Government and Politics

Assessment

Unit 1 – 33.33% of the qualification (84 Marks) • Section A: Political Participation One 30-mark question from a choice of two (each question uses a source) – students must complete one of these. Plus one 30-mark question from a choice of two – students must complete one of these. All questions assess AO1, AO2 and AO3. • Section B: Core Political Ideas One 24 Mark question from a choice of two, which assesses AO1, AO2 and AO3. Unit 2 – 33.33% of the qualification (84 Marks) • Section A: UK Government One 30-mark question from a choice of two (each question uses a source) – students must complete one of these. Plus one 30-mark question from choice of two – students must complete one of these. All questions assess AO1, AO2 and AO3. • Section B: Non-core Political Ideas • One 24-mark question from a choice of two, which assess AO1, AO2 and AO3. Unit 3 – 33.33% of the qualification (84 Marks) • Section A: One 12-mark questions from a choice of two, which assess AO1 and AO2. • Section B: One compulsory 12-mark question focused on comparative theories. which assesses AO1 and AO2. • Section C: Two 30-mark questions from a choice of three, which assesses AO1, AO3 and AO3.