Edexcel A Level Politics UK Government, Global Politics and Politics and Government Of The USA 2025 Question Predictions

The Paper 2 and Paper 3 Edexcel A Level Politics exams of 2025 are less than 5 weeks away. As I do every year, I thought it would be useful to make some predictions for topics that are more likely than others to come up this year for UK Government, Global Politics and Politics & Government of the USA. For each paper, I've also put together a couple of free mock papers that include some of the most likely questions that could come up in the final exam.

Very Important Disclaimer!!!

You should NOT only revise these topics, you should revise everything on the specification. Anything on the specification can come up in the exam, including topics that were asked about last year.

The below predictions are only educated guesses about what is more/less likely to come up based on the topics that students have been examined on in recent years. You will definitely not be well prepared for the exam if you only revise these topics.

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UK Government Predictions For This Year's Exam

You can find detailed essay plans covering these topics on the Politics Explained website.

A few topics that are less likely to come up due to coming up last year:

These could absolutely still be asked about! Edexcel have asked questions on topics two years in a row a number of times.

1. House of Lords Reform.

2. Sovereignty.

3. The Relationship Between the Executive and Parliament.

Everything else is as likely as anything else to come up, however there are some topics that I have a hunch are more likely than others to come up:

1. The Supreme Court.

2. Devolution.

3. Ministerial Responsibility.

4. Debates On Further Reform.

5. The Functions Of Parliament, Including Legislative Process.

6. The Ways In Which Parliament Interacts With The Executive, Especially Backbenchers and Prime Minister’s Questions.

7. A Smaller Section Of Prime Minister and the Cabinet: Presidential Government, The Factors That Govern The Prime Minister’s Selection Of Ministers or The Factors That Affect The Relationship Between PM & Cabinet.

8. The European Union.

US Politics and Government Predictions For This Year's Exam

Again, these predictions are based on which topics weren't asked about in recent years. This certainly doesn't mean that these topics will be asked about or that other topics won't be asked about. You need to revise everything!

You can find detailed 12 marker and 30 marker essay plans covering all of these topics on the Politics Explained website.

30 Markers

Big US topics most likely to come up in the 30 markers:

1. Presidency (wasn’t asked last year or year before).

2. Constitution (wasn’t asked last year).

Smaller US Topics likely to come up at some point over the next few years in the 30 markers:

1. Party Policy (never been asked).

2. Amendment Process (never been asked).

3. Race and Rights (not been asked since 2021).

4. Federalism (not been asked since 2021)

5. Congressional Oversight.

6. Presidential Elections and Their Significance.

12 Markers

Big US topics most likely to come up in the 12 markers:

1. Presidency (wasn’t asked last year).

2. Congress (wasn’t asked last year).

Smaller US Topics likely to come up at some point over the next few years in the 12 markers:

1. House of Commons vs House of Representatives (has never been asked).

2. Party Systems (has never been asked).

3. Supreme Courts (hasn't been asked since 2021).

   • Especially extent of their powers, but could easily also be on independence.

4. Nature and Sources Of Constitutions (hasn't been asked since 2021).

5. Extent Of Accountability Of PM vs President To Legislatures (has never been asked).

Global Politics Predictions For This Year's Exam

Once again, these predictions are based on which topics weren't asked about in recent years. This certainly doesn't mean that these topics will be asked about or that other topics won't be asked about. You need to revise everything!

You can find detailed 12 marker and 30 marker essay plans covering all of these topics on the Politics Explained website.

30 Markers

Big Global topics most likely to come up in the 30 markers:

1. Political and Economic Global Governance (wasn’t asked last year or year before).

2. Regionalism and the EU (wasn’t asked last year).

Smaller Global Topics likely to come up at some point over the next few years in the 30 markers:

1. NATO (never been specifically mentioned in a question).

2. The United Nations (never been a question focused just on UN).

3. Non-State Actors’ Effectiveness In Tackling contemporary global issues (never been asked).

4. The Status Of China - superpower? and the USA - hegmonic? (neither have been specifically asked about).

   • Could also be asked about in a question on whether the world order is unipolar vs multipolar or on the state of world order and extent to which it has changed since 2000 (though these came up in 2019 and 2020 respectively).

5. The Spread and Development Of Liberal Ideas (never been asked).

6. State Power Classifications (never been asked in a 30 marker).

7. Regional Organisations Other Than The EU (never been asked except in relation to sovereignty).

8. Have Regional Organisations Been Successful? (never been asked).

Examine 12 Markers

Big Global topics most likely to come up in the examine 12 markers:

1. Regionalism and EU (hasn't been asked since 2020).

2. The State and Globalisation (hasn't been asked since 2020).

3. Power and Developments (wasn't asked last year).

Smaller Global Topics likely to come up at some point over the next few years in the examine 12 markers:

1. Polarity and the World Order (never been asked in a 12 marker).

2. The Spread of Liberal Ideas (never been asked).

3. Hard and Soft Power (never been asked in a 12 marker).

4. Humanitarian Interventions - possibly comparison with HR courts (never been asked in a 12 marker).

5. Theories On Development, i.e. dependency vs classical economic development theory (never been asked).

6. The Role And Significance Of The Global Civil Society and Non-State Actors In Tackling Contemporary Global Issues (never been asked).

Analyse 12 Markers:

Anything could come up on this question. However, the below two topics are arguably slightly more likely than other topics to be asked about at some point over the next few years:

• Globalisation (never been asked).

• The Likelihood Of Conflict (hasn’t been asked since 2019).

Free Mock Papers To Help You Practice

For each paper, I've also put together a couple of free mock papers that include some of the most likely questions that could come up in the final exam.