Aut 1 CCT UK Politics and Government Test (resit)

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Overall Student Weaknesses

Analysis of Class Performance

  • Q1 - Party Differences: Many students showed a basic understanding but struggled to provide specific policy details for both public services and taxation. Some responses were too generic, stating Labour "helps people" and Conservatives are "stricter" without explaining how their policies on taxation and public service funding achieve these aims.
  • Q2 - Legislative Process: This was the most challenging question for the cohort. A significant number of students confused the order of the stages, particularly the Green and White Papers. Many answers also lacked detail about what occurs at each stage (e.g., what the purpose of the Committee Stage is). Several responses missed key parliamentary stages like the readings and focused only on preliminary steps.
  • Q3 - Coalition Government: Most students correctly identified that a coalition occurs when no single party wins a majority (a hung parliament). However, a common error was providing an incorrect or vague example. Several students cited the 2015 or 2017 elections with incorrect party combinations or confused a coalition with a confidence and supply agreement.
  • Use of Terminology: There was inconsistent use of appropriate political terminology across the scripts. Terms like 'hung parliament', 'Royal Assent', 'public ownership', and 'private enterprise' were often used incorrectly or omitted where they would have strengthened the answer.

Teacher Next Steps

Pedagogical Suggestions

  • Policy Specificity Drill: Create a matching activity or grid where students must link specific, recent policies of Labour and the Conservatives to the broader categories of 'Public Services' and 'Taxation'. For instance, link Labour's policy on tuition fees to public services and the Conservative policy on National Insurance cuts to taxation.
  • Legislative Process Flowchart: Use a visual aid, like a flowchart or diagram, to map the entire journey of a bill. Conduct a card-sorting activity where students must place the stages (First Reading, Committee Stage, etc.) in the correct order and write a short sentence explaining the purpose of each. Emphasise that Green and White Papers are preliminary stages before a bill enters Parliament.
  • Case Study on Coalitions: Focus a lesson specifically on the 2010 Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition. Provide students with a brief overview of the election results and the key policy compromises made in the coalition agreement. This will help solidify their understanding with a concrete, accurate example. Distinguish clearly between a formal coalition and a 'confidence and supply' arrangement (like the 2017 Conservative-DUP deal).
  • Key Terminology Bingo: Introduce a glossary of key terms for this topic and regularly review them through low-stakes quizzing or games like 'Bingo' to improve recall and accurate application in written responses.

Candidate: 0279

1/12
Question 10/4

Explain the main differences between the Conservative and Labour parties in terms of their approach to government involvement in public services and taxation.

Student's Answer

I don't know
Question 20/4

Describe the process of how a bill becomes a law, including at least four key stages it must pass through in Parliament.

Student's Answer

I don't know
Question 31/4

Explain what a coalition government is and describe the circumstances under which one might be formed in the UK. Use an example to support your answer.

Student's Answer

A coalition government is when two party join together. This is maybe because there are not enough people so they need to join together. This is also known as an Hang parliment, when there are not enough people.

Candidate: 0280

1/12
Question 10/4

Explain the main differences between the Conservative and Labour parties in terms of their approach to government involvement in public services and taxation.

Student's Answer

the diffrence betwenn between conservative and labour Paill Parties is that if you get nomintaed you will be able to take part & unlike labour & conseative Paikt Parties
Question 20/4

Describe the process of how a bill becomes a law, including at least four key stages it must pass through in Parliament.

Student's Answer


            
        
Question 31/4

Explain what a coalition government is and describe the circumstances under which one might be formed in the UK. Use an example to support your answer.

Student's Answer

a coalition government is when the government make a Por Promise & but re Jolen't keep it when makes x trouble for people.

Candidate: 0283

4/12
Question 12/4

Explain the main differences between the Conservative and Labour parties in terms of their approach to government involvement in public services and taxation.

Student's Answer

the main differences between the two is the Conservative supports cutting taxes and meet meritocracy where as the labour party supports the warefare system and workers
Question 21/4

Describe the process of how a bill becomes a law, including at least four key stages it must pass through in Parliament.

Student's Answer

A Bill starts as a white paper which is looked at and make for changes it to ensure its fair or a right it is the paper turned into a green paper then its given to partiment and then proproced to the House of Commons and house of lords then the monarchy gives approval then is a new law put into act
Question 31/4

Explain what a coalition government is and describe the circumstances under which one might be formed in the UK. Use an example to support your answer.

Student's Answer

A collision government is when more than one party come together to govern and this te happens when both parties have not won more seats in Parliment. For example the last time it happen was the 2015 Conservative and Liboral democrates.

