Assessment outline—SL

External assessment (3 hours) 75 %

1) Paper 1 (1 h 15 min)/ 30%
* Stimulus-based paper based on a topic from one of the four core units
* Four compulsory short-answer/structured questions
(25 marks)

2) Paper 2 (1 h 45 min) 45%
* Students must write two essays from a choice of eight, each selected from a different core unit
(50 marks)

Internal assessment (20 hours) / 25%
 Engagement activity 
* A written report (2,000-word maximum) on a political issue explored through engagement and research.
(20 marks) 
* IA is internally assessed by the teacher and externally moderated by the IB at the end of the course.