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==Examinations==
 
==Examinations==
 
*You will sit 3 examinations at the end of Year 13: each paper is 2 hours long.
 
*You will sit 3 examinations at the end of Year 13: each paper is 2 hours long.
**Paper 1: UK Politics & Core Political Ideas
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**Paper 1: UK Politics & Core Political Ideas.
**Paper 2: UK Government & Non-Core Political Ideas
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**Paper 2: UK Government & Non-Core Political Ideas.
**Paper 3: Comparative Politics - The Government & Politics of the U.S.A.
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**Paper 3: Comparative Politics - The Government & Politics of the USA.
  
 
==Internal Assessment==
 
==Internal Assessment==

Revision as of 14:06, 11 December 2018

Examining Body

Examinations

  • You will sit 3 examinations at the end of Year 13: each paper is 2 hours long.
    • Paper 1: UK Politics & Core Political Ideas.
    • Paper 2: UK Government & Non-Core Political Ideas.
    • Paper 3: Comparative Politics - The Government & Politics of the USA.

Internal Assessment

Topics

Paper 1: UK Politics & Core Political Ideas:

  • Democracy & Participation.
  • Political Parties.
  • Electoral Systems.
  • Voting Behavious & the Media.
  • Core Political Ideas: Conservatism; Liberalism; Socialism.

Paper 2: UK Government & Non-Core Political Ideas:

  • The Constitution.
  • Parliament.
  • The Prime Minister & the Executive.
  • The Relationship between the Branches of the Government.
  • Non-Core Political Ideas: Anarchism.

Paper 3: Comparative Politics - the Government & Politics of the USA:

  • The Constitution.
  • Congress.
  • The Presidency.
  • The Supreme Court & Civil Rights.
  • Democracy & Participation.

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