IB skill practice

Apply power and legitimacy to a political issue

Global Politics SL source-first practice with original source packs, actor/stakeholder analysis, concept application, Paper 1 source judgement, Paper 2 thematic argument, and Engagement Project reflection.

Paper 1 6 marks Difficulty 4

Apply power and legitimacy to a political issue: Mining royalties and community consent

Global Politics SL 2026 assessment source-first practice. This actor-power map about Mining royalties and community consent in Pilbara mining-benefit agreement dispute is being used for this task focus: power and legitimacy. A student is answering a Paper 1 source question. What should the next sentence do so source claims, actors, origin, purpose, perspective, visual evidence, concept link, and judgement are used accurately? Select the issue focus, source evidence, concept link, and evaluation judgement. Then answer in your own words: what should the student write next to strengthen this Global Politics SL response for the exact source or task? AI will analyse your source use, actor and stakeholder analysis, political concept link, evaluation, scale, and expression.

Worked practice: build the response

Construct the political analysis in order: issue focus, source evidence, concept link, then a balanced evaluation.