3C and 4C Government and Politics 2016

For Constitution (as a 45 marker) it could be something to do with "can the bill of rights be protected while the threat of terrorism remains" as that hasn't come up since 2010? and I don't think there's been a constitution question about protecting rights since that's just a weak guess though looking at past questions

It was the 2014 45 mark question? "A president's power inevitably declines in a second term in office" that's what a lame duck presidency is. I realise they repeat questions but I'd be surprised if they repeated one that's only 2 years old. The Electoral College question last came up in like 2011 which was why it was unsurprising it was repeatd.

That's such a horrible question! I have no ideas what examples I would use for that, and it's difficult even after looking at the mark scheme

It was the 2014 45 mark question? "A president's power inevitably declines in a second term in office" that's what a lame duck presidency is. I realise they repeat questions but I'd be surprised if they repeated one that's only 2 years old. The Electoral College question last came up in like 2011 which was why it was unsurprising it was repeatd.

In 2014, 'how have effectively had the Bill of Rights been upheld in the USA in recent years' came up..? Is that similar enough to stop the question you said coming up

That's what I thought! We sort of planned it in lesson (we didn't really get all four paragraphs) and we decided to avoid it as a class. Constitution 45 markers range from really good to what the hell is that haha
That's why I'm hoping for an easy congress one or checks on presidential power

I'm just hoping for nice questions that are very vague. Like the question about whether Congress is broken or not lets us use any aspect of the unit, as do questions on whether presidents are imperial. Getting three questions on really specific parts of the course - like whether presidents can live up to expectations, or whether Congress is relevant in foreign policy - is my nightmare, and whether I go to my first choice uni essentially comes down to this exam. I really hope the examiners were feeling kind.

Do you think we could get a 15 mark purely on Filibusters ? helping / hindering democracy

Do you think we could get a 15 mark purely on Filibusters ? helping / hindering democracy

I can't think of how they help democracy - one Senator can effectively prevent an entire bill from passing. And more significantly, I only have one example for filibusters (Strom Thurmond), so I really hope they don't come up, but then again it's Edexcel so anything can happen.

i'm hoping @Pato1 saves us all with a nice and tidy prediction haha!

Surely Edexcel will have known this is Obama's final year, so something about being imperilled? Last came up June 2012, I think it is possible.
I'm certainly not expecting an SC 45 marker though, it has come up 4 times in a row.

Right now Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) has launched a talking filibuster on the Senate floor in an effort to force Republicans and Democrats to come to an agreement on legislation to deny suspected terrorists from purchasing firearms and requiring universal background checks.

Is there enough to talk about Obama alone being imperial? I've done the one on modern presidents being imperial, but I included both Bush and Obama. There's a lot about Obama not being imperial (2013 shutdown, watering down ACA, Guantanamo Bay is still open) but the only thing I can really get for imperial is Libya!