Alevel politics Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

Over 30 detailed essay plans - with many examples - I used to revise for Edexcel Politics Paper 1 in 2023, which I got an A*. Covers all spec topics, including questions I predicted could come up in the future as they hadn’t yet.

Very in depth A* Socialism essay plans, covering the topics of = human nature, society, economy, the state, capitalism, workers control, equality/equality of outcome, collectivism, common humanity, and means & the ends of socialism. Each includes the key thinkers (plus additional ones) and the different strands of Socialism required to achieve top grades.

summary notes

The following is a written summary of a podcast episode from Nick Dsouza's "The A Level Politics Show". It is a detailed plan, showing strong evidence, consistent evaluation, and giving arguments for both sides of the argument. These notes helped me achieve 25-29/30 on politics essays in my UCAS exams, granting me a predicted grade of A*.

This has everything you need to know about the Supreme Court in the USA. (Excludes appointment process as that is not in this years advanced content)

Essay “Evaluate the view that the only political parties that matter in our political system are labour and conservatives’ parties.”

A* Politics A level essay: Evaluate the view that major parties remain the dominant force in UK politics

Over 50 detailed essays / essay plans on US Politics - with many examples - and 20+ 12 marker plans comparing UK and US politics. I used these to revise for Edexcel Politics Paper 3 in 2023, which I got an A*. Covers all spec topics, including questions I predicted could come up in the future as they hadn’t yet.

Evaluate the view that the UK parliament retains sole sovereignty within the UK political system. A grade essay I wrote in 2022 when I was in A-Levels - now in uni studying PPE :)) Hope this can help!

Very in depth A* Liberalism essay plans, covering the topics of = human nature, society, economy, liberal democracy, and natural rights. Each includes the key thinkers (plus additional ones) required to achieve top grades, and compares classical with modern liberals.