Ignoring the printed source in the questions that require it, A2 1 Questions 2 and 4 and A2 2 Questions 2 and 3, and answering from memory instead.

Name what the source says before adding your own knowledge, so the reference is visible in the answer itself, not just in your head.

Writing an unbalanced comparative essay: detailed paragraphs on the UK system and only surface comments on the chosen counterpart.

Plan the essay as paired points from the start, one UK feature set directly against its US or Irish counterpart, rather than two separate mini-essays.

Writing a one-sided theory or ideology essay with no exploration of the competing position.

Set out the opposing theoretical position explicitly and weigh it against your main argument before your concluding sentence.

Claiming the UK Prime Minister is simply stronger than the US President, without accounting for party rebellion, cabinet constraints or unified versus divided government.

State the conditions under which each executive is strong or weak instead of giving a fixed ranking between the two systems.

Treating ideologies or theories of power as a single block, rather than distinguishing their internal strands.

Name the strand you mean: Classical Liberalism against Modern Liberalism, or Marxist class-based control against Elite Theory's organisational model.

Giving only one mechanism or reason when a question asks you to identify and explain two.

Number your two points as you write them, so it is obvious to the examiner and to you that both are present.

Skipping the definition and jumping straight to the example in a 5-mark definitional question.

State the definition in your first sentence, then attach the example as a second, separate sentence.

Describing a theory of power without naming the theorist behind it.

Attach a name to the position you are using, Michels or Mosca for elite theory, Dahl for pluralism, rather than describing the theory in the abstract.

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Government and Politics 4830 เคล็ดลับการสอบ

A2 Government and Politics is won on two essays worth 65 of the 175 marks. This page sets out the paper structure, the source-use rule that caps whole levels, and the comparative balance examiners keep marking down.

อ่าน 4 นาทีอัปเดตเมื่อ: 3 ก.ย. 2569

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ประเภทคำถาม

ฉบับ	เวลา	คะแนน	จำนวนข้อ	น้ำหนักคะแนน	ประเภทคำถาม
A2 1: Comparative Government	2ชม. 15นาที	100	6	58%	Short definition / concept with example, Structured source explanation (two ways), Medium institutional explanation, Extended source-based evaluative essay, Comparative identification and explanation (two differences), Extended comparative essay (choice of 2)
A2 2: Political Power and Political Ideas	1ชม. 30นาที	75	5	42%	Short definition / text phrase with example, Structured source explanation (two features or claims), Extended analytical source explanation, Short definition / concept with example, Extended evaluative theory or ideology essay (choice of 2)

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ข้อกำหนดเครื่องคิดเลข

This is a non-calculator subject. Neither A2 1 nor A2 2 requires or permits a calculator; bring only pens, pencils and the other equipment CCEA and JCQ allow into the exam room.

AO1: AO1: demonstrate knowledge and understanding of political institutions, processes, concepts, theories and debates (43%)
AO2: AO2: analyse and evaluate political information, arguments and theories, and identify parallels, connections, similarities and differences between the political systems studied (36%)
AO3: AO3: construct and communicate coherent arguments, using a range of appropriate political vocabulary (21%)

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1highคะแนนที่เกี่ยวข้อง: 5Source-based analysis
Ignoring the printed source in the questions that require it, A2 1 Questions 2 and 4 and A2 2 Questions 2 and 3, and answering from memory instead.
วิธีหลีกเลี่ยง: Name what the source says before adding your own knowledge, so the reference is visible in the answer itself, not just in your head.
2highคะแนนที่เกี่ยวข้อง: 6Comparative Government (Section B)
Writing an unbalanced comparative essay: detailed paragraphs on the UK system and only surface comments on the chosen counterpart.
วิธีหลีกเลี่ยง: Plan the essay as paired points from the start, one UK feature set directly against its US or Irish counterpart, rather than two separate mini-essays.
3highคะแนนที่เกี่ยวข้อง: 6Political Power and Political Ideas
Writing a one-sided theory or ideology essay with no exploration of the competing position.
วิธีหลีกเลี่ยง: Set out the opposing theoretical position explicitly and weigh it against your main argument before your concluding sentence.
4mediumคะแนนที่เกี่ยวข้อง: 3Comparative executive power
Claiming the UK Prime Minister is simply stronger than the US President, without accounting for party rebellion, cabinet constraints or unified versus divided government.
วิธีหลีกเลี่ยง: State the conditions under which each executive is strong or weak instead of giving a fixed ranking between the two systems.
5mediumคะแนนที่เกี่ยวข้อง: 3Theories of Political Power / Ideologies
Treating ideologies or theories of power as a single block, rather than distinguishing their internal strands.
วิธีหลีกเลี่ยง: Name the strand you mean: Classical Liberalism against Modern Liberalism, or Marxist class-based control against Elite Theory's organisational model.
6mediumคะแนนที่เกี่ยวข้อง: 5Structured explanation questions
Giving only one mechanism or reason when a question asks you to identify and explain two.
วิธีหลีกเลี่ยง: Number your two points as you write them, so it is obvious to the examiner and to you that both are present.
7mediumคะแนนที่เกี่ยวข้อง: 2Short definition questions
Skipping the definition and jumping straight to the example in a 5-mark definitional question.
วิธีหลีกเลี่ยง: State the definition in your first sentence, then attach the example as a second, separate sentence.
8lowคะแนนที่เกี่ยวข้อง: 3Theories of Political Power
Describing a theory of power without naming the theorist behind it.
วิธีหลีกเลี่ยง: Attach a name to the position you are using, Michels or Mosca for elite theory, Dahl for pluralism, rather than describing the theory in the abstract.

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