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AS and A-Level POLITICS


Head of Department: Mr.E.Sleeman

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What is Politics?

Politics is a subject more important to study than ever before. It is an interesting and academically stimulating course which will help you answer fundamental questions about how and why decisions are made. Throughout the course you will be thinking about: Who holds power and why? Is there a crisis of political participation? What are the appropriate limits to individual liberty? Can established modes of politics tackle environmental challenges?

It is through debate, discussion and disagreement that students shape their own views and opinions of the modern political landscape and their place within it.  You do not need to have any previous knowledge to study this subject; curiosity and a willingness to tackle new ideas are more important, together with a capacity to work hard.

Politics is acceptable to all universities.  It can be combined with a wide range of other A levels.  It is a useful subject for students considering careers in Law, Journalism, Radio and TV, Business, the Police, Local Government and the Civil Service. 


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Syllabus: Edexcel Politics 2017


Year 12 
Component 1 – UK Politics and Core Political Ideas
 
Topic list
  • Participation & Voting Behaviour
  • Electoral Systems
  • Political Parties
  • Pressure Groups & Protest Movements
 
Component 2 – UK Government and Non-Core Political Ideas

UK Government
  • The Constitution
  • Parliament
  • Prime Minister and Executive
  • Relationships between branches
Non - Core Political Ideas
A choice of:
  • Anarchism
  • Ecologism
  • Feminism
  • Multiculturalism
Nationalism ​
Year 13

A choice of either: US Politics
  • The US Constitution and Federalism
  • US Congress
  • US Presidency
  • US Supreme Court and US Civil Rights
  • US democracy and participation
  • Comparative Theories

Or: Global Politics 
  • The state and globalisation
  • Global governance: political and economic
  • Global governance: human rights and environmental
  • Power and developments
  • Regionalism and the EU
  • Comparative Theories
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How will you be examined

1) UK Politics and Core Political Ideas - Component 1 – 2 Hour Exam – 33% of the qualification – 84 Marks.
Section A – one 30 mark question from a choice of 2 – both including a source. Additional 30 mark question from a choice of 2.
Section B – One 24 mark question from a choice of 2.
 
2) UK Government and Non-Core Political Ideas - Component 2 - 2 Hour Exam – 33% of the qualification – 84 Marks.
Section A - one 30 mark question from a choice of 2 – both including a source. Additional 30 mark question from a choice of 2.
Section B – One 24 mark question from a choice of 2.
 
3) Either US Politics or Global Politics - Component 3 – 2 Hour Exam – 33% of the qualification – 84 Marks.
Section A – One 12 mark question from a choice of 2
Section B – One 12 mark question (compulsory).
Section C – Two 30 mark questions from a choice of 3
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