The politics of the UK exam tips

Exam tips

• Political parties Politics exam tip 1

  Use a precise political example to support each developed point. Apply this to analyse and evaluate the policies of minor parties and their impact on political debates and the political agenda..

  This makes the advice actionable, preserves political concept boundaries and keeps AO1, AO2 and AO3 distinct.

• Political parties Politics exam tip 1

  Use a precise political example to support each developed point. Apply this to analyse and evaluate development towards a multi-party system in the UK and its impact on government and policy..

  This makes the advice actionable, preserves political concept boundaries and keeps AO1, AO2 and AO3 distinct.

• Pressure groups Politics exam tip 1

  Use a precise political example to support each developed point. Apply this to understand the meaning of the prescribed key concepts and terminology for pressure groups..

  This makes the advice actionable, preserves political concept boundaries and keeps AO1, AO2 and AO3 distinct.

• Pressure groups Politics exam tip 1

  Use a precise political example to support each developed point. Apply this to analyse and evaluate pressure groups and democracy through pluralism..

  This makes the advice actionable, preserves political concept boundaries and keeps AO1, AO2 and AO3 distinct.

• Pressure groups Politics exam tip 1

  Use a precise political example to support each developed point. Apply this to analyse and evaluate the influence of think tanks, lobbyists, corporations and the media on government and Parliament..

  This makes the advice actionable, preserves political concept boundaries and keeps AO1, AO2 and AO3 distinct.

• Pressure groups Politics exam tip 1

  Use a precise political example to support each developed point. Apply this to analyse and evaluate pressure-group typologies through detailed study of one insider and one outsider group..

  This makes the advice actionable, preserves political concept boundaries and keeps AO1, AO2 and AO3 distinct.

• Pressure groups Politics exam tip 1

  Use a precise political example to support each developed point. Apply this to analyse and evaluate methods used by pressure groups..

  This makes the advice actionable, preserves political concept boundaries and keeps AO1, AO2 and AO3 distinct.

• Pressure groups Politics exam tip 1

  Use a precise political example to support each developed point. Apply this to analyse and evaluate factors affecting the political influence of different groups, including membership and resources..

  This makes the advice actionable, preserves political concept boundaries and keeps AO1, AO2 and AO3 distinct.

• Pressure groups Politics exam tip 1

  Use a precise political example to support each developed point. Apply this to analyse and evaluate pressure groups' links with political parties, government and the media..

  This makes the advice actionable, preserves political concept boundaries and keeps AO1, AO2 and AO3 distinct.

• The European Union exam tip 1

  For AO1, define one EU concept precisely, then name the institution or rule that gives it political significance; distinguish subsidiarity, supranationalism and intergovernmentalism rather than listing them.

  This keeps the answer actionable and aligned to The European Union, rather than giving generic revision advice.