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1) (a) What does Mounk mean when he says that ever more areas of policy have been taken out of democratic contestation, and (b) what is the consequence of this? (Word limit: 75 words; 1 mark for part (a) and 1 for part (b)).

2) (a) In which way are the citizens of the U.S. “excluded” from a share of government, and (b) how did the “Founding Fathers” of the U.S. Constitution justify this exclusion? (Word limit: 75 words; 1 mark for part (a) and 2 for part (b)).

3) In the context of government bureaucracies or agencies, explain the “trade-off” (Mounk 2019, p. 66) between implementing the will of the people and tackling complex political problems. (Word limit: 200 words; 4 marks).

4) (a) What was the aim of the McCain-Feingold Act (2002) in the United States and (b) explain the reasoning of the United States' Supreme Court which led to the overturning of the Act (word limit: 125 words; 2 marks for part (a), 1 for part (b)).

5) (a) How do international trade agreements remove policy decisions from the control of national democratic control? (b) Name two examples of such policy areas.(word limit: 100; 2 marks for part (a), 1 for part (b)).