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What is the strongest basis for judging reasoning leading reasoned conclusion — Comprehend and interpret arguments in political information for a 25-mark extract-based response, analysing and evaluating the arguments through a balanced and sustained line of reasoning leading to a reasoned conclusion? Use the relevant political concepts and evidence from Question types.

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What is the strongest basis for judging reasoning leading reasoned conclusion — Comprehend and interpret arguments in political information for a 25-mark extract-based response, analysing and evaluating the arguments through a balanced and sustained line of reasoning leading to a reasoned conclusion? Use the relevant political concepts and evidence from Question types.

  1. A.an Act, convention, constitutional provision, ruling or institutional example explained for both the UK and USA before reaching a judgement.
  2. B.An unsupported claim about which country is more democratic.
  3. C.A historical detail with no connection to the approved comparison.
  4. D.A personal preference presented as proof of institutional effectiveness.

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  • The correct answer is an Act, convention, constitutional provision, ruling or institutional example explained for both the UK and USA before reaching a judgement.
  • The extract shows the meaning of this argument and its implication for the political issue.

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an Act, convention, constitutional provision, ruling or institutional example explained for both the UK and USA before reaching a judgement. This is correct because AO3 evaluation must test viewpoints using an Act, convention, constitutional provision, ruling or institutional example rather than unsupported opinion.

Apply parliamentary sovereignty, codification, federalism, separation of powers, checks and balances, conventions and judicial review precisely. the UK constitution is uncodified and retains parliamentary sovereignty, whereas the US Constitution is codified, federal and based on a formal separation of powers.

A structural viewpoint emphasises formal rules; however, a rational or cultural viewpoint may explain how actors use those rules. Overall, judge the evidence from an Act, convention, constitutional provision, ruling or institutional example and explain whether different constitutional rules alter institutional checks and accountability for "Comprehend and interpret arguments in political information for a 25-mark extract-based response, analysing and evaluating the arguments through a balanced and sustained line of reasoning leading to a reasoned conclusion.".

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