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1. Using the right source.pdf

Ch 10 The House of Lords.pdf

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You will read a source and submit a draft by 29/11/24

submit the S1 summative in Week 13 (January 2025)

Understand the assignment and submission requirements from the given information:

Key Dates:

1. Draft submission: Due by November 29, 2024
2. Final S1 summative submission: Due in Week 13 (January 2025)

The document appears to be a text discussing the House of Lords and its role in the British political system. To prepare for this assignment:

• Analyze the key themes and arguments in the source material
• Break down the structure needed for the draft submission
• create an outline focusing on specific aspects of the House of Lords discussed in the text

IY1 British Politics Reading Task - model example.pdf

IY1 IR British Politics Draft mock assessments.pdf

Revision issues for reading assessment tasks.pdf

Based on the instructions and model provided, I now draft the assignment on the House of Lords chapter. I'll follow the format shown in the model:

Source Reference: Dunt, I. 2023. How Westminster Works and Why It Doesn't. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson.

Main Argument (one sentence): While the House of Lords operates in a "shadow world of legitimacy" without direct democratic mandate, it maintains significant influence through expertise-based scrutiny rather than direct power, though its role continues to evolve in modern British democracy.

Three Key Points (rated by importance):

1. The Lords has evolved from a hereditary chamber to one based on expertise and scrutiny, operating through influence rather than direct power.