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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 | + | **Paper 1: UK Politics & Core Political Ideas. |
− | **Paper 2: UK Government & Non-Core Political Ideas | + | **Paper 2: UK Government & Non-Core Political Ideas. |
− | **Paper 3: Comparative Politics - The Government & Politics of the | + | **Paper 3: Comparative Politics - The Government & Politics of the USA. |
==Internal Assessment== | ==Internal Assessment== |
Revision as of 14:06, 11 December 2018
Contents
Examining Body
- The examining body is Pearson-Edexcel.
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.