Providing accurate and relevant examples is vital for success when tackling exam questions in politics, whether they are short descriptions for focused answers, analysing extract questions or writing full essays. Evaluating and commenting on how typical an example is can help you reach the highest marks, especially for AO2 and AO3 (analysis and evaluation), whichever exam board is followed. This Exam Success seeks to explain what is meant by typicality, and how to use it effectively when answering exam questions.
Put simply, typicality is what one might normally expect as an example or as an impact or factor in explaining events and political behaviour. A few examples of typicality are provided below, drawing on both UK and US politics.
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