Government and politics of the USA exam tips

Exam tips

• The executive branch of government President Politics exam tip 1

  Use a precise political example to support each developed point. Apply this to analyse and evaluate one example showing the waxing and waning of presidential power..

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

• The executive branch of government President Politics exam tip 1

  Use a precise political example to support each developed point. Apply this to analyse and evaluate the debate about the imperial versus imperilled presidency..

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

• The judicial branch of government 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 the US judiciary..

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

• The judicial branch of government Politics exam tip 1

  Use a precise political example to support each developed point. Apply this to analyse and evaluate the process of selecting and appointing Supreme Court judges and the Court's current composition..

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

• The judicial branch of government Politics exam tip 1

  Use a precise political example to support each developed point. Apply this to analyse and evaluate the nature of judicial power and the constitutional role of the Supreme Court..

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

• The judicial branch of government Politics exam tip 1

  Use a precise political example to support each developed point. Apply this to analyse and evaluate the Supreme Court as guardian and interpreter of the Constitution and protector of citizens' rights..

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

• The judicial branch of government Politics exam tip 1

  Use a precise political example to support each developed point. Apply this to analyse and evaluate the significance of judicial review..

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

• The judicial branch of government Politics exam tip 1

  Use a precise political example to support each developed point. Apply this to analyse and evaluate debates about the political significance of the Supreme Court..

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

• The judicial branch of government Politics exam tip 1

  Use a precise political example to support each developed point. Apply this to analyse and evaluate two landmark Supreme Court rulings and the related debates and controversies..

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

• The judicial branch of government Politics exam tip 1

  Use a precise political example to support each developed point. Apply this to analyse and evaluate the judiciary's significance in shaping one area of public policy..

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