Higher Politics Exam 2011

Last years did seem good I thought!

I really dislike discussing any PM/President issues, so section B is going to get done and dusted first I reckon, just so it's done. My hope is that my Paper 1 mark will compensate for a crappy section B essay. A and C should be fine.

Same I'm hoping the Paper 1 is brilliant and makes up for section B.
What have you went over?

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Original post by wastingpaper

Same I'm hoping the Paper 1 is brilliant and makes up for section B.
What have you went over?

I've went over:

Section A: Liberalism, Socialism and Conservatism (this theory sucks big time)
Section B: Constitutions and PM v President power comparison
Section C: Models of voting behaviour and models of representation.

I think I'll be ok, but section B topics are hardest I find. Theories are just a case of identifying the core values and principles then comparing them.

Judging by previous papers, I think what I've went over has a hood chance of being in the exam

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mariarose

So how did everyone find it? I'm feeling much more confident about Paper 2 than Paper 1!

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Both papers were fantastic, paper 1 was ok, the first question was very weird, but the second question was brill. Obama dominated in almost all sections.

Paper 2 I did A1, B6 - this went far better than I expected. C8 was fantastic too. I managed to time everything so that I had 10 minutes left.

Genuinely feel great, last exam, so glad it's over.

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mariarose

Original post by burial

Both papers were fantastic, paper 1 was ok, the first question was very weird, but the second question was brill. Obama dominated in almost all sections.

Paper 2 I did A1, B6 - this went far better than I expected. C8 was fantastic too. I managed to time everything so that I had 10 minutes left.

Genuinely feel great, last exam, so glad it's over.

Yeah, I'm just scared I made stupid mistakes in question 2 of paper 1, like especially the last source because there were like 4 separate parts which I thought was a bit unfair :| I do feel really good about Paper 2 though, and now feeling pretty confident about sociology tomorrow and then im FREEEEEEEEEE! :biggrin:

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username535859

To be honest, it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be (still, I've got no idea how well I've actually done!). Question 1 in Paper 1 was a bit iffy, but the second question wasn't too bad at all. And I managed to find good questions for all three sections of Paper 2 (did A1, B6 and C8 - nice question for voting behaviour! :biggrin:

).

Guess all I can do now is sit back and relax. No more exams! :cool:

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murray360

hey guys, thought the exam was reasonable but its late at night and im freaking out, i done c7, i think, the question regarding to voting behaviour! can anyone please tell me the exact question? was it main areas of voting behaviour? :eek:

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Original post by murray360

hey guys, thought the exam was reasonable but its late at night and im freaking out, i done c7, i think, the question regarding to voting behaviour! can anyone please tell me the exact question? was it main areas of voting behaviour? :eek:

It was theories, I introduced with a definition of psephology, then explained short and long term influences. I then linked the models to these. I was going to only do 2 models but went for 3. I hope they weren't looking for all 4?! I discussed Party ID, Sociological Model and Rational Choice.

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Original post by murray360

hey guys, thought the exam was reasonable but its late at night and im freaking out, i done c7, i think, the question regarding to voting behaviour! can anyone please tell me the exact question? was it main areas of voting behaviour? :eek:

It was C8 - Compare and contrast the main theories of voting behaviour. So you needed to write about the Party Identification, Sociological, Rational Choice and Dominant Ideology models.

But try and not worry about the exam! It's over now, and there's nothing you can do. :smile:

Original post by burial

It was theories, I introduced with a definition of psephology, then explained short and long term influences. I then linked the models to these. I was going to only do 2 models but went for 3. I hope they weren't looking for all 4?! I discussed Party ID, Sociological Model and Rational Choice.

Realised after the exam that I'd spelt that wrong, hope they don't mind! :tongue:

I thought you had to do all four for that question, but I suppose if you've done enough models to be able to compare and contrast them then it's probably fine. I only did all four because it was in the marking instructions/model answers like that.

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murray360

i done all 4 as well! i hate after exam panics! :frown:

they are the worst, praying that we all did well! :biggrin:

good luck guys!

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Damn... I can't see myself failing it by any stretch but I do kind of need the A in this subject. Not going to think about it now, I'm so glad exams are OVER.

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murray360

Just remembered I was freaking out about this. Got an A.

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