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The government of the UK common mistakes

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The government of the UK

AqaA LevelPoliticsPaper 1 Government and politics of the UK

Common mistakes

  • Devolution Politics mistake 1

    Presenting AO1 description as AO3 evaluation. This weakens answers to Analyse and evaluate existing devolution in England..

    Fix itAdd a competing viewpoint, test it with political evidence, explain its limit and reach a substantiated judgement. Keep AO1, AO2 and AO3 distinct.

  • Devolution Politics mistake 1

    Presenting AO1 description as AO3 evaluation. This weakens answers to Analyse and evaluate the impact of devolution on the government of the UK..

    Fix itAdd a competing viewpoint, test it with political evidence, explain its limit and reach a substantiated judgement. Keep AO1, AO2 and AO3 distinct.