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Cover -- Book title -- Copyright -- Contents -- UK Politics -- 1 Democracy and participation -- Current systems of democracy -- Suffrage -- Group activity -- Rights in context -- 2 Political parties -- Principles of political parties -- Established political parties -- Emerging and minor UK political parties -- UK political parties in context -- A summary of the role of parties in the UK -- 3 Electoral systems -- Different electoral systems -- Electoral system analysis -- Referendums -- 4 Voting behaviour and the media -- Voting behaviour -- The influence of the media -- Case studies of key general elections -- UK Government -- 5 The Constitution -- What is a constitution? -- The nature and sources of the UK Constitution -- Constitutional reform in the UK since 1997 -- Devolved bodies in the UK and the impact of devolution on the UK -- Debates on further constitutional reform -- 6 Parliament -- The House of Commons and House of Lords -- Comparing the powers of the House of Commons and House of Lords -- Legislation -- How Parliament interacts with the executive -- 7 The Prime Minister and the executive -- The structure, role and powers of the national executive -- The power of the executive -- Ministerial responsibility -- The Prime Minister and the Cabinet -- Prime ministerial case studies -- 8 Relations between the branches -- The Supreme Court -- Key operating principles of the Supreme Court -- The relationship between the executive and Parliament -- The UK and the European Union -- The location of sovereignty in the UK political system -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Photo credits.