US Congress (Edexcel A Level Politics): Exam Questions

Evaluate the view that Congress is unrepresentative.

You must consider this view and the alternative to this view in a balanced way.

Evaluate the view that the main factors affecting voting behaviour in Congress are the divisions within and between the political parties.

You must consider this view and the alternative to this view in a balanced way.

Examine the differences between the US Congress and the UK Parliament.

Examine the extent to which the two chambers of the legislature are equal in the UK and the USA.

Examine the ways in which the US Congress and the UK Parliament scrutinise the executive.

Examine the similarities between the legislative processes of the US Congress and the UK Parliament.

Examine the ways in which members of the US Congress and the UK Parliament represent their constituents.

Examine the differences in the role of political parties in the US Congress and the UK Parliament.

Examine the differences in the way members of the legislature are elected in the UK and the USA.

Evaluate the view that the Senate is more powerful than the House of Representatives.

You must consider this view and the alternative to this view in a balanced way.

Evaluate the view that Congress has become ineffective at its oversight function.

You must consider this view and the alternative to this view in a balanced way.

Evaluate the view that Congress has lost power to the presidency.

You must consider this view and the alternative to this view in a balanced way.

Evaluate the view that the Senate filibuster should be abolished.

You must consider this view and the alternative to this view in a balanced way.