You should attempt the 8-mark source question from the 2018 Past Paper. You can find the question above and view it below:

This is the second source question that we have attempted in this Higher Politics course. Above you will find a video that we used for the first source question attempt. The topic of this source question was democracy. The technique is the same and so this video could be re-visited to remind yourself of the suggested approach.

Below you will find a visual aid to help you with the technique for this type of source question:

There is a writing frame attached to the top of this post which you may use to help scaffold your response. You may upload your response to your Student folder.

Now that you have completed the tasks that focus on both the UK and US Constitutions, you are ready to begin planning and writing an essay on this topic of study.

The essay that you will attempt is taken from the 2019 Past Paper:

There are significant differences between both the key features and the importance of constitutions.

Discuss with reference to two political systems you have studied.                  (20 marks)

The video lesson above explains how to approach this essay in terms of the content and structure. 

In total you will need to include 8 Knowledge points. The SQA stipulates that up to 5 of these 8 marks should be 'Knowledge and understanding scope' which we will call 'Descriptive Knowledge'. The marking annotation 'K' will be used to award marks for this. Up to 5 marks out of these 8 marks should be 'Knowledge and understanding development' which we will call 'Detailed Examples or Explanations'. The marking annotation 'Keg' will be used to award marks for this.

You will need to include 6 'Analysis' points and 4 'Conclusions' points. The remaining 2 marks are awarded for 'Structure'. These marks can be achieved by ensuring that your introduction clarifies the issue, and that the main body of your essay presents evidence and develops a clear and consistent line of argument.

Revisit the video lesson on the 20 mark democracy essay or the 20 mark political ideologies essay to remind yourself of how you approached these tasks.