Modern Studies study guides

An overview of Section 1 of SQA National 5 Modern Studies, Democracy in Scotland and the United Kingdom, covering devolution and the division of powers, the Scottish Parliament and Government, the voting systems FPTP, AMS and STV, elections and campaigns, and participation, representation and influence.

An overview of the skills tested in SQA National 5 Modern Studies: the three source-handling question types (drawing conclusions, detecting exaggeration and selectivity, and selecting evidence to support a view or decision), each worth 8 marks, plus the 20-mark Assignment coursework.

An overview of Section 3 of SQA National 5 Modern Studies, International Issues, covering the two options: studying a world power (such as the USA, its political system, socio-economic issues and international influence) or a world issue (its causes, effects and the international responses to it).

An overview of Section 2 of SQA National 5 Modern Studies, Social Issues in the United Kingdom, covering the two options: social inequality (causes, effects and responses) and crime and the law (causes and effects of crime and the responses of individuals, the police, the courts and the state).