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📐 A-Level Politics

Year 1 / AS Year 2 / A-Level All Boards (AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC, CCEA)

Free A-Level Politics revision notes. 10 topics across AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC, and CCEA specifications.

🔀 Board Differences

Board specifications differ in assessment structure and emphasis. The core content is shared across boards; these are the genuine differences by board:

AQA: Two papers: Government of the UK (constitution, Parliament, PM and cabinet, judiciary) and Politics of the USA plus political ideas. 30-mark essays throughout; no coursework.
Edexcel: Three papers: UK Politics with core political ideas; UK Government with non-core political ideas; and either USA or global politics. 30-mark essays; no coursework.

📊 Course Overview

A-Level Politics covers 4 topic areas with 10 topics total across AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC, and CCEA specifications.

Comparative (1 topic)

Political Ideas (3 topics)

UK Government (4 topics)

UK Politics (2 topics)