Government and Politics

Assessment

The A Level is assessed in three examinations at the end of year two. Paper 1 is two hours and is worth 84 marks. 60 marks are allocated to UK Politics and 24 marks are allocated to Ideologies. Paper 2 is the same as paper 1 with 60 marks allocated to UK Government and 24 marks allocated to the Optional Ideology. Paper 3 is also the same structure, with 24 marks allocated to comparative questions and 60 marks allocated to pure US Government and politics. Candidates are required to answer questions worth 30 marks and 24 marks for Components 1 and 2. Component 3 consists of 30 mark and 12 mark questions.