Government and Politics

Course summary

PAPER 1: UK Politics Section A: Political Participation: ● Democracy and Participation ● Political Parties ● Electoral Systems ● Voting Behaviour and the Media Section B: Core Political Ideas Conservatism - Liberalism - Socialism PAPER 2: UK Government Section A: UK Government ● The Constitution ● Parliament ● Prime Minister and the Executive ● Relationships between these branches Section B - Optional Political Ideas One of Anarchism / Ecologism / Feminism / Multiculturalism / Nationalism PAPER 3: Comparative Politics-USA The US Constitution and federalism US Congress US Presidency US Supreme Court Democracy and participation Civil rights