Essay plans that cover all possible questions for both the politics and government components of Edexcel A-Level Politics. I exclusively used these essay plans to achieve an A* in my final A-Level exam.
‘Evaluate the view that think-tanks, lobbyists and pressure groups have little impact on on government
decisions’
‘Evaluate the view that the UK is facing a participation crisis’
‘Evaluate the argument that rights aren’t well protected in the UK’
‘Evaluate the view that reforms to democracy in the UK haven’t gone far enough’
‘Evaluate the view that there is a democratic de cit in the UK’
‘Evaluate the factors that determine the success of pressure groups in the UK’
‘Evaluate whether pressure groups enhance democracy’
‘Evaluate whether pressure groups have become more powerful in recent years’
‘Evaluate whether we should have more opportunities for direct democracy in the UK’
‘Evaluate the view that the actions of pressure groups have been more signi cant than government
legislation in defending and promoting rights in the UK’
‘Evaluate the view that democratic legitimacy is undermined by the state of the United Kingdom’s
representative democracy’
‘Evaluate the view that the United Kingdom cannot be described as a pluralist democracy’
Political Parties
‘Evaluate the extent to which the modern Labour Party retains socialist principles’
‘Evaluate the view that the only political parties that matter in our political system are the Labour and
Conservative parties’
‘Evaluate the extent to which the modern Conservative Party is in uenced by Thatcherism’
‘Evaluate whether parties should be state funded’
‘Evaluate whether small parties have a signi cant impact on UK politics today’
‘Evaluate whether political parties promote democracy’
‘Evaluate whether the main UK parties are dominated by their leaders’
‘Evaluate the view that labour is internally divided’
Electoral Systems
‘Evaluate the argument that the rst past the post electoral system has more advantages than
disadvantages’
‘Evaluate the view that increased use of referendums would improve democracy in the UK’
‘Evaluate whether the UK is characterised by a multi-party system’
‘Evaluate whether First Past The Post should be replaced by a proportional-based electoral system in the
UK’
Voting Behaviour and the Media
‘Class remains the most important factor in predicting how people will vote in general elections. How far do
you agree with this view’
‘Evaluate the extent to which social factors determine voting behaviour’
‘Evaluate the extent to which the conduct of election campaigns determines the outcomes of UK general
elections’
‘Evaluate whether the media is the largest in uence on the outcome of general elections in the UK’
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The Constitution
‘Evaluate the extent to which constitutional reforms since 1997 have been successful in meeting their
objectives’
‘Evaluate the extent to which Parliament is sovereign in the United Kingdom’
‘Evaluate the view that devolution should be extended’
‘Evaluate the view that there are more advantages to having a codi ed and entrenched constitution than
remaining with an uncodi ed constitution’
Parliament
‘Evaluate the view that Parliament is e ective at scrutinising the Executive in the UK’
‘Evaluate the extent to which Parliament is e ective at performing its various functions’
‘Evaluate the view that the House of Commons is in need of more reform than the House of Lords’
‘Evaluate the view that the Lords are a useful Parliamentary function’
‘Evaluate the extent to which backbenchers play a signi cant role within Parliament’
‘Evaluate how signi cant the role of the opposition is in the British political system’
‘Evaluate the view that the House of Lords should be made into an elected chamber’
‘Evaluate the view that House of Commons holds more power than the House of Lords’
‘Evaluate the view that select committees are a useful form of Parliamentary scrutiny’
The Prime Minister and the Executive
‘Evaluate the view that the PM has power over the cabinet’
‘Evaluate the view that the prime minister is now a president in all but name’
‘Evaluate the view that individual ministerial responsibility and collective ministerial responsibility are no
longer signi cant conventions in UK politics’
‘Evaluate the view that the Executive dominates Parliament in the UK political system’
‘Evaluate the view that the power of the prime minister has decreased since 2010’
‘Evaluate the view that political loyalty is the most important factor governing the prime minister’s selection
of ministers’
Relations Between the Branches
‘Evaluate the view that the Supreme Court has too much in uence over the Executive and Parliament’
‘Evaluate the extent to which judges are both neutral and independent’
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