Paper 1: The Government and Politics of the UK • The nature and sources of the British Constitution • The structure and role of Parliament • The Prime Minister and Cabinet • The Judiciary • Devolution • Democracy and participation • Elections and Referendums • Political Parties • Pressure Groups • The European Union Paper 2: The Government and Politics of the USA and Comparative Politics • The Constitutional Framework of US Government • Congress, the President and the Supreme Court • The electoral process and direct democracy • Political Parties • Pressure Groups • Civil Rights • Comparisons with the British political system Paper 3: Political Ideas Core ideologies: • Conservatism • Liberalism • Socialism Optional ideology: • Nationalism
Level 6 or above in GCSE English and GCSE History (if studied). Level 6 or above GCSE History (if studied) is an advantage but not an absolute prerequisite
A Level Politics is a two-year linear course. You will sit three x 2 hour papers at the end of Year 13, which will assess your knowledge and understanding of the content you’ve learned and the skills you’ve developed throughout the course. All three papers are equally-weighted. Questions consist of a range of shorter 9-mark questions and longer 25-mark essay and extract-based essay questions. There is no coursework in A Level Politics.
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Paper 1: The Government and Politics of the UK • The nature and sources of the British Constitution • The structure and role of Parliament • The Prime Minister and Cabinet • The Judiciary • Devolution • Democracy and participation • Elections and Referendums • Political Parties • Pressure Groups • The European Union Paper 2: The Government and Politics of the USA and Comparative Politics • The Constitutional Framework of US Government • Congress, the President and the Supreme Court • The electoral process and direct democracy • Political Parties • Pressure Groups • Civil Rights • Comparisons with the British political system Paper 3: Political Ideas Core ideologies: • Conservatism • Liberalism • Socialism Optional ideology: • Nationalism
Level 6 or above in GCSE English and GCSE History (if studied). Level 6 or above GCSE History (if studied) is an advantage but not an absolute prerequisite
A Level Politics is a two-year linear course. You will sit three x 2 hour papers at the end of Year 13, which will assess your knowledge and understanding of the content you’ve learned and the skills you’ve developed throughout the course. All three papers are equally-weighted. Questions consist of a range of shorter 9-mark questions and longer 25-mark essay and extract-based essay questions. There is no coursework in A Level Politics.