Politics

Assessment

You will be assessed by 3 written papers at the end of year 13, each paper is 2hrs long. Component 1: UK Politics - Political participation: This includes democracy and participation, political parties, electoral systems, voting behaviour and the media. - Core political ideas: This includes conservatism, liberalism and socialism. Component 2: UK Government - UK Government: This includes the constitution, parliament, Prime Minister and executive, and relationships between the branches. - Non-core political ideas: This will cover one additional political theory. Component 3: Comparative Politics -The USA: This includes the US Constitution, federalism, the US Congress, the President, the Supreme Court and civil rights, democracy, participation, and comparative theories.