1. Planning Step 3 Brainstorming

2. Step 2 Choosing the issue Step 1 Choosing the Study Theme Step 6 Introduction Context Step 4 What research methods? Step 5 Drawing up a plan or structure Step 7 Introduction Aims Step 8 Description & justification of RMs The Dissertation Planning Step 3 - Mind Map Step 3 Brainstorming Making a mind map

3. Having decided on your issue, you need to think about how you are going to carry out your research. A good way to do this is to construct a mind map. In the centre of an A3 sheet of paper, write down your hypothesis. Connect your ideas to the hypothesis using lines. Revisit your mind map in the course of your research and amend it. Brainstorming method

4. It is the electoral systems themselves, not the political parties, which are to blame for low turnouts in the UK and USA UK electoral system Voter trends in the USA Voter trends in the UK Partisan de-alignment Causes of voter apathy Changes in support for UK political parties. Centrist politics Issue voting Rise in pressure group participation and activity Quality of leadership Impact of the media Differences in political ideology between political parties. A Mind Map