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
The State and Globalisation
- 4 subtopics
- 12 things to know
- Component 3
- Component 3, Global Politics route
What The State and Globalisation covers
Covers the sovereign state under pressure: what sovereignty means, the forces driving global interconnectedness, the argument between hyperglobalisers, sceptics and transformationalists, and how far globalisation helps with poverty, conflict, rights and the environment.
Where it is assessed
Component 3
Global Politics, one of the two routes.
Check the Pearson Edexcel specification ↗The 4 subtopics
Each one has its own page.
- The nation state, sovereignty and key conceptsRecall questions on sovereignty, the nation state, non-state actors, the three kinds of globalisation, homogenisation and global governance.Open →
- The drivers of globalisation and interconnectednessRecall questions on the social, institutional, cultural, economic, technological and political drivers of globalisation, widening against deepening interconnectedness, interdependence, the challenge to state control and international law, and humanitarian and forcible intervention.Open →
- Debates about the impact of globalisationRecall questions on the hyperglobaliser, sceptic and transformationalist positions, the realist and liberal readings, and the advantages and disadvantages claimed for globalisation.Open →
- How far globalisation addresses contemporary global issuesRecall questions on what globalisation does to poverty, conflict, human rights and the environment, and on the limits in each case.Open →
What you need to know
Answer each one before you reveal it.
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Process
What forces have driven globalisation?
Process
What are non-state actors?
Key term
Define interconnectedness in global politics.
Evaluation
What is the difference between widening and deepening interconnectedness?
Key term
What limits globalisation's ability to enforce human rights?
Key term
How do realists view globalisation?
Key term
What is the critical view of globalisation's impact on poverty?
Key term
What is sovereignty?
Key term
How do institutional frameworks drive globalisation?
Key term
What is the liberal perspective on globalisation?
Key term
How can globalisation help address conflict?
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State actor vs Non-state actor
State actor: sovereign government participating internationally. Non-state actor: international participant lacking sovereign statehood.
Questions from this topic
Each one with the model answer underneath.
- 1
What is sovereignty?
Model answer
The supreme authority of a state to govern itself without external interference.
- 2
Define a nation state.
Model answer
A community whose members are bound to one another and to the state by shared citizenship and a common national identity.
- 3
What are non-state actors?
Model answer
Entities that participate in international relations but are not sovereign states, such as multinational corporations, NGOs, and terrorist organisations.
- 4
Define globalisation.
Model answer
The process of increasing interconnectedness and interdependence between countries, peoples, and institutions across the world.
- 5
What is economic globalisation?
Model answer
The integration of national economies through trade, investment, capital flows, and the spread of technology.
- 6
Define political globalisation.
Model answer
The growing importance of international organisations and the development of global governance structures.
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The State and Globalisation revision questions
- What does The State and Globalisation cover in Edexcel A-Level Politics?
- 4 subtopics: the nation state, sovereignty and key concepts, the drivers of globalisation and interconnectedness, debates about the impact of globalisation and how far globalisation addresses contemporary global issues. Each one has its own page with questions and model answers.
- How is The State and Globalisation organised?
- By the Edexcel 9PL0 specification, subtopic by subtopic, so it matches the order you are taught it in.
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