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EXAM SUCCESS

Getting an A* in political ideas essays

A guide to evaluating, planning and answering political ideas essay questions

This Exam Success will help you prepare for political ideas questions in your exams: AQA Paper 3 (25 marks) or Edexcel Papers 1 and 2 (24 marks).

The most effective way to approach political ideas essays is to structure your response around the strands of the ideology. This method allows you to demonstrate deep knowledge of the rich internal diversity and contrasting and complementary interpretations within the same ideology. Focusing on the strands enables you to compare and contrast the viewpoints of key thinkers, and it lends itself to making evaluative and analytical judgements that are tightly focused on the question.

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