Ensure that students understand recent issues and debates in Scotland and the UK - and know how to use these examples effectively in the National 5/Higher Modern Studies and Higher Politics exams.
> Review the key developments in Scottish and UK politics in 2019, with expert analysis that supports revision, the assignments and the question papers
> Consolidate understanding and practise for the exams with short knowledge-check questions at the end of every article
> Easily see how each article links to the National 5/Higher Modern Studies and Higher Politics specifications so you know how and when to reference them
Topics covered:
> Citizens' Assemblies - Are they a good way to clear political logjams?
> The Scottish Parliament - Is it a failing institution?
> Extinction Rebellion - Do single-issue pressure groups undermine democracy?
> Scottish electoral systems - Are they fit for purpose?
> Brexit - Is it 'the UK's constitutional time-bomb'?
> Education policy in Scotland - Addressing the attainment gap or widening it?
> Independence for Scotland - Is it getting closer and what would it look like?
> The 2019 General Election - Why did it happen and what did it tell us?
- ISBN10 1510468749
- ISBN13 9781510468740
- Publish Date 31 January 2020
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 5 March 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Hodder Education
- Format Paperback
- Pages 64
- Language English