Government and Politics

Assessment

The politics A level is assessed at the end of the course through three exams. Paper 1: UK Politics and Core Political Ideas This paper lasts two hours and requires you to answer two 30-mark essay questions on UK Politics topics including Democracy and Participation, Political Parties, Electoral Systems, and Voting Behaviour. You will also answer a 24-mark short essay question on either Liberalism, Conservatism or Socialism. Paper 2: UK Government and Non-core Political Ideas This paper lasts two hours and requires you to answer two 30-mark essay questions on UK Government topics including the Constitution, Parliament, the Prime Minister, and Relations between Political Institutions. You will also answer a 24-mark short essay question on Feminism. Paper 3: Comparative Politics - USA This paper lasts two hours and requires you to answer two short 12-mark questions comparing US and UK politics, and two 30-mark essay questions on US Politics topics including the Constitution, Congress, the Presidency, the Supreme Court and Civil Rights, and Democracy and Participation.