Government and Politics

Assessment

At the end of the Upper Sixth, there is an assessment via three separate papers. The first paper is on UK politics and the second is on the UK government. Both UK papers require two written persuasive essays on the core content and a third evaluative essay on political ideas. When writing the first essay, arguments are found in an extended source. The third paper is about the US government and politics. In this paper, assessment is first completed by comparing US and UK politics in two short essays. There are then two persuasive essays on the government and politics of the USA.