Government and Politics

Assessment

Component 1: UK Politics Political Participation: ◦ Democracy and participation, political parties, electoral systems, voting behavior, and the media. Core Political Ideas: ◦ Conservatism, liberalism, socialism. Written exam: 2 hours 33% of A level Component 2: UK Government UK Government: ◦ The constitution, parliament, Prime Minister and executive, and relationships between the branches. Optional Political Ideas: ◦ Nationalism Written exam: 2 hours 33% of A level Component 3: Comparative Politics- US Government and Politics USA: ◦ The US Constitution and federalism, US Congress, US presidency, US Supreme Court, democracy and participation, civil rights. Written exam: 2 hours 33% of A level