AQA A-level Politics Paper 3 - 10th June 2025 [Exam Chat]

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AQA A-Level Politics Paper 3: Political ideas (1918315) - Tuesday 10th June 2025 [Exam Chat]
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Date/Time: Tuesday 10th June 2025 AM
Length: 2h
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Reply 1

jtlangton

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Any predictions? I'm thinking Liberalism for extract Q

Reply 2

sashamacmillen

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Original post

by jtlangton

Any predictions? I'm thinking Liberalism for extract Q

It was liberalism in 2023 and socialism last year so naturally you'd think conservatism this year but with AQA you never know

Reply 3

kaayb7

10

could there be a liberalism question on the following:

E+A 3 ways in which liberal thinkers have discussed tolerance

E+A 3 ways in which liberal thinkers have viewed (social )Justice

E+A 3 ways in which liberal thinkers have discussed reason

Reply 4

VTOLIK

Original post

by sashamacmillen

It was liberalism in 2023 and socialism last year so naturally you'd think conservatism this year but with AQA you never know

After p2 I just think aqa will drop the same questions with changing one word

Reply 5

Mattalv

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Has anyone got any tips on how to answer the extract question in this one? I find them so much harder than P1 and P2 extracts cus they're so much more vague

Reply 6

Mattalv

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Original post

by kaayb7

could there be a liberalism question on the following:
E+A 3 ways in which liberal thinkers have discussed tolerance
E+A 3 ways in which liberal thinkers have viewed (social )Justice
E+A 3 ways in which liberal thinkers have discussed reason

reason I highly doubt, tolerance I could see, social justice I cannot see

Reply 7

Mattalv

12

If I struggle to pick distinctive points out of extracts, would this be a viable approach:

Analyse what the two mentioned thinkers believe about the topic, making three main points for each thinker, then go back to the extract and try to find points in the extract that relate to those points?

I'm only asking cus perchance it could be too independent of the extract if im not finding points specifically from the extract but making my own then nitpicking from the source...

Reply 8

jtlangton

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Original post

by Mattalv

If I struggle to pick distinctive points out of extracts, would this be a viable approach:
Analyse what the two mentioned thinkers believe about the topic, making three main points for each thinker, then go back to the extract and try to find points in the extract that relate to those points?
I'm only asking cus perchance it could be too independent of the extract if im not finding points specifically from the extract but making my own then nitpicking from the source...

Hey, this is my structure I use for it, this gets me an A* in the extracts! I hope this helps 🙂 . It's a bit diff to P1 and P2, I don't tend to add counters in it either. Hoping it's conservatism or liberalism because I'm gonna neglect socialism
- Introduction = Summarise extracts, how do they differ?, Provenance of both, Start debate and context, hint at overall conclusion (convincing, etc)

- P1 and P2 (Extract 1 & 2) = Point (What does the extract state?), Explain, Evidence (Own knowledge), Analysis (Core ideas, key thinkers, strands, connections, influence on other key thinkers, comparison to other ideologies, examples from real world both historic and current (if possible), SYNOPTIC LINKS)) and Mini Conc (Link to Q)

- P3 = Similarities/ differences between extracts

- Conclusion = ANSWER THE QUESTION and what do I find more convincing?

(edited 10 months ago)

Reply 9

Kackoo

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Do we have any predictions for questions for section A - liberalism, socialism and conservatism?

Reply 10

Mattalv

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Original post

by jtlangton

Hey, this is my structure I use for it, this gets me an A* in the extracts! I hope this helps 🙂 . It's a bit diff to P1 and P2, I don't tend to add counters in it either. Hoping it's conservatism or liberalism because I'm gonna neglect socialism
- Introduction = Summarise extracts, how do they differ?, Provenance of both, Start debate and context, hint at overall conclusion (convincing, etc)

- P1 and P2 (Extract 1 & 2) = Point (What does the extract state?), Explain, Evidence (Own knowledge), Analysis (Core ideas, key thinkers, strands, connections, influence on other key thinkers, comparison to other ideologies, examples from real world both historic and current (if possible), SYNOPTIC LINKS)) and Mini Conc (Link to Q)
- P3 = Similarities/ differences between extracts
- Conclusion = ANSWER THE QUESTION and what do I find more convincing?

so first paragraph analysing the first extract, second analysing the second extract, then third is the comparative one? is it comparative enough though cus obviously its meant to be comparing the arguments made

Reply 11

lucky-strut

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Hi, I have never ever attempted an extract question for ideologies. I have no idea how to approach it. Would anyone have a detailed structure for it? Or any model answers? I can't seem to find any model answers for AQA online. Anything would be greatly appreciated.

Reply 12

jtlangton

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Original post

by Mattalv

so first paragraph analysing the first extract, second analysing the second extract, then third is the comparative one? is it comparative enough though cus obviously its meant to be comparing the arguments made

In my opinion yes! I’ve followed that structure every time and always scored around 20/21 out of 25. If you want I can send a past A* example extract essay 🙂 in my P1 and P2 extracts I do roughly the same

Reply 13

Mattalv

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Original post

by jtlangton

In my opinion yes! I’ve followed that structure every time and always scored around 20/21 out of 25. If you want I can send a past A* example extract essay 🙂 in my P1 and P2 extracts I do roughly the same

Yeah that would be really helpful if you could thanks :biggrin:

Reply 14

tootsconfused

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Does anyone know what the 25 markers were last year?

Reply 15

kaayb7

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Original post

by jtlangton

Hey, this is my structure I use for it, this gets me an A* in the extracts! I hope this helps 🙂 . It's a bit diff to P1 and P2, I don't tend to add counters in it either. Hoping it's conservatism or liberalism because I'm gonna neglect socialism
- Introduction = Summarise extracts, how do they differ?, Provenance of both, Start debate and context, hint at overall conclusion (convincing, etc)

- P1 and P2 (Extract 1 & 2) = Point (What does the extract state?), Explain, Evidence (Own knowledge), Analysis (Core ideas, key thinkers, strands, connections, influence on other key thinkers, comparison to other ideologies, examples from real world both historic and current (if possible), SYNOPTIC LINKS)) and Mini Conc (Link to Q)
- P3 = Similarities/ differences between extracts
- Conclusion = ANSWER THE QUESTION and what do I find more convincing?

What would the provenance be about? The context of which they were written?

Reply 16

Mattalv

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Original post

by kaayb7

What would the provenance be about? The context of which they were written?

Their ideological strand and how it influences what they’re saying, the time period (so more recent publishing may be more reliable due to experiencing stuff previous thinkers haven’t)

Reply 17

kaayb7

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Original post

by Mattalv

Their ideological strand and how it influences what they’re saying, the time period (so more recent publishing may be more reliable due to experiencing stuff previous thinkers haven’t)

Thank you!