decisions about the allocation of public funding -- Debates about how governments and other service providers make provision for welfare, health, the elderly and education -- 7 Where does political power reside? -- The nature of the 'First Past the Post' system and the frequency of Westminster elections -- Advantages and disadvantages of other voting systems used in UK elections, including proportional systems -- The difference between the executive, the legislature, the judiciary and the monarchy -- The major political parties contesting UK General Elections -- How Parliament works: scrutinising government and making it accountable -- The role of Members of Parliament (MPs) -- Ceremonial roles and key parliamentary roles -- The legislative process -- The formation of government -- The role and powers of the Prime Minister, cabinet and ministers -- The organisation of government administration and the role of the civil service -- 8 How do others govern themselves? -- Electoral systems and processes used in European parliamentary elections -- and the impact of these systems on the composition of political parties -- Citizen participation in politics in one democratic and one non-democratic political system outside the UK -- Paper 2 Section A: Life in modern Britain -- 9 What are the principles and values of British society?

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