Government and Politics

Assessment

Component 1: UK Politics (Written exam – 33.3%) Topics covered: Democracy and participation; Political parties; Electoral systems; Voting behaviour and the media. Students will also learn about core political ideas covering conservatism, liberalism and socialism. Component 2: UK Government and Optional Political Ideas (Written exam – 33.3%) There are four content areas: The Constitution; Parliament; Prime Minister and executive; Relationships between the branches. Students will also learn about one of the five optional ideas; Ecologism; Feminism; Multiculturalism; Nationalism; Anarchism. Component 3: UK Government and Optional Political Ideas (Written exam – 33.3%) Topics covered: Theories of global politics; Sovereignty and globalisation; Global governance – political and economic; Global governance – human rights and environmental; Power and developments; Regionalism and the European Union.