Government and Politics

Assessment

You will study 3 separate units which are each assessed through exams at the end of your 2 year course of study. Each unit is worth 1/3 of your A Level. Paper 1: UK Politics Topics in this unit include: - Democracy and participation - Political Parties - Electoral Systems - Voting Behaviour and the Media 3 Core Political Ideologies: Liberalism, Socialism and Conservativism Paper 2: UK Government - Topics in this Unit include: - Nature and sources of the British Constitution - The structure and role of Parliament - Prime Minister and the Executive - Relationships between the branches of Government - 1 Non-core Ideology: Feminism Paper 3: Comparative Politics (USA) Topics in this unit include: - The US Constitution and Federalism - US Congress - US Presidency - US Supreme Court and Civil Rights - Democracy and Participation - Comparative Theories