Government and Politics

Course summary

Year one Government and Politics Unit 1 People and Politics. Students will explore issues including: Elections and electoral systems, Political Parties, Pressure groups. Unit 2 Governing the UK. Students will explore issues including:The Executive- Prime Minister and Cabinet predominantly The Judiciary and Civil liberties, The Constitution. Year two Government and Politics- Political Ideologies Unit 3b Political Ideologies, Students will explore issues including: Anarchism, Liberalism, Socialism Unit 4b Political Ideologies, Students will explore issues including: Feminism, Nationalism, Ecologism