Government and Politics

Assessment

How will I be assessed? A LEVEL EXAMINATION: Paper 1: Government and Politics of the UK: 2 hours (77 marks) Paper 2: Government and Politics of the US and comparative politics: 2 hours ( 77 marks) Paper 3: Political Ideas: 2 hours (77 marks) For A2 students answer 5 questions in each paper. Students will answer three 9 mark questions that will ask them to ‘explain and analyse’ three aspects of a political institution or ideology. They will also have a 25 mark source question that will ask them to “analyse, evaluate and compare” the arguments in the source. They will also answer a purely knowledge based 25 marker that asks them to “analyse and evaluate” a statement.