A-Level · AQA · Politics
AQA A-Level Politics (7152) revision for all three papers
Past papers from 2020 to 2025 for UK politics, US and comparative politics, and political ideas. Write your answer, get it marked against the AQA mark scheme with feedback, then rewrite it and compare it with a model answer.
What you'll study
The three AQA Politics papers on Markaroo
How the UK is governed, and how people take part in its politics.
- The British constitution
- The structure and role of Parliament
- The Prime Minister and cabinet
- The judiciary
- Devolution
- Democracy and participation
- Elections and referendums
- Political parties
- Pressure groups
- The European Union
The US system on its own terms, then compared with the UK through rational, cultural and structural theory.
- The US Constitution and federalism
- Congress
- The presidency
- The Supreme Court
- Elections and direct democracy
- Political parties
- Pressure groups
- Civil rights
- Comparing the UK and US: constitutions, executives, judiciaries, electoral and party systems, pressure groups and civil rights
Three core ideologies for every student, plus one optional ideology. All five options are covered.
- Liberalism
- Conservatism
- Socialism
- Optional: nationalism, feminism, multiculturalism, anarchism or ecologism
- The key thinkers the specification names for each ideology
Assessment
How AQA Politics is examined
| Section | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Section A | Three compulsory ‘explain and analyse three…’ questions | 3 × 9 |
| Section B | One question asking you to analyse and evaluate the arguments in two extracts | 25 |
| Section C | One essay from a choice of two (Paper 3: the question on your optional ideology) | 25 |
Every paper follows this shape: 2 hours, 77 marks, a third of the A-Level. There is no coursework. Your written answers are marked against the AQA levels mark scheme for each question type, with feedback on what would move you up.
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Questions
AQA Politics on Markaroo
What does AQA A-Level Politics (7152) cover on Markaroo?
All three papers. Paper 1 is the government and politics of the UK, Paper 2 is the government and politics of the USA and comparative politics, and Paper 3 is political ideas: the three core ideologies (liberalism, conservatism and socialism) and all five optional ideologies (nationalism, feminism, multiculturalism, anarchism and ecologism), so whichever optional ideology your school teaches is covered.
How is AQA A-Level Politics assessed?
Three written exams, each 2 hours, worth 77 marks and a third of the A-Level. There is no coursework. Every paper has the same shape: Section A has three 9-mark 'explain and analyse' questions, all compulsory; Section B has one 25-mark question on two extracts; Section C has one 25-mark essay chosen from two (on Paper 3, the question on your optional ideology).
What kinds of question can I practise?
Every question type on the three papers: the 9-mark 'explain and analyse three ways' questions, the 25-mark extract questions that ask you to analyse and evaluate the arguments in two extracts, and the 25-mark essays, including the comparative UK–US essays on Paper 2 and the ideology essays on Paper 3 that ask you to refer to the thinkers you have studied.
How does Markaroo mark Politics answers?
Your answer is marked against the AQA levels mark scheme for that question type, and you get a mark with feedback on what to improve. You can then rewrite your answer and have it marked again, and compare your work with a model answer for the question.
Is there a free plan for AQA Politics on Markaroo?
Yes. The free plan gives you your coach, your technique profile and a live predicted grade, 2 written answers marked free, and the first topic of every unit in revision notes and flashcards, including each note's quick-check quiz, which is always free and never uses up your allowance — no card required. Plus unlocks everything from £6.99 a month (add more subjects for £5 each, with a 7-day free trial): unlimited questions and AI essay marking, every topic, all model answers and the rewrite loop.
I'm studying Edexcel or OCR Politics. Is that covered?
Not yet. Politics on Markaroo is the AQA specification (7152) only. Edexcel and OCR Politics are built around different papers, question styles and set thinkers, so the questions, notes and flashcards here will not match your exams.