GCE AS/AGovernment and Politics (5151, 6151)
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January 2009
- Unit 1 Electoral Systems and Voting Behaviour - Mark Scheme (48KB)
- Unit 2 Parties and Pressure Groups - Question Paper
(148KB)
Unit 2 Parties and Pressure Groups - Mark Scheme (50KB) - Unit 3 Features of a Representative Democracy - Question Paper
(151KB)
Unit 3 Features of a Representative Democracy - Mark Scheme (48KB) - Unit 4 Comparative UK/USA Government - Question Paper
(138KB)
Unit 4 Comparative UK/USA Government - Mark Scheme (62KB)
June 2008
- Unit 1 Electoral Systems and Voting Behaviour - Question Paper
(150KB)
Unit 1 Electoral Systems and Voting Behaviour - Mark Scheme (44KB) - Unit 2 Parties and Pressure Groups - Question Paper
(150KB)
Unit 2 Parties and Pressure Groups - Mark Scheme (50KB) - Unit 3 Features of a Representative Democracy - Question Paper
(148KB)
Unit 3 Features of a Representative Democracy - Mark Scheme (48KB) - Unit 4 Comparative UK/USA Government - Question Paper
(138KB)
Unit 4 Comparative UK/USA Government - Mark Scheme (62KB) - Unit 5 The Politics of the USA - Question Paper
(144KB)
Unit 5 The Politics of the USA - Mark Scheme (61KB) - Unit 6 The Politics of Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales - Question Paper
(138KB)
Unit 6 The Politics of Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales - Mark Scheme (58KB) - Unit 7 Ideas in Contemporary British Politics - Question Paper
(136KB)
Unit 7 Ideas in Contemporary British Politics - Mark Scheme (60KB) - Unit 8 Government and Politics - Question Paper
(155KB)
Unit 8 Government and Politics - Mark Scheme (79KB)
January 2008
- Unit 1 Electoral Systems and Voting Behaviour - Question Paper
(148KB)
Unit 1 Electoral Systems and Voting Behaviour - Mark Scheme (48KB) - Unit 2 Parties and Pressure Groups - Question Paper
(148KB)
Unit 2 Parties and Pressure Groups - Mark Scheme (50KB) - Unit 3 Features of a Representative Democracy - Question Paper
(151KB)
Unit 3 Features of a Representative Democracy - Mark Scheme (48KB) - Unit 4 Comparative UK/USA Government - Question Paper
(138KB)
Unit 4 Comparative UK/USA Government - Mark Scheme (62KB)
June 2007
- Unit 1 Electoral Systems and Voting Behaviour - Question Paper
(150KB)
Unit 1 Electoral Systems and Voting Behaviour - Mark Scheme (44KB) - Unit 2 Parties and Pressure Groups - Question Paper
(150KB)
Unit 2 Parties and Pressure Groups - Mark Scheme (50KB) - Unit 3 Features of a Representative Democracy - Question Paper
(148KB)
Unit 3 Features of a Representative Democracy - Mark Scheme (48KB) - Unit 4 Comparative UK/USA Government - Question Paper
(138KB)
Unit 4 Comparative UK/USA Government - Mark Scheme (62KB) - Unit 5 The Politics of the USA - Question Paper
(144KB)
Unit 5 The Politics of the USA - Mark Scheme (61KB) - Unit 6 The Politics of Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales - Question Paper
(138KB)
Unit 6 The Politics of Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales - Mark Scheme (58KB) - Unit 7 Ideas in Contemporary British Politics - Question Paper
(136KB)
Unit 7 Ideas in Contemporary British Politics - Mark Scheme (60KB) - Unit 8 Government and Politics - Question Paper
(155KB)
Unit 8 Government and Politics - Mark Scheme (79KB)
January 2007
- Unit 1 Electoral Systems and Voting Behaviour - Question Paper
(148KB)
Unit 1 Electoral Systems and Voting Behaviour - Mark Scheme (48KB) - Unit 2 Parties and Pressure Groups - Question Paper
(148KB)
Unit 2 Parties and Pressure Groups - Mark Scheme (50KB) - Unit 3 Features of a Representative Democracy - Question Paper
(151KB)
Unit 3 Features of a Representative Democracy - Mark Scheme (48KB) - Unit 4 Comparative UK/USA Government - Question Paper
(138KB)
Unit 4 Comparative UK/USA Government - Mark Scheme (62KB)
June 2006
- Unit 1 Electoral Systems and Voting Behaviour - Question Paper
(25KB)
Unit 1 Electoral Systems and Voting Behaviour - Mark Scheme (148KB) - Unit 2 Parties and Pressure Groups - Question Paper
(25KB)
Unit 2 Parties and Pressure Groups - Mark Scheme (147KB) - Unit 3 Features of a Representative Democracy - Question Paper
(29KB)
Unit 3 Features of a Representative Democracy - Mark Scheme (148KB) - Unit 4 Comparative UK/USA Government - Question Paper
(19KB)
Unit 4 Comparative UK/USA Government - Mark Scheme (161KB) - Unit 5 The Politics of the USA - Question Paper
(23KB)
Unit 5 The Politics of the USA - Mark Scheme (160KB) - Unit 6 The Politics of Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales - Question Paper
(23KB)
Unit 6 The Politics of Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales - Mark Scheme (151KB) - Unit 7 Ideas in Contemporary British Politics - Question Paper
(19KB)
Unit 7 Ideas in Contemporary British Politics - Mark Scheme (167KB) - Unit 8 Government and Politics - Question Paper
(32KB)
Unit 8 Government and Politics - Mark Scheme (187KB)
January 2006
- Unit 1 Electoral Systems and Voting Behaviour - Question Paper
(76KB)
Unit 1 Electoral Systems and Voting Behaviour - Mark Scheme (178KB) - Unit 2 Parties and Pressure Groups - Question Paper
(72KB)
Unit 2 Parties and Pressure Groups - Mark Scheme (176KB) - Unit 3 Features of a Representative Democracy - Question Paper
(61KB)
Unit 3 Features of a Representative Democracy - Mark Scheme (172KB) - Unit 4 Comparative UK/USA Government - Question Paper
(55KB)
Unit 4 Comparative UK/USA Government - Mark Scheme (188KB)