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==Faculty Contact Details== | ==Faculty Contact Details== | ||
*Mr S Tighe (Subject Leader: Politics): | *Mr S Tighe (Subject Leader: Politics): | ||
| − | **E-mail: [email protected] | + | **E-mail: [email protected]. |
| − | **Classroom: EPR1 | + | **Classroom: EPR1. |
*Mr M Hewitt (Deputy Head: Teaching & Learning): | *Mr M Hewitt (Deputy Head: Teaching & Learning): | ||
| − | **E-mail: [email protected] | + | **E-mail: [email protected]. |
Revision as of 13:10, 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.
Term-by-Term Overview
Useful Websites & Log-Ins
Faculty Contact Details
- Mr S Tighe (Subject Leader: Politics):
- E-mail: [email protected].
- Classroom: EPR1.
- Mr M Hewitt (Deputy Head: Teaching & Learning):
- E-mail: [email protected].
