Politics
Course Outline/ Topics
- UK Politics – Democracy and Participation | Political Parties | Electoral Systems | Voting Behaviour and the Media
- UK Government – The Constitution | Parliament | The Prime Minister and the Executive | Relationships Between the Branches of Government
- Political Ideas – Liberalism | Conservatism | Socialism | Nationalism
- US Politics – Democracy and Participation | The Constitution | Congress | The Presidency | The Supreme Court | Civil Rights
- Comparative Theories of International Relations
KEY STAGE 5
Paper 1 (paper code: 9PL0/01) UK Politics
Written examination: 2 hours. 33% of Qualification. 84 Marks
Content Overview
- Democracy and participation
- Political parties
- Electoral systems
- Voting behaviour and the media
- Conservatism
- Socialism
- Liberalism
Assessment Overview
Section A: Political Participation
One 30-mark question from a choice of two (each question uses a source) -Students must complete one of these.
Plus one 30-mark question from a choice of two—students must complete one of these.
All questions assess A01, A02 and A03
Section B: Core Political Ideas
One 24-Mark question from a choice of two which assesses A01, A02 and A03
Paper 2: (Paper code: 9PL0/02) UK Government
Written examination: 2 hours. 33% of the qualification. 84 marks.
Content Overview
- The consultation
- Parliament
- Prime Minister and Executive
- Relationships between the branches
- One from the following: Anarchism, Feminism, Ecologism, Multiculturalism, Nationalism
Assessment Overview
Section A: Political Participation
One 30-mark question from a choice of two (each question uses a source) - students must complete one of these.
All questions assess A01, A02 and A03
Section B: Core Political Ideas
One 24-mark question from a choice of two, which assesses A01, A02 and A03
Paper 3: (Paper code: 9PL0/3A or 3B) Comparative politics
Written examination: 2 hours. 33% of the qualification. 84% Marks
Content Overview
- Students study the Government and Politics of the USA (3A)
- The US Constitution and federalism
- US Congress
- US presidency
- US Supreme Court and civil rights
- Democracy and participation
- Comparative theories
Assessment overview for 3A or 3B
- Section A - one 12-mark question from a choice of two, which assesses A01 and A02
- Section B - one compulsory question focused on comparative theories, which assesses A01 and A02
- Section C - two 30-mark questions from a choice of three, which assesses A01, A02 and A03
