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Using sources successfully in Edexcel exams

Sarra Jenkins demonstrates the best approach to tackling source questions

The use of sources is an integral part of the assessment criteria for Edexcel A-level politics. Sources are used quite differently in politics compared to other subjects, such as history. Rather than reviewing provenance or reliability, the source provides a series of arguments for a student to elaborate on, analyse and evaluate. So how do source questions appear in the exams?

■ Paper 1 Question 1 is a choice of two source questions, worth 30 marks in total.

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