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Part 1 The social basis: British society and the British people. Part 2The constitutional framework: the nature of the constitution; the developmentof liberal institutions; the survival of medieval institutions. Part 3 Theactors and their roles: political parties; electors and voters; pressuregroups; politicians and leaders; government and opposition; civil servants.Part 4 The process of government: administration and policy-making;parliament and the administration; changing the law; government at the locallevel; the European Community; conducting foreign policy. Part 5 The citizenand the government: citizens' rights and the law; problems of Britishgovernment. Appendix: notes on the politics of Northern Ireland.