Edexcel Core Political Ideas - Exemplar Ideologies Essay Answers

A set of 10 exemplar essay answers to Edexcel A-Level Politics ‘core political ideas’ 24-mark essay questions.

This resource would be ideal for:

• Use in individual lessons, when teaching the core political ideas and wanting to demonstrate excellent essay writing technique.

• Students to use for their exam revision.

The essays respond to the following questions:

Liberalism:

1. To what extent do liberals have a common view of human nature? (24)
2. To what extent do liberals agree on the nature of society? (24)
3. To what extent do liberals agree over the role of the state? (24)

Socialism:
4. To what extent do socialists have a common view of human nature? (24)
5. To what extent does socialism depend on a view of society based only on class? (24)
6. To what extent is socialism more united than divided? (24)

Conservatism:
7. To what extent do conservatives disagree over human nature? (24)
8. To what extent are the views of One Nation conservatives on the economy consistent with those of the New Right? (24)
9. To what extent are Conservatives united in their view of society? (24)
10. To what extent do conservatives agree over the role of the state? (24)