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  1. A Level
  2. Politics Edexcel

Politics

Spec 9PL0

Free Edexcel A Level Politics revision: past papers from 2019–2025 with mark schemes.

UK Politics

Democracy and participation

Political parties

Electoral systems

Voting behaviour and the media

Core Political Ideas

Conservatism

Liberalism

Socialism

UK Government

The constitution

Parliament

Prime Minister and executive

Relations between the branches

Non-core Political Ideas

Anarchism

Ecologism

Feminism

Multiculturalism

Nationalism

Government and Politics of the USA

The US Constitution and federalism

US Congress

US presidency

US Supreme Court and US civil rights

US democracy and participation

Comparative approaches

Global Politics

The state and globalisation

Global governance: political and economic

Global governance: human rights and environmental

Power and developments

Regionalism and the European Union

Comparative theories

Key terminology glossary

UK Politics key terminology

Core Political Ideas key terminology

UK Government key terminology

Non-core Political Ideas key terminology

USA key terminology

Global Politics key terminology

Assessment at a glance

AssessmentFormatDurationMarksWeighting
Component 1: UK Politics and Core Political IdeasWritten exam2h84 marks33.33%
Component 2: UK Government and Non-core Political IdeasWritten exam2h84 marks33.33%
Component 3: Comparative Politics (USA or Global)Written exam2h84 marks33.33%

Course aims & skills

Edexcel A Level Politics builds the skills examiners reward. By the end of the course you should be able to:

  • analyse political institutions and processes
  • evaluate arguments and evidence from political sources
  • compare and contrast political systems and ideologies
  • interpret data, extracts and source material
  • construct clear, well-substantiated arguments
  • use political vocabulary and concepts accurately
  • identify parallels, connections and differences between political systems
  • draw reasoned conclusions from competing viewpoints
  • communicate ideas with relevance, clarity and coherence

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