Candidate: 1500

5/12
Question 12/4

Explain the main differences between the Conservative and Labour parties in terms of their approach to government involvement in public services and taxation.

Student's Answer

Conservative partio is the party that focuses move on indiviual wealth for example they want move wealthy people to keep more a pay less tax and not pay for services as much. But Labour Party focuses more on social services and the rich pay move tax for public services
Question 21/4

Describe the process of how a bill becomes a law, including at least four key stages it must pass through in Parliament.

Student's Answer

The process a bill goes through to become a law is first the mp come up with a idea then they show it to the other side then the mps debate and vote weather to go through with it
Question 32/4

Explain what a coalition government is and describe the circumstances under which one might be formed in the UK. Use an example to support your answer.

Student's Answer

a coalition is formed when two parties join together to form one partie because a party does not have many seats. For example if a labour party is elected but they dont have enough seats they might form a coalition with liberals.

Candidate: 4321

3/12
Question 11/4

Explain the main differences between the Conservative and Labour parties in terms of their approach to government involvement in public services and taxation.

Student's Answer

Labour is more focused on ways to increse stuff for the poor by increasing pay and decreasing taxes whenas The Conservative power is the opposite and wants to keep the pay the same but and increse taxes with it
Question 20/4

Describe the process of how a bill becomes a law, including at least four key stages it must pass through in Parliament.

Student's Answer

A bill goes through 6-7 stages before it becomes a law and some of mase stages consist of green paper, white paper, 'the' governmor andel Monarchy from that hisdden
Question 32/4

Explain what a coalition government is and describe the circumstances under which one might be formed in the UK. Use an example to support your answer.

Student's Answer

A Coalition government is when two poltical parties join together as they inhent the same belfs and have simular intrests. for example Lib Dems and the Labour Party joined together in 2010

Candidate: 4383

3/12
Question 12/4

Explain the main differences between the Conservative and Labour parties in terms of their approach to government involvement in public services and taxation.

Student's Answer

The Conservative party support lower taxes whereas the Labour Party support public services like the NHS!
Question 20/4

Describe the process of how a bill becomes a law, including at least four key stages it must pass through in Parliament.

Student's Answer


            
        
Question 31/4

Explain what a coalition government is and describe the circumstances under which one might be formed in the UK. Use an example to support your answer.

Student's Answer

a Coalition government is when neither party has enough seats to form a government, resulted in a hung parliament. Example of a coalition government could be Scotland. a Coalition Government might be formed in the uk if people vote for labour party but also they vote for Conservative which results in a Coalition government.

Candidate: 4388

6/12
Question 11/4

Explain the main differences between the Conservative and Labour parties in terms of their approach to government involvement in public services and taxation.

Student's Answer

Conservatives aim for higher benefits and lower taxes but labour aim for lower taxes for large companys. Conservatives promote private buisnesses but labour wants state-and buisnesses for large buisnesses
Question 22/4

Describe the process of how a bill becomes a law, including at least four key stages it must pass through in Parliament.

Student's Answer

for a bill to become a law, it must first begom in the house of commons. then it gets passed to house of lords where it can be sent back up to 3 times. finally is Royal assent where the monarch signs the bill and it becomes a law.
Question 33/4

Explain what a coalition government is and describe the circumstances under which one might be formed in the UK. Use an example to support your answer.

Student's Answer

A coalition parliment is 2 polirical parties governing together as no polirical party has enough seats to govern on their own, this is called a 'hung parliment'. The example is conservative and labour governing together. last time a coalition heppened was in 2015, between conservatives & liberal democrats

Candidate: 4394

6/12
Question 12/4

Explain the main differences between the Conservative and Labour parties in terms of their approach to government involvement in public services and taxation.

Student's Answer

The Conservative party specialise in helping the richor the elderly so they attempt to lower taxation however this co leads to less public services for the rest of the people. He on the other hand, the Labour government specialise in helping the hardworking youth so they strive for a higher suppley in Public Services however, this leads to higher taxation
Question 22/4

Describe the process of how a bill becomes a law, including at least four key stages it must pass through in Parliament.

Student's Answer

The first stop of a bill becoming a law is a petition. The next stage is a white paper. It is discussed in Parliament by the mp's and the opposition bench (they may change the bill slightly). Once they agree the bill goes to green paper. The last stage is Royal ascent. When the Monarch accepts it becomes a law.
Question 32/4

Explain what a coalition government is and describe the circumstances under which one might be formed in the UK. Use an example to support your answer.

