AS Government and Politics unit 2 advice

Hello
Basically I'm at a dilemma. Fine with constitution and judiciary but our teacher left on sick leave and we had a supply who was awful for Parliament. With half term coming up should I:
Revise Parliament which will basically be self teaching myself as the teacher bareley covered anything
Or
Self teach PM And Cabinet


Which one do you think is easier? And which one tends to have easier more straightforward questions for 40 markers


Thanks

Hi,how many sides are you roughly meant to write for Unit 1 edexcel AS politics, for 10 and 25 marker.

Depending on your writing style, about 1 to 1.5 sides of A4 for a 10 marker and maybe 3 sides for a 25? You've probably heard this a lot but it's definitely more about quality than quantity! So long as you use plenty of theory/examples and analyse your points, you'll be fine. I'd recommend 2 decent paragraphs for a 10 marker (as it usually asks for 2 points) and 3-4 for a 25 marker depending on how many arguments you've got.

Thank You,also do you think we need to use statistics such as dates and the turnouts for election and the number of seats each party gained in election,because i haven't really memorised it yet.

Yes if possible as they can be used for analysis as well. For example, if you wanted to make the point that Parliament is unrepresentative, you could say that 22m votes in 2015 went to losing parties, UKIP had 12.6% of vote share but only gained one seat whereas the SNP had 1.4m votes but gained 56 seats, and that 191 MPs currently hold their seats having won less than 30% of the vote in theor constituency. It makes it look like you know your stuff, and can be used in a variety of topics (such as those examples could be used in Parliament or Electoral Systems for FPTP).

I study constitution and parliament. I think that they go quite well together and it's all stuff that can be used in other topics (such as HoL reform links in nicely with the creation and separation of the SC). If you'd like, I can send you my notes on Parliament?

Hello
Basically I'm at a dilemma. Fine with constitution and judiciary but our teacher left on sick leave and we had a supply who was awful for Parliament. With half term coming up should I:
Revise Parliament which will basically be self teaching myself as the teacher bareley covered anything
Or
Self teach PM And Cabinet


Which one do you think is easier? And which one tends to have easier more straightforward questions for 40 markers




Thanks

I would do Parliament. it is a cornerstone of politics. If you revise and understand accurately it will supply you with the basic grounding of PM and Cabinet.

Because the PM; First lord of treasury and His/Her cabinet uphold the Parliamentary law and code or at least they should do. If you understand the constitution and the role of Parliament you will be able to "weed" out anything parliamentarians do which trespasses what they are allowed to do. Arguing and writing about grey areas such as Brexit article 50 vote etc will show that you understand that the nature of Parliamentary principles is; evolutionary, "grey" and will often be supported by one set of politicians and detested by another.

(A* - Politics at A level; I self taught myself -- teacher had the nerve to make out like it was all his doing! silly blowhard.)

Hope this helps, I'm sure you'll ace it!

How many topics did you revise for unit 1? What did you find the hardest between those topics mentioned? Any tips on general for AS?

I would do Parliament. it is a cornerstone of politics. If you revise and understand accurately it will supply you with the basic grounding of PM and Cabinet.

Because the PM; First lord of treasury and His/Her cabinet uphold the Parliamentary law and code or at least they should do. If you understand the constitution and the role of Parliament you will be able to "weed" out anything parliamentarians do which trespasses what they are allowed to do. Arguing and writing about grey areas such as Brexit article 50 vote etc will show that you understand that the nature of Parliamentary principles is; evolutionary, "grey" and will often be supported by one set of politicians and detested by another.

(A* - Politics at A level; I self taught myself -- teacher had the nerve to make out like it was all his doing! silly blowhard.)

Hope this helps, I'm sure you'll ace it!