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Based on the SQA curriculum. Two practice sets of 25 questions, 1 mark each — a fresh set of questions from the whole bank every attempt.
The real exam: Paper 1 (52 marks, 1 hour 45 minutes) — answer one 20-mark essay on Democracy in Scotland and the UK, one 20-mark essay on Social Issues (social inequality or crime and the law) and one 12-mark question on International Issues (world powers or world issues). Paper 2 (28 marks, 1 hour 15 minutes) — three compulsory source questions: conclusions (10), objectivity (10) and reliability (8). Plus an assignment (30 marks, written up in 1 hour 30 minutes using your research sheet). Total 110 marks: Paper 1 47%, Paper 2 26%, assignment 27%. No format changes for 2026–27.
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Grade bands used here are SQA's notional ones: A 70%, B 60%, C 50%, D 40%. They are a rough guide only — SQA sets real grade boundaries each year.
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