Governing the UK

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Unit 2 Governing the UK

AS Exam 1 Hour 45 minutes 60 Marks Taken in Year 12

Section A One 10-mark question from a choice of two, which assesses AO1.

Section B Two 10-mark questions – one question focuses on a single source and assesses AO1 and AO2. The other question focuses on two comparative sources and assesses AO2 and AO3.

Section C One 30-mark question from a choice of two, which assesses AO1, AO2 and AO3.

A2 Exam 2 Hours 84 Marks Taken in Year 13

One 30-mark question from a choice of two (each question uses a source) – students must complete one of these.

Plus one 30-mark question from a choice of two – students must complete one of these. All questions assess AO1, AO2 and AO3.

Section B: Core Political Ideas One 24-mark question from a choice of two, which assesses AO1, AO2 and AO3


Texts referred to in this site


  • US Government and Politics Anthony Bennett

  • Edexcel Politics for AS & A Level Pearson

  • US Government and Politics Andy Williams

  • Political Ideologies Andrew Heywood

  • UK Government and Politics Neil Mc Naughton

  • Governing America Robert Singh

  • American Government JS Sutton

  • Essentials of UK Politics Andrew Heywood

  • Politics UK Jones, Kavanagh, Moran Norton.

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