During the two year A Level politics course you will study three components. Each of these components will be assessed at the end of the final year. Each exam is of equal weight.
UK Politics and Core Political Ideas
Students will study:
- Democracy and participation
- Political parties
- Electoral systems
- Voting behaviour and the media
They will also study three political ideas:
- Liberalism
- Conservatism
- Socialism
UK Government and Optional Political Ideas
Students will study:
- The constitution
- Parliament
- Prime Minister and the executive
- Relationships between the branches
They will also explore:
- Feminism
Comparative politics: USA
- The US constitution
- US Congress
- US Presidency
- US Supreme court
- US Democracy and Participation
- US Civil Rights
Students should have achieved a GCSE grade 6 in History, Geography, RS, Business, English or similar subject.
Current students do this subject with history, geography, economics, psychology, chemistry, physics, maths, english, food and business studies.
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