Modern Studies Prelim Revision Question Reason 1 Reason 2 Reason 3 Reason 4 Explain why social inequalities exist in the USA Some people have poor education because they live in a socially deprived area Some people have poor health because there is no NHS in the USA. Some people have poor health in the USA because their state has not expanded medicaid. Some people have poor education in the USA because they are poor. Explain why economic inequalities exist in the USA Some people are poor in the USA because the minimum wage is so low. Some people are poor in the USA because they lack a good education. Some people are poor in the USA because they have poor English skills. Explain why some people dislike the House of Lords Some people dislike the House of Lords because it is very expensive. Some people dislike the HOL because they are not elected by the people. Some people dislike the HOL because they feel they are not representative of the public they represent Explain why many dislike the presence of pressure groups in democracy Some disapprove of pressure groups because they are unelected but can influence govt decisions. Some disapprove of pressure groups because many of their actions can break the laws of our democracy. Some disapprove of pressure groups because they feel they reduce voter turn out at general elections.

Question Reason 1 Reason 2 Reason 3 Explain in detail why some people commit crime Some people especially teenagers commit crime due to peer pressure. Some people commit crime because they are addicted to drugs or alcohol. Some people commit crime because they are bored living in a socially deprived area. Explain in detail why parties campaign at election time Political parties campaign in order to let the public know of their election manifesto. Parties campaign to raise awareness of the election in order to increase voter turnout. Parties campaign to raise awareness of the election in to promote the leader of their party. Explain in detail why the media can influence elections. Newspapers can influence elections because they tend to support a party or argument in a referendum and promote in in their paper. Television can influence the way people vote as they may watch the televised leader debates on television. Social media can influence the ways that people vote because they can encourage younger voters to vote. Explain in detail why some people criticise current laws regarding drug and alcohol offences. Some people feel that it is wrong that cannabis is illegal as it has many health benefits Some people feel that it is wrong that cannabis is illegal B grade as it is the most commonly used drug by young people. Some people feel that the attempt to introduce a minimum price act of 50p per unit is wrong as it will cause poverty in some families.

Question Reason 1 Reason 2 Reason 3 Explain in detail why some people like the voting system of First Past the Post Some people like FPTP as a voting system as it is considered a fair system. Some people like FPTP as a voting system it is easy to use and understand. Some people like FPTP as a voting system as it normally provides strong single government. Explain in detail why some people dislike the voting system of First Past the Post Some people dislike FPTP as a voting system as an MP or government can win with a minority of the votes. Some people dislike FPTP as a voting system it if your chosen candidate does not win, then your vote counts for nothing. Some people dislike FPTP as a voting system as the number of votes won is not in proportion with the numbers of seats won. Explain in detail why some people support the children’s hearing system in Scotland. Some people like the children’s hearing system as it has what is good for the child at the centre of all it does. Some people like the children’s hearing system as it has a range of ways to support children. Some people like the children’s hearing system as the system is as informal as it can be to put the child at ease. Explain in detail why some people prefer non custodial sentences to prison. Some people prefer non custodial sentences as they are considerably cheaper than sending somebody to prison. Some people prefer non custodial sentences as they can benefit the community that the offender harmed. Some people prefer non custodial sentences as they are have lower reoffending rates than prison.

Selective in the Use of Facts Evidence which supports E Right’s view that “ racism is being tackled effectively in Scotland” is…. In source 2 it quotes that the number of racist attacks has reduced dramatically in the last ten years from 200 per year in 2005 to only 20 per year in 2015 indicating that racism is tackled since there are fewer attacks. Evidence which opposes their view that “ racism is being tackled effectively in Scotland” is.. In source 3 it states that many people face racism and attacks in Scotland yet do not report it to the police. This indicates his view may be false as altho the number of attacks are down they may still be taking place just not reported.

Decision Making I choose option 1 which is “…..” Because in source 2 it says ---- meaning…. Because in source 3 it says “…” meaning……

Conclusion Make a conclusion about The membership of select committees My conclusion about the membership of select committees is that they are made up from people from several political parties The success of the government’s attempt to tackle child poverty My conclusion about the success of the government’s attempts to tackle child poverty is that they have had limited impact.