Topic Tracker – Paper 1 – Government and
Politics of the UK
Section Topic Subtopic / Details Exam
Questions
(Year & Marks)
THE The nature and - Codified/uncodified 2018 Q1 – 9
GOVERNMENT sources of the - Statute, common law,
OF THE UK conventions, authoritative 2019 Q5 – 25
British
opinions 2022 Q4 – 25
Constitution
- Royal prerogative
- Rule of law 2023 Q2 – 9
- Parliamentary sovereignty
- Individual and collective rights 2025 Q5 - 25
- Magna Carta, Bill of Rights, Act
of Settlement, Parliament Acts
- Contemporary legislation and
rights debates
- Recent constitutional changes
(e.g. devolution, FOI Act, HRA,
Lords reform)
- Agreement/conflict between
individual and collective rights
The structure - Scrutiny of executive 2018 Q6 – 25
and role of - Commons and Lords
Parliament - MPs and peers 2019 Q6 – 25
- Delegate, trustee, mandate 2020 Q2 – 9
theories
- Parliamentary privilege 2021 Q4 – 25
- Opposition
- Legislation and debate 2022 Q2 – 9
- Redress of grievances
2023 Q4 – 25
- Committees
- Role of opposition 2024 Q2 – 9
- Party discipline
- Government control of Select 2025 Q6 - 25
Committees
- Parliament’s influence on
government
- Parliament’s interaction with
Politics of the UK
Section Topic Subtopic / Details Exam
Questions
(Year & Marks)
THE The nature and - Codified/uncodified 2018 Q1 – 9
GOVERNMENT sources of the - Statute, common law,
OF THE UK conventions, authoritative 2019 Q5 – 25
British
opinions 2022 Q4 – 25
Constitution
- Royal prerogative
- Rule of law 2023 Q2 – 9
- Parliamentary sovereignty
- Individual and collective rights 2025 Q5 - 25
- Magna Carta, Bill of Rights, Act
of Settlement, Parliament Acts
- Contemporary legislation and
rights debates
- Recent constitutional changes
(e.g. devolution, FOI Act, HRA,
Lords reform)
- Agreement/conflict between
individual and collective rights
The structure - Scrutiny of executive 2018 Q6 – 25
and role of - Commons and Lords
Parliament - MPs and peers 2019 Q6 – 25
- Delegate, trustee, mandate 2020 Q2 – 9
theories
- Parliamentary privilege 2021 Q4 – 25
- Opposition
- Legislation and debate 2022 Q2 – 9
- Redress of grievances
2023 Q4 – 25
- Committees
- Role of opposition 2024 Q2 – 9
- Party discipline
- Government control of Select 2025 Q6 - 25
Committees
- Parliament’s influence on
government
- Parliament’s interaction with
