Politics

Course summary

This course offers exciting opportunities for lively debate and demands clear thinking and analysis. The course aims: To provide students with knowledge of the processes and practices of Government in the UK and put it into context by comparison with the Government of the USA. To explain the roles of the Prime Minister, Cabinet and Parliament and allow students to understand the way that law-making is carried out. To root current political ideas within a tradition of ideological debate. To develop students’ skills of argument and explanation in areas where debate and communication are important.