Edexcel AS Gov/Pol- It is enough to wholly revise only 2 topics for Unit 1?

What's easier pressure groups or political parties

I find pressure groups hard

We didn't learn pressure groups- but democracy and participation is the easiest for me. I haven't even looked at revising unit 2 yet.

You need to learn 3 topics in case one of the questions is really horrible

PGS is apparently easier than political parties. Apparently political parties is the hardest out of the 4 topics

Instead of learning pressure groups, I'm just focusing on consolidating my knowledge on the other three topics. I'm most likely to answer questions on elections and democracy.

What's easier pressure groups or political parties

I find pressure groups hard

I agree with the above posts; I've also just had a last change of mind and I'm not learning pressure groups and instead learning political parties, alongside with democracy and participation and elections units. Is that the right thing do you think guys?

Pressure groups is easier but boring so you might struggle like I did. Political parties is interesting and familiar with a fair more amount to learn, but if you find it interesting & are familiar it's a walk In the park. Also A LOT of content from political parties can be transferred to the other topics even in unit 2, so it's more worth it. Pressure groups is exclusive, what you learn can hardly be transferred

I agree with the above posts; I've also just had a last change of mind and I'm not learning pressure groups and instead learning political parties, alongside with democracy and participation and elections units. Is that the right thing do you think guys?

Hmmm thanks for the reply
I've revised elections and democracy...have s month to revise another one.
I do agree with you....pressure groups is boring . I read a bit today and it was a snooze lol.
I've heard a lot of bad things about PP though. Heard that people don't do as well in it and also the wording of the questions are harder. Like it's not a straight forward for and against structure....
Did you do political parties?

I loved political parties last year and this year, however I did actually do it because my teacher cut them off half way even though I expressed I really wanted to do it, so we learnt some of the content, I went back and did most but barely did any exam questions, I was getting high Bs/low As tho. This year for USA im gonna go ahead and finish political parties and do some exam questions and see how it goes but even if you don't plan to do it in the exam, its content is still so helpful. I planned on being solid in Participation & voting behaviour and Electoral systems while studying political parties as a back up.

They tend to ask about parties being more or less ideological (which is really easy!) but last year for AQA I'm pretty sure it was something about party structures - I didn't bother with that part so I didn't attempt it. If it was about ideologies and the simple like leadership elections I would've done it for sure. USA parties is much easier, did you know there's no national Democratic Party or Republican Party? Theres only state parties

Wait are you doing aqa or edexcel?
I'm doing edexcel
Are you retaking unit 1?

AQA, it's the exact same content just different exam structure at A2, at AS it's the same 5,10,25. The last edexcel political parties 25 question was easy - "To what extent has the Labour Party moved away from its traditional principles" - you just state its traditional principals, trade union influence, you can do a lot on New Labour and abdonading socialism/Clause 4, continued commitment to public services and education, redistribution of wealth/welfare state, HOL reform, post new Labour with Miliband led to a one member one vote system reshaping influences then you counter argue it saying core principles remained through the time of New Labour and with Jeremy Corbyn you might as well bring back Clause 4.

The 5 mark was just to explain one function of a political party - easy.

The 10 is a little tricky - "Explain how ideological traditions have influenced policies within the Conservative party" I guess you could mention the long time split on the EU referendum leading to brexit. Thatcherism. Privatisation/small government. One nation conservatism.

So it's easy stuff given you don't get a mean question, and this stuff can be transferred e.g HOL reform is relevant in unit 2.

And nope I got an A, but you get similar topics at A2 if you choose USA. Beg your school not to do USA, it's awful.

Thanks for that
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I'm doing political ideologies
I'm doing AS and A2 in one year.
I always thought USA would be easier

Any other opinions?


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