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

Revision as of 13:59, 11 December 2018

Examining Body

Examinations

  • You will sit 3 examinations at the end of Year 13: each paper is 2 hours long.
  1. Paper 1: UK Politics & Core Political Ideas
  2. Paper 2: UK Government & Non-Core Political Ideas
  3. Paper 3: Comparative Politics - The Government & Politics of the U.S.A.

Internal Assessment

Topics

  1. Paper 1: UK Politics & Core Political Ideas:
  • Democracy & Participation.
  • Political Parties.
  • Electoral Systems.
  • Voting Behavious & the Media.
  • Core Political Ideas: Conservatism; Liberalism; Socialism.
  1. 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.
  1. Paper 3: Comparative Politics

Term-by-Term Overview

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