Examine the impact of democracy on the culture of two democratic states.

The question requires that candidates consider the interrelationship between democracy and culture in two democratic states. The two states may or may not be from the same region. Candidates may examine the culture of Weimar Germany and the coinciding of a period of radical experimentation in the arts with the introduction of a fully democratic state. In Japan, the expansion of democratic institutions during the 1920s led to an increased openness to Western fashions and culture. Candidates may argue that during the early years of Nasser’s presidency in Egypt there was a flourishing film industry that reflected changes to the role of women. Other interrelationships may be considered, such as the reduction of the voting age in some states impacting media content or the perceived need to educate the newly enfranchised impacting, for example, the policies of the BBC during the 1930s. Candidates’ opinions or conclusions will be presented clearly and supported by appropriate evidence.

The question required that candidates consider the interrelationship between democracy and culture in two democratic states. Few responses were seen and, for the most part, there was only some understanding of the demands of the question with some description of culture but limited focus on how this was impacted by democracy.