Government and Politics

Course summary

Qualification Code 60312233 Component 1: UK Politics Written examination: 2 hours Content overview 1. Political Participation, students will study: ∙ Democracy and participation, political parties, electoral systems, voting behavior and the media. 2. Core Political Ideas, students will study: ∙ Conservatism, liberalism, socialism. Component 2: UK Government Written examination: 2 hours Content overview 1. UK Government, students will study: ∙ The constitution, parliament, Prime Minister and executive, relationships between the branches. 2. Optional Political Ideas, students will study: Anarchism Component 3: International Relations Written examination: 2 hours Content overview ∙ Sovereignty and globalisation, global governance: political and economic, global governance: human rights and environmental, power and developments, regionalism and the European Union, comparative theories.