Government and Politics

Course summary

WHAT YOU WILL BE TAUGHT: Component 1: UK Politics & Core Political Ideas - Democracy and participation - Political parties - Electoral systems - Voting behavior and the media. - Conservatism (A level only) - Liberalism (A level only) - Socialism (A level only) Component 2: UK Government - The constitution - Parliament - The Prime Minister and executive - Relationships between the branches - Nationalism (A level only) Component 3: Comparative Politics– Global Politics (A level only) - The State and Globalization - Global Governance: Political and Economic - Global Governance: Human Rights and Environmental - Power and Developments - Regionalism and the EU - Comparative Theories– Realism and Liberalism