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AQA politics unit 1 exam 20/5/2014

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Reply 20

JordanPayne

Brilliant paper, topic 1 and 2 were golden.

Reply 21

HMPD97

I think the timing 1 hour and a half is ridiculous for this exam. There's so much to say and you're just constantly rushing. I don't think I did too well on the 5 marks, ok on the 10 marks but I completed the 25 marks first and made sure I included everything I possibly could. Dropping this next year as my structure is so crap, it's a shame because I actually enjoy the subject.

Reply 22

Tremmel

Original post by Hanya Pouncey

Do politics then if you enjoy it. It's not all about the exam results and exam technique will easily be learnt after another year of study. USA has very interesting politics!

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Reply 23

HMPD97

Original post by Tremmel

Do politics then if you enjoy it. It's not all about the exam results and exam technique will easily be learnt after another year of study. USA has very interesting politics!

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You've got a point! I can also bring my grade up as my last exam is Politics unit 2 in 10 days so I'm focusing fully on that one :smile:

Reply 24

Tremmel

Original post by Hanya Pouncey

You've got a point! I can also bring my grade up as my last exam is Politics unit 2 in 10 days so I'm focusing fully on that one :smile:

Yeah I'm going full out for that one too, Politics is something am I potentially want to study at uni. Good luck!

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Reply 25

HMPD97

Original post by Tremmel

Yeah I'm going full out for that one too, Politics is something am I potentially want to study at uni. Good luck!

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Good luck to you too! I'm considering Law :smile:

Reply 26

umieee

Is there a thread for AQA Politics Unit 2?

Reply 27

malakaya

Original post by meygagagan

The 25 mark questions were amazingly simple thank goodness :smile:

For the retaining FPTP question, I just wrote an argument for/against FPTP (unrepresentative/simple and transparent/over-exaggeration of smaller parties etc ... the normal) and then used the source in my conclusion by saying that:

"As the 2011 Referendum showed, the British public overwhelmingly voted against electoral reform. Electoral reform is only topic for discussion amongst the "chattering classes and political anoraks", and so there is strong support for the case of retaining FPTP ..."

Do you guys think I'll be marked down for using the source instead of my own knowledge??

If you are talking about the 10 mark question I am pretty sure you are suppose to use the text to support your answer.. however for the 25 mark question, I know that you are suppose to use your own knowledge. I don't see why they should mark you down, but then again if it was for the 10 mark question they definitely won't mark you down because it was always says use the text given.

Reply 28

malakaya

Original post by umieee

Is there a thread for AQA Politics Unit 2?

I am so nervous for that exam.. I wonder what will come up? I don't know whether to just study constituion and parlaiment or all of them :frown:

Reply 29

HMPD97

Original post by malakaya

I am so nervous for that exam.. I wonder what will come up? I don't know whether to just study constituion and parlaiment or all of them :frown:

Wouldn't it be wise to revise all of them? As you have to pick 2 topics...

Reply 30

umieee

Original post by malakaya

I am so nervous for that exam.. I wonder what will come up? I don't know whether to just study constituion and parlaiment or all of them :frown:

Learn both :smile:

Reply 31

umieee

Original post by Hanya Pouncey

Wouldn't it be wise to revise all of them? As you have to pick 2 topics...

Which two topics are you doing?

Reply 32

HMPD97

Original post by umieee

Which two topics are you doing?

The first two, constitution and parliament. Wbu :smile:

Reply 33

umieee

Original post by Hanya Pouncey

The first two, constitution and parliament. Wbu :smile:

Sameee

theyre good topics

Reply 34

HMPD97

Original post by umieee

Sameee

theyre good topics

Yeah, I don't even know what the other 2 are lol! Good luck! :smile:

Reply 35

umieee

Original post by Hanya Pouncey

Yeah, I don't even know what the other 2 are lol! Good luck! :smile:

Theres only three I think, but cant remember what the third one is! Thaaanks! Goodluck to you too! :smile:

Reply 36

Factorisation

For the electoral system i'm starting to panic a bit about my answers, i structured it like this...

Advantages of FPTP
Disadvantage of FPTP
How Majoritarian systems would benefit the UK - AV
How PR systems would benefit the UK - STV
How Hybrid systems would benefit the UK - AMS

Have i gone off the topic too much do you think?