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Comparative politics and theoretical approaches

Simon Lemieux identifies key points and provides advice to help you make sense of two crucial concepts ahead of your exams

It is better to take a marble cake (rather than a layer cake) approach to your comparative politics exam answers

Whether taking AQA or Edexcel politics, you will need to know about the comparative politics of the UK and USA, how they are similar and how they differ. You also need to demonstrate some understanding of the three comparative theories: structural, cultural and rational.

Where do comparative politics fit into your exams? Questions on this topic are 29% of the marks for Edexcel Paper 3 and 44% of AQA Paper 3, or roughly 10% and 15% respectively of your overall A-level marks.

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