Government and Politics

Assessment

Political Participation: Democracy and participation, political parties, electoral systems, voting behaviour and the media. Core Political Ideas: Conservatism, liberalism, socialism. UK Government: The constitution, parliament, Prime Minister and executive Optional Political Ideas: One idea from anarchism, ecologism, feminism, multiculturalism, and nationalism. The US Constitution and federalism, US Congress, US presidency, US Supreme Court and civil rights, democracy and participation.