Government and Politics

Assessment

Paper 1 covers the Government and Politics of the UK and is studied in Year 12. This topic covers most areas of how the government in this country is organized, how it works, and what it does, culminating in a 2-hour-long exam at the end of Year 13. Paper 2 covers the Government and Politics of the USA and is studied in Year 13. This topic covers most areas of the government in the USA is organized, how it works, and what it does. It also gives the opportunity for comparison between the UK and the USA systems in the 2-hour-long exam at the end of Year 13. Paper 3 covers Political Ideas and is studied in Year 12. This topic covers many political ideas and beliefs and allows students to study the development of these beliefs as well as look at the key people within them. This also culminates in a 2-hour long exam at the end of Year 13.