CCEA A-Level · 考试技巧
Government and Politics 4830 考试技巧
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.
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试卷概览
卷数
2
总分
175
考试时间
3小时 45分钟
题型
12
| 试卷 | 时间 | 分数 | 题数 | 比重 | 题型 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A2 1: Comparative Government | 2小时 15分钟 | 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 | 1小时 30分钟 | 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) |
评级
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计算器规定
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%)
根据历届试题与评分标准整理（2022–2025）。
常见错误
- 1high涉及分数: 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.
如何避免: Name what the source says before adding your own knowledge, so the reference is visible in the answer itself, not just in your head. - 2high涉及分数: 6Comparative Government (Section B)
Writing an unbalanced comparative essay: detailed paragraphs on the UK system and only surface comments on the chosen counterpart.
如何避免: 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. - 3high涉及分数: 6Political Power and Political Ideas
Writing a one-sided theory or ideology essay with no exploration of the competing position.
如何避免: Set out the opposing theoretical position explicitly and weigh it against your main argument before your concluding sentence. - 4medium涉及分数: 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.
如何避免: State the conditions under which each executive is strong or weak instead of giving a fixed ranking between the two systems. - 5medium涉及分数: 3Theories of Political Power / Ideologies
Treating ideologies or theories of power as a single block, rather than distinguishing their internal strands.
如何避免: Name the strand you mean: Classical Liberalism against Modern Liberalism, or Marxist class-based control against Elite Theory's organisational model. - 6medium涉及分数: 5Structured explanation questions
Giving only one mechanism or reason when a question asks you to identify and explain two.
如何避免: Number your two points as you write them, so it is obvious to the examiner and to you that both are present. - 7medium涉及分数: 2Short definition questions
Skipping the definition and jumping straight to the example in a 5-mark definitional question.
如何避免: State the definition in your first sentence, then attach the example as a second, separate sentence. - 8low涉及分数: 3Theories of Political Power
Describing a theory of power without naming the theorist behind it.
如何避免: 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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