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thought i would start a thread for higher politics :smile: any notes or anything would be appreciated, anything at all, especially Unit 3 stuff, I'm struggling with all the content.

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theres a lot to take in but just go over the core essay structures and write study cards
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Have you done your power, authority, legitimacy essay?
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Im thinking of taking this subject next year, do you enjoy it?


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Original post by chlohas
thought i would start a thread for higher politics :smile: any notes or anything would be appreciated, anything at all, especially Unit 3 stuff, I'm struggling with all the content.


Did you look at a specific party for unit 3? Our class looked at Labour...
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For unit 3 my class did power authority and legitimacy, along with socialism vs conservativsm
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For unit 3 my class did power authority and legitimacy, along with socialism vs conservativsm


Is that not unit 1?
Our class has looked at Labour.
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sorry unit 1 i mean, for unit 2 we did compare and contrast PM with president and congress vs parliament, unit 3 we did voting behaviour and voting system.
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so whats everyone predicting will come up? I'm thinking it will be power, authority and legitimacy, compare and contrast either PM and President or Congress vs Parliament, and voting systems for the final section
I'm really panicking for this considering my teacher hasn't finished teaching us the course :frown:
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Does any very helpful person have a plan/essay/notes on conservatism and socialism and how to incorporate theorists like marx into these essay answers? Never written this essay before and Im so confused... maybe for a question along the lines of
"• The key features of two ideologies you have studied are completely different. Discuss using the work of relevant theorists. (2010)"
I've been doing Higher Politics distance-learning, just studying course notes independently. If anyone can give me a rough idea of how actual classes have been set out throughout the year, what you've specifically studied, that'd be really helpful?
Original post by jaswang
Does any very helpful person have a plan/essay/notes on conservatism and socialism and how to incorporate theorists like marx into these essay answers? Never written this essay before and Im so confused... maybe for a question along the lines of
"• The key features of two ideologies you have studied are completely different. Discuss using the work of relevant theorists. (2010)"


Ive got a power point that sets the whole essay out. i can't stick it up here but if you give me your email ill send it over that:smile:
Original post by Tyranitar42
I've been doing Higher Politics distance-learning, just studying course notes independently. If anyone can give me a rough idea of how actual classes have been set out throughout the year, what you've specifically studied, that'd be really helpful?


Well the same essays have come up every year so what my class did was PAL for the first part, Then PM vs President and Parliament Vs congress for second part, and then Voting behaviour for last
Anyone got any ideas of what they think might come up?
Original post by DEDA1997
Well the same essays have come up every year so what my class did was PAL for the first part, Then PM vs President and Parliament Vs congress for second part, and then Voting behaviour for last


I see... Thanks.
Unit 2 is what i've been struggling with. I just don't understand Congress or the Senate, Electoral College, anything US-related really, to be honest.

These are the topics i've been focusing on memorising the most as i'm most comfortable with, do you think I could get by with them?

Unit 1 - Power, Authority and Legitimacy and Comparison of Ideologies

Unit 2 - Scrutiny and powers of PM compared to President and Constitutions

Unit 3 - Models of Voting Behaviour and FPTP, AMS
Original post by biznatch1996
Did you look at a specific party for unit 3? Our class looked at Labour...


What is the benefit of studying a specific party? I haven't seen any party questions in past papers except ones that ask for differences between parties and pressure groups.
I'm surprised learning about just one party in detail is actually allowed...
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Original post by Tyranitar42
What is the benefit of studying a specific party? I haven't seen any party questions in past papers except ones that ask for differences between parties and pressure groups.
I'm surprised learning about just one party in detail is actually allowed...


You won't see them in the past papers because they're old higher. New CFE requires you to learn about the campaign strategies of a political party (including the use of the media) and the dominant ideas of a political party. We focus on SNP in my school rather than Labour :smile:
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You won't see them in the past papers because they're old higher. New CFE requires you to learn about the campaign strategies of a political party (including the use of the media) and the dominant ideas of a political party. We focus on SNP in my school rather than Labour :smile:


Oh, I see... That sounds a bit dodgy to me.
I'm doing old Higher.
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Original post by Tyranitar42
Oh, I see... That sounds a bit dodgy to me.
I'm doing old Higher.


yeah new higher is bull****.

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