Edexcel A Level Government and Politics Paper 2 November 2021 question paper

This source is adapted from an article in the Financial Times in November 2019.

Source: adapted from https://www.ft.com/content/2c8bb0a8-06fc-11ea-a984-fbbacad9e7dd

Using the source, evaluate the view that the roles and membership of the House of Lords require reform.

In your response you must:

• compare and contrast different opinions in the source

• examine and debate these views in a balanced way

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

This source is adapted from a Guardian article in September 2019. It reports on the unanimous judgement by the Supreme Court that the proroguing of Parliament by Boris Johnson was unlawful. The Court ruled that the original decision by the High Court was void, and the Speaker recalled Parliament.

Source: adapted from a Guardian article in September 2019

Using the source, evaluate the view that the Supreme Court has strengthened parliamentary sovereignty.

In your response you must:

• compare and contrast different opinions in the source

• examine and debate these views in a balanced way

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

Evaluate the view that devolution has been good for Wales and Scotland but not for England and Northern Ireland.

In your answer you should draw on relevant knowledge and understanding of the study of Component 1: UK politics and core political ideas. You must consider this view and the alternative to this view in a balanced way.

Evaluate the view that since 2010 the executive has dominated Parliament.

In your answer you should draw on relevant knowledge and understanding of the study of Component 1: UK politics and core political ideas. You must consider this view and the alternative to this view in a balanced way.

To what extent are anarchists united in their reasons for opposing the state?

You must use appropriate thinkers you have studied to support your answer.

To what extent do anarchists have a common view of an ideal society?

You must use appropriate thinkers you have studied to support your answer.

To what extent is ecologism a clear rejection of anthropocentrism?

You must use appropriate thinkers you have studied to support your answer.

To what extent does ecologism reject existing social structures?

You must use appropriate thinkers you have studied to support your answer.

To what extent does the state have a key role in securing feminist goals?

You must use appropriate thinkers you have studied to support your answer.

To what extent do feminists agree about the nature of the economy in a future society?

You must use appropriate thinkers you have studied to support your answer.

To what extent does multiculturalism promote segregated rather than integrated societies?

You must use appropriate thinkers you have studied to support your answer.

To what extent are multiculturalists more divided than united?

You must use appropriate thinkers you have studied to support your answer.

To what extent do nationalists agree on the core ideas and principles of the state?

You must use appropriate thinkers you have studied to support your answer.

To what extent is nationalism expansionist?

You must use appropriate thinkers you have studied to support your answer.