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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 13:06, 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.