The Structures and Powers of the Devolved Governments of the UK

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• identifies a difference in electoral system.2 marks
• develops, e.g. the Scottish Parliament uses the Additional Member System (129 MSPs) while the Northern Ireland Assembly uses the Single Transferable Vote (90 MLAs).2 marks
• identifies a difference in government formation.2 marks
• develops, e.g. the Scottish Government does not require cross-community power-sharing, while the Northern Ireland Executive requires a joint First Minister and deputy First Minister from unionist and nationalist designations under the Good Friday Agreement.2 marks

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• Excellent, detailed and accurate knowledge of devolution's effects across Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Sustained, well-structured analysis and evaluation using specific, named evidence on both sides, reaching a fully substantiated overall judgement.4 marks
• Accurate, mostly detailed knowledge. Good analysis and evaluation with named evidence on both sides, reaching a supported judgement, though development may be slightly uneven across the three paragraphs.4 marks
• Generally accurate knowledge with some detail. Some analysis and an attempt at a two-sided argument, but at least one paragraph is one-sided or relies on generic rather than named evidence, capping the level.4 marks
• Limited, mostly accurate knowledge. The answer is largely descriptive rather than analytical, with little genuine counter-argument or judgement in any paragraph.4 marks
• Basic, undeveloped knowledge with little relevant, accurate detail; no clear argument structure or judgement.4 marks
• No creditable content.4 marks
• Scotland has used devolved tax powers to set different income tax rates and bands from the rest of the UK, and devolved health and education policy have diverged in areas such as free prescriptions; the 2014 independence referendum saw the No side win by 55.3% to 44.7%, and the union has continued since with no legal change to Scotland's status; devolution has allowed nationalist and unionist demands to be channelled into normal legislative politics, most clearly through the Good Friday Agreement's power-sharing institutions.3 marks
• the Scottish independence question has not gone away since 2014, and further pressure followed the 2016 Brexit referendum, in which Scotland voted to remain while the UK as a whole voted to leave, creating tension between UK-wide and devolved mandates; the Northern Ireland Assembly's repeated suspensions, including 2017-2020 and 2022-2024, show power-sharing devolution has struggled to provide stable government; asymmetric devolution, with no devolved parliament for England, has left the West Lothian Question unresolved.3 marks

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