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Pearson Edexcel Level
3 GCE
Tuesday 20 May
Afternoon (Time: 2 hours)
2025 referen 9PL0/
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Politics Paper 01 🟐 🟐


Advanced
PAPER 1: UK Politics and Core Political Ideas

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Source Booklet (enclosed)

Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE POLITICS Advanced PAPER 1: UK Politics and Core Political Ideas QP MAY 2025
Instructions

• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your
centre number and candidate number.
• There are two sections and you must answer three questions:
name,
– in Section A answer either Question 1(a) or 1(b) and then either 2(a) or 2(b)
– in Section B answer either 3(a) or
• 3(b). Answer the questions in the
spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.

Information
• The total mark for this paper is
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question
84.
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Advice

• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Check your answers if you have time at
the end.

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P79071A
©2025 Pearson
Education Ltd. Y:1/1/1

, SECTION A
Political Participation




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Answer ONE question from EITHER Question 1(a) OR Question 1(b) on page 2 and
then answer ONE question from EITHER Question 2(a) OR Question 2(b) on
page 10.
EITHER

Look at Source 1(a) in the Source Booklet.
1 (a) Using the source, evaluate the view that rights in the UK are poorly
protected.

In your response you must:

• compare and contrast the different opinions in the source

• examine and debate these views in a balanced way
• analyse and evaluate only the information presented in the source.
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Look at Source 1(b) in the Source Booklet.

(b) Using the source, evaluate the view that the most important factor in
deciding the influence of pressure groups is the methods they use.

In your response you must:

• compare and contrast the different opinions in the source

• examine and debate these views in a balanced way
• analyse and evaluate only the information presented in the source.
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, Indicate which question you are answering by marking a cross in the box . If
you change your mind, put a line through the box and then
indicate your new question with a cross .
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