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*Mr S Tighe (Subject Leader: Politics):
 
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*Mr M Hewitt (Deputy Head: Teaching & Learning):
 
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Revision as of 14:10, 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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