3b.4 Power & Developments (Edexcel A Level Politics): Exam Questions

Exam code: 9PL0

3 hours7 questions
1
30 marks

Evaluate the view that states find the use of hard power to be more effective than soft power.

You must consider this view and the alternative to this view in a balanced way.

2
12 marks

Examine the similarities in how democratic and autocratic states impact on global order.

3
12 marks

Examine the differences between democratic and autocratic states in terms of their characteristics and the consequences for global order.

4
30 marks

Evaluate the extent to which the rise of the United Nations has made soft power more significant than hard power in global politics.

You must consider this view and the alternative to this view in a balanced way.

5
30 marks

Evaluate the extent to which the state system and world order have scarcely changed since 2000.

You must consider this view and the alternative to this view in a balanced way.

6
12 marks

Examine the factors that have led to China and India being described as ‘emerging powers’.

7
30 marks

Evaluate the extent to which globalisation has made the world unipolar rather than multipolar.

You must consider this view and the alternative to this view in a balanced way.