Edexcel A-level Politics Paper 1 (9PL0 01) - 23rd May 2023 [Exam Chat]

Original post by anonhehe

They're probs gonna those synoptic type questions again like pressure groups vs supreme court for rights protection

don’t think they’d do supreme court though because that’s unit 2

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delsiya

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Original post by abigailfalmer

for voting behaviour and the media , should i make a case study on the 2019 general election as my teacher said to have 1979 , 1997 , 2017 but is that too out of date

i'd say you should replace 1979 with a 2019 one as the spec for the uk gov paper said that they wanted that specifically so im sure it probably applies across the board; although i don't think you'd be marked down if you didn't

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katie2675

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Original post by abigailfalmer

for voting behaviour and the media , should i make a case study on the 2019 general election as my teacher said to have 1979 , 1997 , 2017 but is that too out of date

I would do 2019 GE, Brexit and maybe recent media with opinion polls (eg Liz Truss v the cabbage)

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zainmate

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u think they'll ask a labour or conservative party type question?

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Original post by Hailey629

Hi guys I’m a politics student in year 12 and this is kind of off topic but I struggle a lot with finding recent news which my teachers recommend to use in our essays and since most of you will be sitting your exams very soon. Any tips? Or like places I can find news and key evidences that link to the spec and how do you revise for the exams?

For specific examples and evidence: keep updated on the news definitely - download The Guardian or BBC and have notifications on for them! Follow tldrnewsuk on Instagram and YouTube, they keep up to date with UK politics and it's simple so definitely easier to understand. Similarly, to back up statements, I often try to find YouGov or BSA polls - e.g., about participation I found a BSA poll stating in 2017, 43% of people had a great deal/a lot of interest in politics after Brexit - would be good evidence to back up a statement about advantages of referendums.

For revision: I use the blurting method - grab a whiteboard and two pen colours, write what you know about a topic, then use your notes and add what you don't know - repeat until you remember. Hope this helps!

Happy to send you my revision notes if we follow the same specification too. :smile:

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sunduss.k

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constitutional change for like major reform i feel like would come up

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Hailey629

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Original post by barelymadeline

For specific examples and evidence: keep updated on the news definitely - download The Guardian or BBC and have notifications on for them! Follow tldrnewsuk on Instagram and YouTube, they keep up to date with UK politics and it's simple so definitely easier to understand. Similarly, to back up statements, I often try to find YouGov or BSA polls - e.g., about participation I found a BSA poll stating in 2017, 43% of people had a great deal/a lot of interest in politics after Brexit - would be good evidence to back up a statement about advantages of referendums.

For revision: I use the blurting method - grab a whiteboard and two pen colours, write what you know about a topic, then use your notes and add what you don't know - repeat until you remember. Hope this helps!

Happy to send you my revision notes if we follow the same specification too. :smile:

Hi thank you so much I will definitely follow and check out those pages and webistes. I do edexcel so by a chance do you also do that exam board?

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Original post by Hailey629

Hi thank you so much I will definitely follow and check out those pages and webistes. I do edexcel so by a chance do you also do that exam board?

I also do edexcel! I do nationalism as my non-core ideology and global politics as my 3B comparative politics option, so if you do either of those I can send you the notes on them too.

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sglelfe

im also doing global politics

Original post by barelymadeline

I also do edexcel! I do nationalism as my non-core ideology and global politics as my 3B comparative politics option, so if you do either of those I can send you the notes on them too.

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katie.watsonn

Original post by barelymadeline

I also do edexcel! I do nationalism as my non-core ideology and global politics as my 3B comparative politics option, so if you do either of those I can send you the notes on them too.

any predictions for global?

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katie.watsonn

does anyone doing feminism have any predictions?

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Original post by katie.watsonn

any predictions for global?

Maybe power and developments just because it wasn’t in last years at all. Other than that i have no idea

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