Government and Politics

Course summary

You will be learning about the British political system, how it works, and how people interact with it. As well as studying underpinning political ideologies such as liberalism, socialism and conservatism, you will also learn how our democratic, voting and law-making systems work and cover case studies of how the media has affected voting behaviours. Alongside your study of the British system, you will also be studying US politics, drawing comparisons between the two systems and how the population engages with the respective democracies.