Downloaded by: Jasmine Akosua Darfour (jasmineakosua@icloud.com) STUDY POLITICS A-Level Practice Paper Set 1 Paper 1 UK Politics & Core Political Ideas Time: 2 hours In the style of Edexcel Name: Mark: / 84 Grade: You do not need any other materials, including calculators which are not permitted. Instructions · Use black ink or ball-point pen. · Fill in your name at the top of this page. · There are two sections you must answer three questions: - in Section A answer either 1(a) or 1(b) and then either 2(a) or 2(b) - in Section B answer either 3(a) or 3(b). · Writing space is not provided. Answer on lined paper Information · The total mark for this paper is 84. · The marks for each question are shown in brackets - use this as a guide as to how long to spend on each question. Advice · Read each question carefully before you start to answer it. · Check your answers if you have time at the end. STUDY POLITICS
Downloaded by: Jasmine Akosua Darfour (jasmineakosua@icloud.com) SECTION A: POLITICAL PARTICIPATION Answer ONE question from EITHER Question 1(a) OR Question 1(b) and then answer ONE question from EITHER Question 2(a) OR Question 2(b). EITHER 1 (a) Source A is adapted from an article from a polling website, who believe that many people are using social media to research political opinions and facts, and there may be a correlation between increased social media and political participation in the UK. New research conducted by YouGov for the London Press Club and Society of Editors has found that, despite the 2017 general election being dubbed the "biggest social media election to date", traditional news sources such as television and newspapers remain more influential among voters than social media. The study revealed that 60% of respondents regularly get their political news from the BBC, while 45% get their political news from a newspaper, with The Guardian and The Daily Mail being the most popular papers for political news at 16% and 13% respectively. In contrast, only 15% reported getting their political news from Facebook, 8% from Twitter, and 4% from Buzzfeed. The results did show that social media was more popular among 18 to 24-year- olds, The research aimed to understand the impact of media and social media on the recent general election, and found that 44% of the general population and almost 60% of 18-24 year olds believed that the election result would have been different had social media not played a role. (Source: Study Politics' own material) Using source A, evaluate the view that the changing nature of the media is affecting voting behaviour. In your response you must: · compare and contrast the different opinions in the source · examine and debate these views in a balanced way · analyse and evaluate only the information presented in the source. (30) Do not answer Question 1(b) if you have answered Question 1(a) STUDY POLITICS
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