AS and A Level: Politics: United States Coursework

"A well-written essay. The writer considers both the pros and cons of allowing influence groups and lobbyists to mix with politicians, and comes to a well-thought out conclusion. A knowledge of the more well-known interest groups is shown, as is knowledge of their past involvements in the democratic process, successful or otherwise. An important point that the writer makes is that pressure groups are often speaking on behalf of those who have no voice themselves. These groups are often portrayed as in the pocket of big business, or purely self-interested, but that is not the case. Although I disagree with the final conclusion, I approve of the essay. TSR user: Edenr."

"It's very one point after the other, good for information but doesn't exactly flow. C at A-level"

"Very good Essay, Nice brief synopsis of each cabinet position. Concise, too the point and no BS"

"Could have compared the USA/UK law-making process. There were a few mistakes, such as that UK hasn't got anything comparable to USA's standing committees. Well, infact they do, they have cabinet ministers who are usually also heads of departments. The difference is that the American standing committees are a part of the legislative and the UK cabinet ministers are a part of the executive. There is little detail of the power and control of the executive in UK parliament which determines parliament's "policy-influencing" characteristic. Technical terms used seem to be misused at times. In the beginning, the writer talks of the parliament as if it is solely the house of commons. It must be made clear which aspects of Congress has a "policy-making" characteristic and which aspects of Parliament has a "policy-influencing" characteristic. Generally, seems as if it has been rushed. Poor grammar indicates this. "

"This essay was a very well written account and was very understandable. It clearly states the advantages and disadvantages of a written and unritten constition and clearly distinguishes the differences between the two. I valued this essay very highly and would like to thank the writer for such a brilliant essay. "