Student's Answer

A coalition government is when two parties in an election come together to form one. This may occur when a party doesn't have enough seats to fill up parliament so they come together to form one party.

Candidate: 4442

7/12
Question 11/4

Explain the main differences between the Conservative and Labour parties in terms of their approach to government involvement in public services and taxation.

Student's Answer

The labour party focuses on more higher taxes for the wealthy, and benefits the younger generation more. However, the conservative party focuses more on decreasing and removing taxes, and, that we should pay for free things such as healthcare.
Question 23/4

Describe the process of how a bill becomes a law, including at least four key stages it must pass through in Parliament.

Student's Answer

For a bill to become a law it goes through many stages. First, it goes through the green paper, which is when the government first proposes the new idea. After this, it goes into the white paper which is when the government gives their firm reading on the new law. Then the bill is sent to Parliment where the house of commons and house of lords have the first and second reading of the paper. Once the houses agree, the bill is then sent to Royal Assent where the Monarchy signs and confirms the bill and it is turned into an act of parliment.
Question 33/4

Explain what a coalition government is and describe the circumstances under which one might be formed in the UK. Use an example to support your answer.

Student's Answer

A coalition government happens when no single party wins seats in parliment, this is called a hung goverment. From this, the two or more competing parties can form a government together which is a coalition government. An example of a coalition government was in 2010 in Ireland when neither the liberal democrats or the labour party could fill up seats in the Parliment and ended up becoming a coalition government.

Candidate: 4443

4/12
Question 11/4

Explain the main differences between the Conservative and Labour parties in terms of their approach to government involvement in public services and taxation.

Student's Answer

Labour is more focused on Wages being increased for people who are employed and also wants to lower taxes. However the conservative party wants to conserve taxes and wages by keeping them the same -indicating more money for the government
Question 22/4

Describe the process of how a bill becomes a law, including at least four key stages it must pass through in Parliament.

Student's Answer

The White paper is the discussed and whether it is fair and just. Once approved it is funned into the green paper where they see if any changes could be made. This is seen through both houses debate and can only be rejected 3 times. Once finalised the Monarch signs it making it a valid law.
Question 31/4

Explain what a coalition government is and describe the circumstances under which one might be formed in the UK. Use an example to support your answer.

Student's Answer

A coalition government is when 2 political partics combine to gather enough seats in parliment. This is evident as the Lib Dems and Labour had come together in 2010 due feo similiar ideologies and belefs.

Candidate: 4465

4/12
Question 12/4

Explain the main differences between the Conservative and Labour parties in terms of their approach to government involvement in public services and taxation.

Student's Answer

Conservatives main aim is to conserve or bring back the traditions of the past whilst Labour was built for the working class and represents them. Therefore Labour do more for the public. Labour will tax the rich where Conservatives will mainly cut taxes for the majority instead of the minority
Question 21/4

Describe the process of how a bill becomes a law, including at least four key stages it must pass through in Parliament.

Student's Answer

When a law is first brought up it is a green paper. When it is being debated from parliament House of Commons. It is a white paper then it is sent to the Monarch for approval this is royal ascension then it finally become law.
Question 31/4

Explain what a coalition government is and describe the circumstances under which one might be formed in the UK. Use an example to support your answer.

Student's Answer

A coalition government is when two parties without the amount of votes to become government join individually to become government. For example Brexit.

Candidate: 4479

8/12
Question 13/4

Explain the main differences between the Conservative and Labour parties in terms of their approach to government involvement in public services and taxation.

Student's Answer

Conservatives aim to enforce British traditions, culture and selective schools whereas Labour represents the working class. Labour focuses on making education accessible to everyone while Conservatives focuses on making schools selective for different students. Labour also focuses on increasing taxes for high earners while Conservatives focus on more private ownerships
Question 22/4

Describe the process of how a bill becomes a law, including at least four key stages it must pass through in Parliament.

Student's Answer

A bill is discussed in parliament first, this is the green paper. Then it's then discussed about to the wider public. This is the white paper. Then it goes through a stage where the backbenchers scrutinise the bill. Afterwards, it goes through the committe stage where one MP reviews the bill before it's sent to the House of Lords. If they agree on it, it gets sent to the monarch, this is called Royal Assent the monarch sign accepts the bill and it becomes a law.
Question 33/4

Explain what a coalition government is and describe the circumstances under which one might be formed in the UK. Use an example to support your answer.

Student's Answer

A coalition government is when a political party is elected to run parliament but has a hung parliament, the political party then combines with another political party to make a coalition government. An example of this is Liberal Democrats and Labour in 2010.

