[oskasin]

does anyone have anything on pressure groups, federalism and UK/USA comparisons on everything (my teacher decided to miss it out)

what ever you can give me would be amazing coz anything is better than nothing

soooo much to learn and so little time, o well must get my head down and get on with it

[blondie89]

(Original post by Circe)
Our teacher went to an exam board meeting, and apparently the Chief Examiner gave some clues as to what's going to be on the paper - how elections work (primaries, caucuses, etc), federalism and effectiveness of Congress seemed most likely. He didn't mention anything topical, like why Obama won, but I still think there's a good chance of that coming up.

well dont they write the papers like 3 years in advance..so they wont know who won the election, but they could have a question which is like

what are the factors that influenced the election....blah blah

?

[blondie89]

any1 know what questions were in unit 5 in jan?

[bt_1000]

(Original post by blondie89)
any1 know what questions were in unit 5 in jan?

there is no unit 5 in jan

[blondie89]

(Original post by bt_1000)
there is no unit 5 in jan

oh really, thanks, just unit 4 then?

no wonder i couldnt find it!

[bt_1000]

(Original post by blondie89)
oh really, thanks, just unit 4 then?

no wonder i couldnt find it!

ye, just unit 4

[actress101]

has anyone got any predictions for the unit 4 exam...and is it ok to just study electoral system pressure groups and civil rights and just leave out political parties???

[chris007as]

yeah 3 topics are okay, as long you know the topics inside out

[bt_1000]

(Original post by actress101)
has anyone got any predictions for the unit 4 exam...and is it ok to just study electoral system pressure groups and civil rights and just leave out political parties???

thats what i'm doing. but in june 06, there were 2 essay questions on political parties, so quite risky

[chris007as]

(Original post by bt_1000)
thats what i'm doing. but in june 06, there were 2 essay questions on political parties, so quite risky

do you mean 2 60 markers or 2 20 markers or one 60, one 20.

[actress101]

bdw is vice-presidency on unit 4? coz i'm so confused

[actress101]

(Original post by bt_1000)
thats what i'm doing. but in june 06, there were 2 essay questions on political parties, so quite risky

i find political parties quite long to go through and it is my weakest topic, so i think its best if i just miss it out!

[chris007as]

does anyone have any advice on how to answer 60 mark questions, like how many points to put in essay and how long it should be

[bt_1000]

(Original post by chris007as)
does anyone have any advice on how to answer 60 mark questions, like how many points to put in essay and how long it should be

i was told 8 paragraphs:

intro
uk 1
us 1
uk 2
us 2
uk 3
us 3
conclusion

[Ben Curnow]

"Assess how the events of September 11, 2001, have affect the US Presidency"

What do I put into this? My ind goes blank every time I look at it, and for some reason i keep thinking it will come up!

[will.]

(Original post by Ben Curnow)
"Assess how the events of September 11, 2001, have affect the US Presidency"

What do I put into this? My ind goes blank every time I look at it, and for some reason i keep thinking it will come up!

Talk about Guantanamo, and how the S.C ruled that prisoners there had the right to trial.
The establishment of the Dept. of Homeland Security and how that helped increase the federal bureaucracy's powers and indeed that of the Presiden'ts with regards to the individual states'.
The PATRIOT Act - infringing civil liverties
Pres. as commander in chief (?)

That's all i've got.

[chris007as]

(Original post by bt_1000)
i was told 8 paragraphs:

intro
uk 1
us 1
uk 2
us 2
uk 3
us 3
conclusion

what about the non comparative papers

[Ben Curnow]

(Original post by will.)
Talk about Guantanamo, and how the S.C ruled that prisoners there had the right to trial.
The establishment of the Dept. of Homeland Security and how that helped increase the federal bureaucracy's powers and indeed that of the Presiden'ts with regards to the individual states'.
The PATRIOT Act - infringing civil liverties
Pres. as commander in chief (?)

That's all i've got.

exactly......there is so little! and yet its a huge question, and i cant find anywhere that it might be covered in depth!
it came up on a Comparitive paper too, and i dont really now what blair managed to do!

[chris007as]

found some good notes from a previous thread

http://www.room85.com/new/resource.htm

[bt_1000]

(Original post by chris007as)
do you mean 2 60 markers or 2 20 markers or one 60, one 20.

There were two 60 markers