Politics

Course summary

The first year of study is of the political and government systems of the United Kingdom, as well as starting to look at the core ideologies of conservatism, socialism and liberalism. The second year involves a study of the political system in the USA both as an individual topic and in making comparison with the UK system of government. We also look at the development of feminism as an ideology. A wide range of teaching and learning styles are deployed, including lectures, discussions, debates and group activities. THE FUTURE: Occupations include Law, Journalism, the Civil Service, Police Service, Armed Forces, UK & International Business, Political Research, and Politics. YEAR 12: • Political Participation: Democracy and participation, political parties, electoral systems, voting behaviour and the media • Core Political Ideas: Conservatism, liberalism and socialism • UK Government: The constitution, parliament, Prime Minister and executive, relationships between the branches YEAR 13: • Complete Core Political Ideologies • Non-core Political Ideas: Feminism • USA: The US Constitution and federalism, US Congress, US presidency, US Supreme Court and civil rights, democracy and participation, comparative theories