Politics Past Paper Questions:
Exam Section A: Political Participation Section B: Political Participation Section C: Core Political Ideas
Using the source, Using the source, Evaluate the view Evaluate the view To what extent do To what extent
evaluate the view evaluate the view that think-tanks, that the only political socialists have are conservatives
that the that proportional lobbyists and parties that matter in conflicting views united in their
outcomes of representation pressure groups our political system over how the view of society?
2019 general elections would improve have little impact on are the Labour and economy should
are stable and elections to the government Conservative parties. operate?
predictable. House of Commons. decisions.
2020 Using Source 2,
Using Source 1, evaluate the view Evaluate the view
evaluate the view that state funding of that the actions of Evaluate the view To what extent
that a person’s political parties pressure groups that the various To what extent do does socialism
age and the would be preferable have been more electoral systems in modern liberals depend on a view
media have now to a situation in significant than use in the UK make accept the ideas of of society based
replaced social which a party can government significant classical liberals? only on class?
class and region win a general legislation in differences to party
as clear election because it defending and representation.
indicators of has more members promoting rights in
voting behaviour. and income than the UK.
other parties.
Using the source, Using the source, Evaluate the view Evaluate the view To what extent is
evaluate the view evaluate the view that the emergence that the influence of To what extent is there more to
that opinion polls that in a democracy of multiple parties in the media in politics liberalism more unite rather than
2021
bring more MPs are free to the UK means that is exaggerated; it is concerned with divide the New
advantages than ignore referendum the Westminster not heavily biased society than with Right from One-
disadvantages to results and their electoral system and has little power the economy? Nation
elections and own political party’s must be changed. of persuasion. conservatives?
referendums. manifesto.
Exam Section A: Political Participation Section B: Political Participation Section C: Core Political Ideas
Using the source, Using the source, Evaluate the view Evaluate the view To what extent do To what extent
evaluate the view evaluate the view that think-tanks, that the only political socialists have are conservatives
that the that proportional lobbyists and parties that matter in conflicting views united in their
outcomes of representation pressure groups our political system over how the view of society?
2019 general elections would improve have little impact on are the Labour and economy should
are stable and elections to the government Conservative parties. operate?
predictable. House of Commons. decisions.
2020 Using Source 2,
Using Source 1, evaluate the view Evaluate the view
evaluate the view that state funding of that the actions of Evaluate the view To what extent
that a person’s political parties pressure groups that the various To what extent do does socialism
age and the would be preferable have been more electoral systems in modern liberals depend on a view
media have now to a situation in significant than use in the UK make accept the ideas of of society based
replaced social which a party can government significant classical liberals? only on class?
class and region win a general legislation in differences to party
as clear election because it defending and representation.
indicators of has more members promoting rights in
voting behaviour. and income than the UK.
other parties.
Using the source, Using the source, Evaluate the view Evaluate the view To what extent is
evaluate the view evaluate the view that the emergence that the influence of To what extent is there more to
that opinion polls that in a democracy of multiple parties in the media in politics liberalism more unite rather than
2021
bring more MPs are free to the UK means that is exaggerated; it is concerned with divide the New
advantages than ignore referendum the Westminster not heavily biased society than with Right from One-
disadvantages to results and their electoral system and has little power the economy? Nation
elections and own political party’s must be changed. of persuasion. conservatives?
referendums. manifesto.
