Summary:
Student Unit Guides are perfect for revision. Each guide is written by an examiner and explains the unit requirements, summarises the relevant unit content and includes a series of specimen questions and answers.

There are three sections to each guide:

Introduction – includes advice on how to use the guide, an explanation of the skills being tested by the assessment objectives, an outline of the unit or module and, depending on the unit, suggestions for how to revise effectively and prepare for the examination questions.

Content Guidance – provides an examiner’s overview of the module’s key terms and concepts and identifies opportunities to exhibit the skills required by the unit. It is designed to help students to structure their revision and make them aware of the concepts they need to understand the exam and how they might analyse and evaluate topics.

Question and Answers – sample questions and with graded answers which have been carefully written to reflect the style of the unit. All responses are accompanied by commentaries which highlight their respective strengths and weaknesses, giving students an insight into the mind of the examiner.

• A revision guide specifically written to meet the requirements of the unit
  

• Written by an examiner with commentary on key points and concepts
  

• Features specimen questions and answers, together with examiner's comments
  

Table of Contents:
Introduction
How to use this guide
The specification at a glance
Revision planning
Examinable skills
On the examination day
About the exam
Tackling the exam
Content Guidance
About this section
The British constitution
Nature and sources
Influencing and limiting government powers
The judiciary and other government ‘powers’
Parliament
Role in the UK’s political system
Parliament and government relationships
The core executive
Relations within the core executive, the PM and the cabinet
Policy-making and implementation
Multi-level governance
Elected local and devolved government in the UK
The European Union
Questions and Answers
About this section
Question 1 The British constitution
Question 2 Parliament
Question 3 The core executive
Question 4 Multi-level governance

About the Author(s):
Paul Fairclough is an AS Principal Examiner and Head of Politics at Wellington College. He is on-line editor of Politics Review and an author.