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Edexcel Government and Politics Unit 3B (6GP03) - 4th June 2013 (all variants)

Unit 3, Paper 3C representative process in the USA

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Couldn't find a thread so yh

Im resitting from january, where i felt i knew all the stuff yet only scored of a C. So this time round im remaking my notes but from Heywoods book, hopefully in more detail

Whats everyone else doing
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Taking it for the first time :smile: attempting the whole A Level in one year. Managed to get an A in the AS in January so just gotta keep it up!

I'm using the textbook, the Heywood book, my college notes and the revision study guides from Philip Alan.

EDIT: Are you also taking 6GP04B?
Original post by EMassey
Taking it for the first time :smile: attempting the whole A Level in one year. Managed to get an A in the AS in January so just gotta keep it up!

I'm using the textbook, the Heywood book, my college notes and the revision study guides from Philip Alan.

EDIT: Are you also taking 6GP04B?


Yes i am. Yeah i did v well ion AS but despite knowing all the stuff i got a C in Unit 3 in january which i was v suprised at

My old teacher said to use Heywoods notes as opposed to the edexcel ones ironically ahha. It seems he talks about a lot of things not in the other edexcel text book.

And ive got to solo teach myself the Unit 4 ideologies :s-smilie:
Original post by mandem2k11
Yes i am. Yeah i did v well ion AS but despite knowing all the stuff i got a C in Unit 3 in january which i was v suprised at

My old teacher said to use Heywoods notes as opposed to the edexcel ones ironically ahha. It seems he talks about a lot of things not in the other edexcel text book.

And ive got to solo teach myself the Unit 4 ideologies :s-smilie:


That's what I've heard too. I've solo taught myself the entire A Level so I know how you feel!
Original post by EMassey
That's what I've heard too. I've solo taught myself the entire A Level so I know how you feel!


Its so hard coz you dont know if your doing well or not coz mark schemes only go so far haha

Are you beth massey from the notts group btw yh? keep seeing your name pop up!
Tell me about it! I'm also self teaching A2 History so it's been an interesting time for me!

Haha yeah I am! So I'm guessing you've applied to Nottingham too!?
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Tell me about it! I'm also self teaching A2 History so it's been an interesting time for me!

Haha yeah I am! So I'm guessing you've applied to Nottingham too!?



firmed it haha, ill add u on fb. our group is the biggest! jesus haha sounds a nightmare
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firmed it haha, ill add u on fb. our group is the biggest! jesus haha sounds a nightmare


Just remembered seeing your name pop up a few times on the accommodation thread. Yeah, I'm pretty proud of the group! :biggrin:

I would never recommend it. History is waaaaaay worse than politics to self teach!
Original post by EMassey
Just remembered seeing your name pop up a few times on the accommodation thread. Yeah, I'm pretty proud of the group! :biggrin:

I would never recommend it. History is waaaaaay worse than politics to self teach!


you can put that group on your cv haha
casually bumping the thread, does anyone have any essay plans for the socialism questions???? I don't have enough info to write a full 45 mark essay and now I'm on half term so can't ask my teacher (whoops)1!!!!
Neither of us are doing socialism as part of it :s-smilie: sorry!!!

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The January 45 mark questions were very kind, I'm dreading which ones come up for us :frown:
What did come up in January if you don't mind my asking?

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What did come up in January if you don't mind my asking?

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15 marks:

Explain the key ideas associated with revisionist socialism.
On what grounds have conservatives supported paternalism?
Explain the link between liberalism and constitutionalism.
Why do anarchists view the state as inherently evil and oppressive?
Why did Marx believe that capitalism is doomed to collapse, and how did he think this
collapse would occur?

45 marks:

To what extent do conservatives support tradition and continuity?
'Anarchism is merely an extreme form of socialist collectivism'. Discuss
To what extent have modern liberals departed from the ideas of classical liberalism?

Overall, I think it was a good exam paper and the grade boundaries were decent. Wish I could of sat it in January :frown:
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In terms of predictions for the paper.

I predict Race to come up twice in Section A with the other topics; Pressure Groups, Parties and Elections coming up once.

Then Section B will consist of Pressure Groups, Parties and Elections. (No Race topic because it came up twice in Section A)

Not a difficult paper, 57 raw marks out of 90 is 90 UMS = A*

Good luck everyone:cool:
Original post by Mreyow
15 marks:

Explain the key ideas associated with revisionist socialism.
On what grounds have conservatives supported paternalism?
Explain the link between liberalism and constitutionalism.
Why do anarchists view the state as inherently evil and oppressive?
Why did Marx believe that capitalism is doomed to collapse, and how did he think this
collapse would occur?

45 marks:

To what extent do conservatives support tradition and continuity?
'Anarchism is merely an extreme form of socialist collectivism'. Discuss
To what extent have modern liberals departed from the ideas of classical liberalism?

Overall, I think it was a good exam paper and the grade boundaries were decent. Wish I could of sat it in January :frown:


yeah i loved the questions i did january and felt i answered the mwell, but still ended up with a C

i got my script back but unsure what i need to improve on :s-smilie:
Campaign Finance is horrible to revise, can someone help me out here? With the basics I need to know?!
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Hello guys,

Should I study all four ideologies for the Unit 3B? (Socialism - Anarchism - Conservatism - Liberalism) or could I skip one as I am starting to study from tomorrow?

And if anyone was kind enough to send me some resources or revision notes that would be amazing!

Thanks
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Original post by mandem2k11
yeah i loved the questions i did january and felt i answered the mwell, but still ended up with a C

i got my script back but unsure what i need to improve on :s-smilie:


I sat the exam in Jan and got a low B, you're best of looking at your A02 marks for the essay in particular. I got 8/24 and assuming that I fared similarly in the 15 markers, so that is what messed me up.

Out of interest, anyone know how to improve A02 marks? Got a tutor but it was quite wishy washy.

I'm skipping socialism.

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