IB Philosophy HL · 2025

7.1 The state

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7.1 The state

Latest exam session: November 2025

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Micro-topic2025
7.1.2Where does the state's authority come from?Regular
2Where does the state's authority come from?, 2025: 2 questions
7.1.3What makes a government legitimate?Occasional
1What makes a government legitimate?, 2025: 1 question
  • Regularin roughly one paper in six or more
  • Occasionalin about one paper in ten

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3 exam sessions from 2025, the latest November 2025. Every Paper 1 in every timezone is read and classified in full, which gives 3 papers in this archive.

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Where does the state's authority come from? (7.1.2): in 18% of papers, last seen May 25 P1 TZ3. Usually "evaluate", worth about 25 marks in a paper that includes it.

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