Higher Modern Studies: Political Issues in the UK provides up-to-date, accessible and in-depth content of the key issues surrounding the electoral systems and decision-making of the Scottish and UK parliaments. Activities and exam questions are included regularly to improve your skills and develop your confidence in tackling the assessment demands of this compulsory study theme in the SQA course. Higher Modern Studies: Political Issues in the UK: is written specifically to cover the three most popular content areas of this study theme and includes full coverage of the 2010 General Election and 2011 Scottish election results brings complex statistics and ideas to life with an accessible writing style, attractive full colour design and informative illustrations contains helpful summaries, key points and case studies to consolidate knowledge and understanding of the key topic elements offers realistic exam practice activities to effectively prepare students for the essay-based demands of Paper 1