A Level Politics Revision Tools
Got exams coming up? These tools are used by thousands of A Level Politics students every year to revise smarter, track their progress, and go into the exam room feeling prepared.
- Free to download
- Used by 3,000+ politics students
- Covers AQA & Edexcel
Study Dog members get more than these free tools
- Model answers for each paper
- Audio Notes - revise on the go
- Personalised revision plans
- StudyBot AI Tutor
Revision Checklists
These spec-by-spec checklists break down every topic across all papers, so you can tick off what you know and focus time where it counts. Members also get model answers for each paper.
AQA (7152)
Paper 1 (UK Politics)
Paper 2 (US Government & Politics)
Paper 3 (Political Ideas)
Edexcel (9PL0)
Paper 1 (UK Politics)
Paper 2 (UK Government)
Paper 3A (USA Politics)
Paper 3B (Global Politics)
Past Paper Score Tracker
Record your scores on past papers and class tests, broken down by topic. Over time you’ll see exactly which areas are dragging your mark down, and where to spend revision time for the biggest gains.
Key Word Portfolio
Examiners reward precise use of political terminology. This portfolio gives you a structured way to collect, define, and learn the key terms for every topic. There’s extra space to add your own as you go.
Downloaded your checklist? See the model answer for each paper
Study Dog members get access to model essays, unseen practice papers, audio notes, flashcards, and more, for AQA, Edexcel and WJEC specifications.
- Model answers
- Topic quizzes
- Audio notes
- Cancel anytime
Essay Planning Grids
Essay planning grids are a great way of planning the structure of your arguments and what you’ll discuss in an essay. It’s a great habit to draw up a quick plan in an exam to outline what you’re going to discuss and to make sure you don’t miss any points.
AQA 9 mark
AQA 25 mark extract
AQA 25 mark essay
Edexcel 30 mark Source
Edexcel 30 mark Essay
Edexcel 24 mark Ideology
Edexcel 12 mark Examine
Edexcel 12 mark Analyse (USA)
Edexcel 12 mark Analyse (Global)
Making Synoptic Links
The Politics mark schemes reward students who can draw connections across the course between papers, topics, and examples. These resources map out where synoptic links exist and show you how to use them to pick up marks that most students leave on the table.
AQA Synoptic Links
Edexcel Synoptic Links
Read our guide to synoptic links →
These tools are just the start
Study Dog members get model answers, full course notes, audio revision, flashcards, quizzes, and exam guidance, all built specifically for A Level Politics.
- Model answers
- Topic quizzes
- Audio notes
- Cancel anytime
Frequently Asked Questions
Study Dog’s Revision Tools are free resources that help you revise more efficiently: Key Word Portfolios for core terminology, Essay Planning Grids to make sure your essays cover everything the mark scheme wants, and Revision Checklists to track which topics you’ve covered.
Yes. The tools on this page are free to use without a membership, and can be downloaded instantly. Membership is optional and adds notes, audio, flashcards, quizzes, model answers and practice papers.
The A Level Politics revision tools cover AQA, Edexcel and WJEC. Check your own specification code against the tool before you use it.
Read through the terms, then test yourself by covering the definition and writing it from memory. Add examples from your course for each term. Return to the ones you got wrong until they stick.
They give you a structure to plan an answer in a few minutes: your argument, evidence, analysis and a judgement for each paragraph. Using the same grid across practice questions builds the habit that earns top marks.
The free tools help you organise and plan your revision.
Membership gives you the content to revise from: course notes, audio notes, flashcards, quizzes with instant feedback, model answers, practice papers and personalised progress reports. It’s from £8 a month with a 7-day free trial, and you can cancel anytime.
Yes, the tools are all provided in a PDF format, which can be easily printed or saved to your device.
