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==Topics==
 
==Topics==
Paper 1: UK Politics & Core Political Ideas:
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*Paper 1: UK Politics & Core Political Ideas:
*Democracy & Participation.
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**Democracy & Participation.
*Political Parties.
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**Political Parties.
*Electoral Systems.
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**Electoral Systems.
*Voting Behavious & the Media.
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**Voting Behavious & the Media.
*Core Political Ideas: Conservatism; Liberalism; Socialism.
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**Core Political Ideas: Conservatism; Liberalism; Socialism.
  
Paper 2: UK Government & Non-Core Political Ideas:
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*Paper 2: UK Government & Non-Core Political Ideas:
*The Constitution.
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**The Constitution.
*Parliament.
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**Parliament.
*The Prime Minister & the Executive.
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**The Prime Minister & the Executive.
*The Relationship between the Branches of the Government.
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**The Relationship between the Branches of the Government.
*Non-Core Political Ideas: Anarchism.
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**Non-Core Political Ideas: Anarchism.
  
Paper 3: Comparative Politics - the Government & Politics of the USA:
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*Paper 3: Comparative Politics - the Government & Politics of the USA:
*The Constitution.
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**The Constitution.
*Congress.
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**Congress.
*The Presidency.
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**The Presidency.
*The Supreme Court & Civil Rights.
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**The Supreme Court & Civil Rights.
*Democracy & Participation.
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**Democracy & Participation.
  
 
==Term-by-Term Overview==
 
==Term-by-Term Overview==

Revision as of 14:07, 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.

Term-by-Term Overview

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