Modern Studies N5 Assignment

• Why pick this website:

  1. i have heard of the independent before and it is well known and popular
  2. the headline of the article relates to one of my aims: what are the benefits of scottish independence
• Website positives:

  1. the words used are easy to understand and can be read easily
  2. location is in scotland which relates to the topic
• Website negatives:

  1. article was from march 2023, which means information might not be up to date or accurate
  2. information is in long paragraphs with no headings which can be time consuming to read
• Website differently

  1. pick a website that was created more recently so it has more up to date information
• Why a survey

  1. i wanted to find out if the public support scotland being independent
• Survey positives

  1. questions 3, 4 and 5, were annonymous meaning that peoples views werent exposed which was important as they were being asked about their political opinions
  2. question 2 and 4 has "other as a response" that wasnt included
• survey negatives

  1. in question 1 i mainly asked people in the same age range so it wasnt representative
  2. questions 3 and 4 were only "yes" or "no"
• survey differently

  1. in questions 3 and 4 put a "not sure" or "no comment" option
• KU facts

  1. as of september 2023, 53% of adults said they would not support scotland becoming independent
  2. scotland could be wealthier within 10 years of independence
  3. scottish independence is most prominently supported by the scottish national party
  4. 80% of the people i asked think that scotland should be independent
  5. 90% of the people i asked think that scotland will gain money from becoming independent
  6. 50% of the people i asked support the SNP
• Conclusion

  1. i still agree with my hypothesis that the public support scottish independence. one reason why i agree with my hypothesis is in my survey, 80% of the people i asked think that scotland should be independent, which is a big majority of people. From my website research, i found out that scotland could be welthier within 10 years of becoming independent. this shows that scotland could benefit significantly from becoming independent. i recommend that scotland should become independent in 5 years as the majority of people want scottish independence.
• Hypothesis and aims

  - The public support scottish independence

  1. do the public support scotland being independent
  2. what are the benefits of scotland being independent
  3. what other countries are independent
  4. what are the arguments against scottish independence