Candidate: 4481

5/12
Question 12/4

Explain the main differences between the Conservative and Labour parties in terms of their approach to government involvement in public services and taxation.

Student's Answer

Conservative want to lower/abolish taxes so this and not Free heath care. However labour wants to increase taxes for the wealthy and support the yonger generation with school/collage costs.
Question 23/4

Describe the process of how a bill becomes a law, including at least four key stages it must pass through in Parliament.

Student's Answer

The House of parlimant creates a idea the sove belive should become a law they discuse it and they create a bill and send it to the house of Lords look over it and can disic decide to give it back to the house of comons. or give it stright to the monarch to sign it and it becames a low
Question 30/4

Explain what a coalition government is and describe the circumstances under which one might be formed in the UK. Use an example to support your answer.

Student's Answer


            
        

Candidate: 4502

3/12
Question 11/4

Explain the main differences between the Conservative and Labour parties in terms of their approach to government involvement in public services and taxation.

Student's Answer

The diffence between the Conservative and Labour Parties are Hare conserutive favors more of a Socialist idea to help the people inhine tu laser parer is alle a beeve w is the jobs and how mulu werkers get poid to do their job.
Question 21/4

Describe the process of how a bill becomes a law, including at least four key stages it must pass through in Parliament.

Student's Answer

first the house of commons chose a low then the ws to bur by the public to see if they like it. they will send it to the House of V Lords to confine the low. then send it to our monarch and its caried
Question 31/4

Explain what a coalition government is and describe the circumstances under which one might be formed in the UK. Use an example to support your answer.

Student's Answer

A Coalition goverment is when smarll portiec cook ane bing furey and bay o di reperesent this happens when there cre little to noe partys in lone. The last time this happen was in 2010 will the liberal democrcis

Candidate: 4508

0/12
Question 10/4

Explain the main differences between the Conservative and Labour parties in terms of their approach to government involvement in public services and taxation.

Student's Answer

Labour Parties means that they are a a group of election after they wigo bieng to be a leader
Question 20/4

Describe the process of how a bill becomes a law, including at least four key stages it must pass through in Parliament.

Student's Answer

bill are a yakes A thai se you Pay some thing that you do If your loan so se such as electricity or other thing orgavp the law made by the government
Question 30/4

Explain what a coalition government is and describe the circumstances under which one might be formed in the UK. Use an example to support your answer.

Student's Answer

the goverment inanse formed a New Laws for there situacion formed eth

Candidate: 4520

10/12
Question 14/4

Explain the main differences between the Conservative and Labour parties in terms of their approach to government involvement in public services and taxation.

Student's Answer

Conservatives are formed with main principles to protect British culture and traditions, promoting private ownership and private enterprises while Labour party is formed to represent the working class, responsible for implementing the Welfare State and NHS.
Question 23/4

Describe the process of how a bill becomes a law, including at least four key stages it must pass through in Parliament.

Student's Answer

Green paper - the proposed law from the House of Commons is discussed with Experts. A bill becomes a law through debate in the house of commons and the house of lords, scrutiny of the comitees and royal assent by the Monarch
Question 33/4

Explain what a coalition government is and describe the circumstances under which one might be formed in the UK. Use an example to support your answer.

Student's Answer

A coalition government is when a party does not win a majority, it becomes a hung parliament. an example is the Liberal Dems in 2010 where there was a hung parliament. This resulted in typically when passing laws, as party values might need to be compromised

Candidate: 4529

1/12
Question 11/4

Explain the main differences between the Conservative and Labour parties in terms of their approach to government involvement in public services and taxation.

Student's Answer

The main diffrence between consertive and labour parties, Are About how for an example the labour party don't want to help the NHS: of the working class. Also the NHS pre Free because of them. I believe that consertive party Are Always charging people with hister taxes.
Question 20/4

Describe the process of how a bill becomes a law, including at least four key stages it must pass through in Parliament.

Student's Answer

The process of Bill in law are how people should pay taxes during low the Government. A low is for an example changing low can exist like people can spoke or drive at the age of 18 and that's how the law system works.
Question 30/4

Explain what a coalition government is and describe the circumstances under which one might be formed in the UK. Use an example to support your answer.

Student's Answer

coaliton government is where two groups Are formed in one big group. For an example the circumstance could affect how people work in A group. Also it could be formed by the UK's policy of people who have to work together.

Candidate: 4532

5/12
Question 12/4

Explain the main differences between the Conservative and Labour parties in terms of their approach to government involvement in public services and taxation.

