Evaluation
Edexcel A-Level Politics 9PL0
Democracy and Participation
Political Parties
Electoral Systems
Voting Behaviour and the Media
Liberalism
Conservatism
Socialism
The Constitution
Parliament
The Prime Minister and the Executive
Relations Between the Branches
AnarchismNon-core
EcologismNon-core
FeminismNon-core
MulticulturalismNon-core
NationalismNon-core
The US Constitution and FederalismUSA
US CongressUSA
Topic overviewThe structure of Congress and congressional electionsThe distribution of powers within CongressRepresentation: incumbency and influences on how members voteThe legislative process and gridlockOversight and relations with the presidencyChecks on the other branches, and debates about Congress
The US PresidencyUSA
The US Supreme Court and Civil RightsUSA
Topic overviewThe living Constitution and originalismJudicial review, appointments and the current CourtJudicial activism, restraint and public policyHow effectively the Supreme Court protects rightsThe limits of Supreme Court rights protectionAffirmative action: successes and failuresRacial rights campaigns, voting rights and representationImmigration reform and equality
US Democracy and ParticipationUSA
Comparative Theories and the UK-US ComparisonUSA
Topic overviewComparing the UK and US legislatures: structure and powersComparing the UK and US legislatures: strengths and approachesComparing the executives: powers and selectionComparing the executives: accountability and approachesComparing the Supreme Courts: powers and appointmentsComparing rights protection and interest group litigationComparing party systems and party ideasComparing campaign finance and pressure groupsApplying the three approaches to democracy and participationComparative theories: rational, cultural and structuralComparing the UK and US constitutions
The State and GlobalisationGlobal
Global Governance: Political and EconomicGlobal
Global Governance: Human Rights and EnvironmentalGlobal
Topic overviewInternational law and human rights institutionsHumanitarian intervention and the Responsibility to ProtectEnvironmental governance: the UNFCCC and the IPCCThe effectiveness of international law and international courtsDeep and shallow green ecology and the tragedy of the commonsInternational environmental agreements from Rio to ParisGlobal civil society and NGOs
Power and DevelopmentsGlobal
Topic overviewDifferent types of power: hard, soft and structuralGreat powers, superpowers and emerging powersPolarity and the changing world orderSystems of government and their consequences for global orderThe development and spread of liberal economies, the rule of law and democracyHow power and developments address contemporary global issues
Regionalism and the European UnionGlobal
Topic overviewRegionalism: forms and growthRegionalism, sovereignty and levels of integrationNAFTA, the USMCA and the African UnionThe Arab League and ASEANThe treaties that built the European UnionEU institutions and enlargementEconomic and Monetary Union and the euroSupranationalism, intergovernmentalism and the drivers of integrationThe EU's political and economic influenceThe EU's military influence and normative powerHow regionalism addresses conflict, poverty and rightsThe limits of regionalism in resolving global issues
Global Comparative TheoriesGlobal
Feminism
- 4 subtopics
- 10 things to know
- Component 2
- Component 2 option, chosen from five
What Feminism covers
Covers the ideology built on the analysis of patriarchy: the distinction between sex and gender, the argument over equality and difference, the traditions from liberal to postmodern feminism, and the thinkers behind them.
Where it is assessed
Component 2
One non-core political idea, of which a student sits one of five.
Check the Pearson Edexcel specification ↗The 4 subtopics
Each one has its own page.
- Sex, gender and patriarchyRecall questions on the public and private spheres, essentialism, the sex and gender distinction, and how the different traditions define patriarchy.Open →
- Equality, difference and intersectionalityRecall questions on the personal as political, equality against difference feminism, and what intersectionality added to feminist thought.Open →
- Different types of feminismRecall questions on liberal, radical, socialist and postmodern feminism, and on how each explains and proposes to end women's subordination.Open →
- Feminist thinkers and their ideasRecall questions on Otherness, equality against difference feminism and intersectionality, and the ideas of Gilman on sex and domestic economics, de Beauvoir, Millett on the family and literature, Rowbotham on women under capitalism, and bell hooks on overlapping oppressions.Open →
What you need to know
Answer each one before you reveal it.
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Key term
Why does the distinction between sex and gender matter to feminists?
Evaluation
What is essentialism in the context of feminist debate?
Who and when
Which feminist thinker developed the concept of 'Otherness' to explain how women are perceived in relation to men?
Who and when
What qualities do difference feminists argue have been undervalued by patriarchal society?
Who and when
According to liberal feminism, what is the foundation for achieving gender equality?
Key term
How does equality feminism differ from difference feminism in its approach to women's liberation?
Key term
What is meant by the 'public sphere' in feminist thought?
Key term
What does socialist feminism identify as the root cause of gender inequality?
Key term
If a feminist analysis only examined gender discrimination without considering race or class, what concept would this approach fail to apply?
Take Feminism further
The same content, four other ways.
Commonly confused
Pairs that lose marks when they are blurred together.
Equality feminism vs Difference feminism
Equality feminism: women seek equal treatment within existing structures. Difference feminism: women’s distinct qualities and experiences require recognition.
Patriarchy vs Sexism
Patriarchy: systemic male dominance across society. Sexism: prejudice or discrimination based on biological classification.
Sex vs Gender
Sex: biological attributes relating to reproductive classification. Gender: socially constructed roles and expectations.
Questions from this topic
Each one with the model answer underneath.
- 1
What is meant by the 'public sphere' in feminist thought?
Model answer
The world of politics, work, and public life traditionally dominated by men.
- 2
How do feminists define the 'private sphere'?
Model answer
The domestic realm of home, family, and personal relationships traditionally assigned to women.
- 3
What is essentialism in the context of feminist debate?
Model answer
The belief that men and women have fixed, innate characteristics that are biologically determined and unchangeable.
- 4
Define gender stereotypes.
Model answer
Socially constructed assumptions about the characteristics, roles, and behaviours appropriate for men and women.
- 5
What does 'sex' refer to in feminist terminology?
Model answer
The biological facts of the body — chromosomes, hormones and reproductive anatomy.
- 6
How is 'gender' defined as distinct from sex?
Model answer
The roles, behaviour and expectations attached to people on the basis of their sex, which are learned rather than inherited.
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Feminism revision questions
- What does Feminism cover in Edexcel A-Level Politics?
- 4 subtopics: sex, gender and patriarchy, equality, difference and intersectionality, different types of feminism and feminist thinkers and their ideas. Each one has its own page with questions and model answers.
- How is Feminism organised?
- By the Edexcel 9PL0 specification, subtopic by subtopic, so it matches the order you are taught it in.
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