Pearson Edexcel A Level 3 GCE (9PL0/01) Politics Advanced Paper 1 :
UK Politics and Core Political Ideas + mark scheme MAY 2024
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Paper
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Advanced
PAPER 1: UK Politics and Core Political Ideas
Instructions
•• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
centre number and candidate number.
• There are two sections and you must answer three questions:
– in Section A answer either 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 84.
The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question .
Advice
•• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
Check your answers if you have time at the end.
Turn over
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F:1/1/1
, SECTION A
Political Participation
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
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 the policies and ideas of the established
political parties have now radically changed from their historical origins.
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.
(30)
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
OR
Look at Source 1(b) in the Source Booklet.
(b) Using the source, evaluate the view that referendums since 1997 have not
supported democracy but have been used for other political purposes.
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.
(30)
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
2
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UK Politics and Core Political Ideas + mark scheme MAY 2024
surname names
Number Number
Paper
Politics ■ ■
Advanced
PAPER 1: UK Politics and Core Political Ideas
Instructions
•• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
centre number and candidate number.
• There are two sections and you must answer three questions:
– in Section A answer either 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 84.
The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question .
Advice
•• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
Check your answers if you have time at the end.
Turn over
,P77286A
©2024 Pearson Education Ltd.
F:1/1/1
, SECTION A
Political Participation
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
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 the policies and ideas of the established
political parties have now radically changed from their historical origins.
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.
(30)
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
OR
Look at Source 1(b) in the Source Booklet.
(b) Using the source, evaluate the view that referendums since 1997 have not
supported democracy but have been used for other political purposes.
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.
(30)
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
2
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