Edexcel A2 UK and EU Political Issues

I am doing the EU

You're doing EU and Political Issues?!?

How about Unit 3?

I'm getting pretty worried over the EU as well, my teacher hasn't seem to have taught us a great deal about it all

I study the European Union and Global Structures of Politics.

But the EU is quite easy really. You just need a good book. Try Politics in the European Union by Ian Bache and Stephen George.

I've got the A Level Politics Made Easy by Kevin Bloor and the other one by McNaughton, but the the problem is they're all out of date and not totally focussed on the syllabus - is the one you suggested upto date etc?

I've got the A Level Politics Made Easy by Kevin Bloor and the other one by McNaughton, but the the problem is they're all out of date and not totally focussed on the syllabus - is the one you suggested upto date etc?

It is up to date in so far as it doesn't include the post-Lisbon era of the European Union. I don't think any books do as of yet. However, the Lisbon Treaty is exceptionally easy to understand; well the fundamentals that you need to know are, the Treaty itself is a bastard.

I've got the same book doing the same unit at the moment! Its so crap and boring I hate the E.U !

Ah ok, I'll give that book a look, cheers!
You don't happen to have any typed up notes do you?

Ah ok, I'll give that book a look, cheers!
You don't happen to have any typed up notes do you?



You're doing the Uni 4 EU exam as well, or both 3A and 4A?

I know it's a long shot, but just wondering if there's anyone else out there on Edexcel doing 3A and 4A of the new syllabus, i.e. UK and EU Political issues.

Practically everyone I know outside of my school are doing political ideologies/America, but it'd be nice to compare notes/papers with someone outside of my class -especially as there's no set textbook

Anyone at all?

I'm doing both of them. Do you know what questions came up in January, I'm trying to second guess the exam board . And have you found any useful textbooks now? The best I've found is Britain and the European Union by Alistair Jones for 4A, but I've got nothing for 3A :|

Ah no I'm using the old one called A Level Politics Made Easy, kinda out of date but it has the bare bones and makes a starting point at least.

And questions from Jan? I have both papers lying around somewhere if you'd like to see them

Yeah please . I think i'm gonna give up looking for books now, just revise from my notes. My biggest worry is the 15 mark questions. I normally spend too much time thinking and only write about half a page, so I'm going to be doing a LOT of practice questions in the next few days :|

Here you go!

Do you have any notes you've made I can take a look at?

Tbh I'm much more worried about unit 4, at least with the new unit 3 it's clear what's still on the syllabus. Plus our teacher prepared us well for it