Edexcel A Level Government and Politics Paper 1 June 2023 question paper

Look at Source 1(a) in the source booklet.

1 (a) Using the source, evaluate the view that in 1997 the election was lost by the governing party rather than it being won by the Labour opposition.

In your response you must:

• compare and contrast different opinions in the sources

• examine and debate these views in a balanced way

• analyse and evaluate only the information presented in the sources.

Look at Source 1(b) in the source booklet.

(b) Using the source, evaluate the view that the UK has a democratic deficit.

In your response you must:

• compare and contrast different opinions in the sources

• examine and debate these views in a balanced way

• analyse and evaluate only the information presented in the sources.

Evaluate the view that referendums held in the UK since 1997 have brought more disadvantages than advantages.

You must consider this view and the alternative to this view in a balanced way.

Evaluate the view that the current funding of political parties in the UK requires reform.

You must consider this view and the alternative to this view in a balanced way.

To what extent does liberalism have a fear of the state?

You must use appropriate thinkers you have studied to support your answer and consider both sides in a balanced way.

To what extent does the Third Way effectively abandon socialist principles?

You must use appropriate thinkers you have studied to support your answer and consider both sides in a balanced way.