Edexcel A-Level Politics | Component 3B: Global Politics | 2026 Predicted Paper
Edexcel A-Level Politics 9PL0/3B
Paper 3: Comparative Politics, Global Politics
Time: 2 hoursTotal marks: 84
SECTION A
Answer ONE question from EITHER Question 1(a) OR Question 1(b).
EITHER
Question 01 (a) Examine the differences between the use of military hard power and cultural soft power as methods of exercising influence in global politics.
(12 Marks)
OR
Question 01 (b) Examine the differences between political globalisation and cultural globalisation.
(12 Marks)
TOTAL FOR SECTION A = 12 MARKS
SECTION B
Answer Question 2.
Question 02 Analyse how realism and liberalism differ over the prospects for effective global environmental governance.
In your answer you must discuss any relevant core political ideas.
(12 Marks)
TOTAL FOR SECTION B = 12 MARKS
SECTION C
Answer TWO questions from EITHER Question 3(a) OR Question 3(b) OR Question 3(c).
In your answers you should make connections between relevant areas of politics studied from Global Politics.
EITHER
Question 03 (a) Evaluate the view that the structure of the United Nations Security Council significantly limits the effectiveness of the United Nations in addressing contemporary global issues.
You must consider this view and the alternative to this view in a balanced way.
(30 Marks)
AND/OR
Question 03 (b) Evaluate the view that the European Union's economic influence is more significant than its political and military influence in global politics.
You must consider this view and the alternative to this view in a balanced way.
(30 Marks)
AND/OR
Question 03 (c) Evaluate the view that nation states retain significant sovereignty despite the effects of globalisation.
You must consider this view and the alternative to this view in a balanced way.
(30 Marks)
TOTAL FOR SECTION C = 60 MARKS
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