Length of document: 33 pages; 7,966 words. Teaching time: 4 hours.

This handout contains model answers and revision exercises for the WJEC A Level Politics (2024) Paper 1: Government in Wales and the United Kingdom. It has been written and prepared by a Politics teacher and examiner with 30 years’ experience of teaching and marking Politics.

The handout explains the structure and timings for the 90-minute exam (including recommended minutes per mark), then provides:

• Model answers for Section A (two 6-mark short-answer questions): parliamentary privilege and the role of the Cabinet system within Welsh Government.

• Model answers for Section B (two alternative 24-mark extract-based questions): the role of the opposition in the UK Parliament and Senedd, and collective responsibility and Prime Ministerial Government.

• Model answers for Section C (three alternative 22-mark essay questions): executive dominance in the UK Parliament, whether the British Constitution needs reform, and the strengths and weaknesses of the Senedd’s legislative process.

• Revision exercises after each answer, including grids to compare your own timed response with the model answer and identify what you did/did not include.

• A final Examiner’s Advice section on how to answer each question, with practical tips and examples.

This is an invaluable resource for teachers and students working towards their AS or A Level in Politics with the WJEC, particularly for practising exam technique under timed conditions and refining answers against examiner-standard models.

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