BA (Hons) Political Science, Semester I, DSC-1

Understanding Political Theory

49 answers across 4 recent sittings.

Start with December 2025
answers
49
papers
4
topics ranked
12

Every topic, every paper

4 papers from 2022 to 2025, older syllabus included. Open a topic for its marks paper by paper.

Topic22232425Papers
  1. Anarchist tradition4/4
  2. Conservative tradition4/4
  3. Empirical approach4/4
  4. Feminist perspective4/4
  5. Liberal tradition4/4
  6. Marxist tradition4/4
  7. Normative approach4/4
  8. Postmodern perspective4/4
  9. The political: politics, power and relevance4/4
  10. Political community and citizenship3/4
  11. Political obligation3/4
  12. Historical approach2/4

AskedOnly as an OR choiceNot askedCurrent-syllabus paper

Study order

Learn the topics in this order. Each one shows the marks it adds to a 90-mark paper on top of the topics above it, from the 4 current-syllabus papers (December 2022 to December 2025). An OR choice counts once. These papers let you choose which questions to attempt, so the running total stops at 90 once the topics you know can fill a paper.

Learn firsteach adds 9 marks or more

  1. 1
    The political: politics, power and relevanceQ1, Q2, Q108 past questions, 5 h 51 m
    adds +29.229.2
  2. 2
    Feminist perspectiveQ5, Q6, Q7, Q8, Q106 past questions, 4 h 30 m
    adds +22.551.8
  3. 3
    Liberal traditionQ3, Q4, Q5, Q105 past questions, 4 h 3 m
    adds +20.272
  4. 4
    Anarchist traditionQ4, Q5, Q64 past questions, 3 h 36 m
    adds +15.887.8

Subtotal, 4 topics87.8 of 90 marks

If time allowsunder 3 marks each

  1. 5
    Conservative traditionQ7, Q9, Q105 past questions, 3 h 36 m
    adds +2.290

Total, 5 topics90 of 90 marks

Also asked, but adding no marks on top of the topics above: Marxist tradition, Postmodern perspective, Empirical approach, Normative approach, Political obligation, Historical approach, Political community and citizenship.

Doing every question in the order once, at exam pace, takes about 21 h 36 m. Averages over past papers, not promises.

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Question by question

The topics each question has asked in the 4 current-syllabus papers (December 2022 to December 2025).

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