Government and Politics

Course summary

There has never been a better time to study Politics. With seismic events such as the British exit from the European Union and the election of Donald Trump as American President, an A Level in Politics will help you to understand these major changes. The course has three components, two of which involve studying UK Politics, and the final component involves a study of US Politics. Paper 1 – UK Politics (with Core Political Ideas): • UK Politics: democracy and participation, political parties, electoral systems, voting behavior, and the media. • Ideas: conservatism, liberalism and socialism. Paper 2 – UK Government (with Optional Political Ideas): • UK Government: constitution, parliament, prime minister, relationships between the branches. • Optional political ideas. Students will study the core ideas and principles, types, and different thinkers of anarchism. Paper 3 – Comparative Politics: • US Constitution and federalism, US Presidency, US Congress, US Supreme Court, democracy and participation, civil rights.