Comparative politics common mistakes

Common mistakes

• The judiciaries Politics mistake 1

  Presenting AO1 description as AO3 evaluation. This weakens answers to Analyse and evaluate the relative extent and constitutional bases of the powers of the UK and US Supreme Courts..

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

• The judiciaries Politics mistake 1

  Presenting AO1 description as AO3 evaluation. This weakens answers to Analyse and evaluate the relative independence of the judiciary in the UK and USA..

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

• Electoral and party systems Politics mistake 1

  Presenting AO1 description as AO3 evaluation. This weakens answers to Use structural, rational and cultural approaches to compare UK and US electoral and party systems..

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

• Electoral and party systems Politics mistake 1

  Presenting AO1 description as AO3 evaluation. This weakens answers to Analyse and evaluate elections and electoral systems used in the UK and USA..

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

• Electoral and party systems Politics mistake 1

  Presenting AO1 description as AO3 evaluation. This weakens answers to Analyse and evaluate the two party systems and how they operate in the UK and USA..

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

• Electoral and party systems Politics mistake 1

  Presenting AO1 description as AO3 evaluation. This weakens answers to Analyse and evaluate debates about campaign and party finance in the UK and USA..

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

• Electoral and party systems Politics mistake 1

  Presenting AO1 description as AO3 evaluation. This weakens answers to Analyse and evaluate degrees of internal party unity in the UK and USA..

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

• Electoral and party systems Politics mistake 1

  Presenting AO1 description as AO3 evaluation. This weakens answers to Analyse and evaluate explanations for US two-party dominance and UK movement towards a multi-party system..

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

• Electoral and party systems Politics mistake 1

  Presenting AO1 description as AO3 evaluation. This weakens answers to Analyse and evaluate third-party and independent candidates in the UK and USA..

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

• Electoral and party systems Politics mistake 1

  Presenting AO1 description as AO3 evaluation. This weakens answers to Analyse and evaluate party policies in the UK and USA..

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