1.
Create
a stairway of significance as a revision tool to assess the main themes of
significance that you will need to assess in your different essay plans for
each topic. (see example below)
Why did GB go to War?
Balance of Power
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The commitment to the
balance of power had been GB’s aim since 1856, additionally she did not want
to see the equilibrium upset by the grandiose ambitions of one nation in 1815
it had been France (Congress of Vienna) and by 1912 it had become Germany.
Although there had been
a lull in proceedings, nevertheless Germany were still determined to tip the
balance in favour of Germany especially as they had aligned themselves with
Austria-Hungary. Therefore the Balkan
security was increasingly becoming an issue.
For instance. Serbia emerged as a new country in 1912, tipping
the balance away from a German block towards a Slavic dominance of the
region.
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German naval rivalries/threat
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GB and German tensions increase because of
Weltpolitik. Berlin-Constantinople
railway also heightened this. Naval
rivalry was more important than colonial and economic rivalry because German
sought to undermine Britain’s capacity to maintain her trade links and her
security to her empire.
The balance of power within the arms
race was tantamount to war
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Nevertheless if GB truly went to war
because of naval rivalry, then they would have gone to war in 1908, when the
tensions were at their peak.
Furthermore, then tensions had subsided by 1914 and where not so high.
Therefore an important reason Britain
went to war in 1914 was the German naval threat and the rivalry this caused
from Germany seeking to undermine Britain’s capacity to maintain trade links.
However, it was not the central cause as if it was they would have gone to
war in 1908 when naval tensions were at their peak.
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Entente
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Since GB had been in splendid
isolationism, she thought it would be best to form attachments with her
neighbours.
France – in 1904 the Entente Cordiale
agreement was signed. By 1912 GB and
France had entered into a naval agreement.
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However, this is not a comprehensive
explanation for GB go to war.
Moreover, there are many underlying factors that have significance, such
as GB’s commitment to the balance of power.
For GB. Moreover, the political divisions
within the liberal party and Britain’s domestic problems could also be
evaluated to be more significant in the reason for GB going to war than their
commitment to the Entente.
Nevertheless, it could be suggested
that if GB did not support France after their previous military discussion
her moral worth would have been challenged and she would have been left
isolated in Europe, if Germany should win.
Thus she was compelled to go to war, regardless of Belgian.
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2.
Create a PEEL table (as below and use it with
your essay plan to ensure you are outlining and assessing the question as best
as possible.
Point made (P)
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Point explained (E)
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Point evidence (E)
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Point
Evaluate & Link (EL)
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The Brown-Peterson study used a lab experiment so it is low in
external validity.
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This means that it is difficult to generalise the findings to
real-life …..
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….. because we don’t usually get asked to remember trigrams while
counting backwards, so we don’t know if this accurately measures our real
STM.
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Therefore,
the Brown-Peterson study demonstrates that whilst it offers us insight, it
lacks applicability to the real world.
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3.
Write as many essay plans for the previous exam
questions as you can and then when you have finished all the past papers. Begin to start writing your own questions and
creating plans for those, it is likely they will phrase a question in a new and
unusual way and you want to be prepared for any question they could ask.
Outline and
assess the functionalist contribution to crime and deviance (50)
Evaluate and
critically assess the view that crime and deviance is both inevitable and
normal (50) made up question
Intro: What is functionalism? Value Consensus,
biological anatomy etc. They see crime as functional however many social
theories disagree I.e. Marxism.
Literally work your way down the theorists and concepts.
P1: Durkheim critique with Marxism
P2: Merton’s Strain Theory Critique with New Criminology
Literally work your way down the theorists and concepts.
P1: Durkheim critique with Marxism
P2: Merton’s Strain Theory Critique with New Criminology
P3: Albert Cohen evaluate with Left realism
P4: Cloward and Ohlin evaluate with Feminism
+ Many more
Conclusion:
There valid in this sense: blah blah blah
There not good in this sense: blah blah blah
For the top grades you need to evaluate a point as soon as you explain it. So rather than having a chunky evaluation at the end, you criticize your own point as soon as you write it. Really abuse those evaluative words, "However", "On the other hand", "Per Contra"... try and spell it out to the examiner. Don't worry about the AO3 marks, if you did an essay in the structure I just gave you then you will be fine.
+ Many more
Conclusion:
There valid in this sense: blah blah blah
There not good in this sense: blah blah blah
For the top grades you need to evaluate a point as soon as you explain it. So rather than having a chunky evaluation at the end, you criticize your own point as soon as you write it. Really abuse those evaluative words, "However", "On the other hand", "Per Contra"... try and spell it out to the examiner. Don't worry about the AO3 marks, if you did an essay in the structure I just gave you then you will be fine.
4.
It
is important when revision to create an evaluation grid which you can use
generically and specifically with the topic which highlights the strengths and
weakness of the topic under discussion.
Evaluation grid of the House of Commons
Strengths
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Weaknesses
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Representation
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Calling government to account
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Scrutiny
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Legislating
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Deliberation
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Checking government power
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The commons retains the power to veto legislation and this represents
a discipline upon governments
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Party loyalty and discipline means than many MPs are reluctant to
challenge the government. The
government rarely loses a major vote in the Commons.
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Overall analysis
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Therefore in overall evaluation of the effectiveness of MPS in
relations to the functions of Parliament, clearly MPs Parliament has
significant strengths in relation to calling the government to account, the
use of scrutiny, legislating and via deliberation. Especially because MPs can effectively
question ministers on the floor of the House.
Additionally, some independent-minded, campaigning MPs can work
effectively on behalf of pressure groups and political campaigns. Nevertheless, Whips can enforce strict
party discipline on all key debates and votes. Finally MPs have little time reserved in
Parliament for backbench business.
Therefore, whilst Parliament can be an effective check on government
power nevertheless…. (make your own judgement)
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