Student's Answer

Conservatives represent low taxes and more individual stability, while this means conservatives believe you should be able to fend yourself. Labour stand for high taxes, especially more on the rich, and more collective stability meaning the government might be more generous or helpful to the public.
Question 21/4

Describe the process of how a bill becomes a law, including at least four key stages it must pass through in Parliament.

Student's Answer

Firstly, it starts through the House of Commons, if it is approved it gets sent to the House of Lords, and if it is approved by both houses, it is taken to the Monarchy to be approved and signed off to make it an official law.
Question 32/4

Explain what a coalition government is and describe the circumstances under which one might be formed in the UK. Use an example to support your answer.

Student's Answer

A coalition government is when small parties come together to make a big party. This could be to gain more seats in parliment and also to get more votes in total. An example of this could be when the Labour and Lib Democrats formed a coalition government in 2016 because Conservatives had little seats in Parliament.

Candidate: 4539

7/12
Question 13/4

Explain the main differences between the Conservative and Labour parties in terms of their approach to government involvement in public services and taxation.

Student's Answer

The Conservative party aims to lower taxes but they would make their be more private services, whereas the Labour party favors the welfare system, but they have wish taxes. Therefore, the Conservative party is more right wing with it more capitalistic ideas, whereas the Labour party is more left wing with it rely more socialist ideologies.
Question 22/4

Describe the process of how a bill becomes a law, including at least four key stages it must pass through in Parliament.

Student's Answer

A bill starts as a white paper, where it is looked after and make changes if there needs to be made, then the white paper transitions into green paper where the people of public opinion is being rate, then from Green paper, it gets passed by parliament in the house of commons and lords. after it will be taken to the morarchy, if the morachy approves, it is now law and it would become a new law.
Question 32/4

Explain what a coalition government is and describe the circumstances under which one might be formed in the UK. Use an example to support your answer.

Student's Answer

A Coalition is where more than one parties merge their parties because it it happens when one party doesn't have enough seats to fully govern. An example of this is 2015 where the government Conservatives and Lib Dem government merged together, as the conservatives didn't have enough seats to fill out the government.

Candidate: 4575

5/12
Question 11/4

Explain the main differences between the Conservative and Labour parties in terms of their approach to government involvement in public services and taxation.

Student's Answer

The Conservative Party wants to lower taxes. This means that less money goes to public services. However the labour Party wants nationalism, where large public companies are owned. This means that larger companies can make more money
Question 22/4

Describe the process of how a bill becomes a law, including at least four key stages it must pass through in Parliament.

Student's Answer

Firstly for something to be recognised by partliament (a bill) you need to get 100,000 signatures from the public. Then there is a green paper, then there is the white paper where the Parliament decides wherever it can become a law. Then both the house of commons and Lords decide wherever to give permission for it to be a legal law. Then the Monarch has what is the final say.
Question 32/4

Explain what a coalition government is and describe the circumstances under which one might be formed in the UK. Use an example to support your answer.

Student's Answer

A coalition is when in an election the most voted party doesn't have majority so they merge with another party to form a government. For example during 2015 the UK the labour Party formed a coalition with the Libdems

Candidate: 4577

4/12
Question 12/4

Explain the main differences between the Conservative and Labour parties in terms of their approach to government involvement in public services and taxation.

Student's Answer

the main differences between the two is the conservative supports cutting taxes and meet a meritocracy where as the Labour Party supports the Wellfare system and workers
Question 21/4

Describe the process of how a bill becomes a law, including at least four key stages it must pass through in Parliament.

Student's Answer

A bill starts as a white paper which is looked at and made changes to ensure its fair or a right. it is the turned into a Green paper, then its proposed to Parliament and then proposed to the house of commons. Then the monarch gives aprovel then is a new law put into act
Question 31/4

Explain what a coalition government is and describe the circumstances under which one might be formed in the UK. Use an example to support your answer.

Student's Answer

A collision government is when more than one party come together to govern and this happens when both parties have not won enough seats in Parliment. The last time this happened was the 2015 conservatives and the Liberal democrates.

Candidate: 0285

1/12
Question 11/4

Explain the main differences between the Conservative and Labour parties in terms of their approach to government involvement in public services and taxation.

Student's Answer

The Labour partios are more likely to help people that ean the -loss of-. Conseratives parties instead are less likely to help and believe the government should be more stricter
Question 20/4

Describe the process of how a bill becomes a law, including at least four key stages it must pass through in Parliament.

Student's Answer

A Bill is changing a law like for example changing work being able to work at 16 to 14 and by months
Question 30/4

Explain what a coalition government is and describe the circumstances under which one might be formed in the UK. Use an example to support your answer.

Student's Answer