AQA A-level Politics past papers and mark schemes
20 papers · November 2020 – June 2025
AQA A-level Politics, specification 7152, has three papers on this page: Paper 1: The Government and Politics of the UK, Paper 2: Comparative Politics: Government and Politics of the USA and Paper 3: Political Ideas. Each is marked out of 77 and lasts 2 hours.
There are 20 papers in total: 17 from 6 exam series between November 2020 and June 2025 plus 3 specimen papers. Paper 2 and Paper 3 have 7 papers each, while Paper 1 has 6, so its list is slightly shorter. Every paper comes with a mark scheme, and all files are hosted by AQA, the board that sets the papers. Write full answers under time pressure rather than bullet-point plans, then read the mark scheme to see how your argument compares with what was credited. Keeping the newest series back gives you an unseen paper for the final weeks, while the older ones are ideal for building confidence early on.
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Paper 1: The Government and Politics of the UK7152/1
2 h · 77 marks
What this paper covers
- 3.1 Government and politics of the UKThe nature and sources of the British Constitution · The structure and role of Parliament · The prime minister and cabinet · The judiciary · Devolution · Democracy and participation · Elections and referendums · Political parties · Pressure groups (3.1) · The European Union
| Series | Code | Question paper | Mark scheme | Insert |
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| June 2024 | 7152/1 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| June 2023 | 7152/1 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| June 2022 | 7152/1 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| November 2021 | 7152/1 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| November 2020 | 7152/1 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| Specimen (Sample set 1) | 7152/1 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
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Paper 2: Comparative Politics: Government and Politics of the USA7152/2
2 h · 77 marks
What this paper covers
- 3.2 Government and politics of the USA and comparative politicsThe constitutional framework of US government · Comparing Constitutional arrangements · The legislative branch of government: Congress · The executive branch of government: President · Comparing the US and UK executives · The judicial branch of government · Comparing the judiciaries · The electoral process and direct democracy · US political parties · Comparing electoral and party systems · Pressure groups (3.2) · Comparing pressure groups · Civil rights · Comparing civil rights
| Series | Code | Question paper | Mark scheme | Insert |
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| June 2025 | 7152/2 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| June 2024 | 7152/2 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| June 2023 | 7152/2 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| June 2022 | 7152/2 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| November 2021 | 7152/2 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| November 2020 | 7152/2 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| Specimen (Sample set 1) | 7152/2 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
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Paper 3: Political Ideas7152/3
2 h · 77 marks
What this paper covers
- 3.3 Political ideasCore ideologies · Other ideologies
| Series | Code | Question paper | Mark scheme | Insert |
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| June 2025 | 7152/3 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| June 2024 | 7152/3 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| June 2023 | 7152/3 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| June 2022 | 7152/3 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| November 2021 | 7152/3 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| November 2020 | 7152/3 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| Specimen (Sample set 1) | 7152/3 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
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Common questions
- Where can I find AQA Politics mark schemes?
- Every paper on this page has its mark scheme linked in the same row. Each link opens the PDF where it is hosted.
- Which years of AQA Politics past papers are here?
- The page lists 17 papers from 6 exam series, November 2020 to June 2025, and 3 specimen or sample papers.
- How are AQA Politics past papers organised on this page?
- Papers are grouped by exam paper, then by series with the newest first: Paper 1: The Government and Politics of the UK (2 hours, 77 marks), Paper 2: Comparative Politics: Government and Politics of the USA (2 hours, 77 marks) and Paper 3: Political Ideas (2 hours, 77 marks). Durations and marks are the most common values across the series listed.
- Are these the official AQA papers?
- They are the papers set by AQA. Links open the PDF where it is hosted: 20 on the AQA website. Reschedule is independent and not affiliated with any exam board.
- How do I fit past papers into my revision plan?
- Add Politics and AQA in Reschedule with the date of each paper. It builds a daily revision plan that schedules each subtopic before the paper that examines it and adds past papers for each paper, then re-fits the plan if you miss a day.
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