Politics (A-Level)

Outline

Paper 1 UK Politics: democracy and participation; political parties; electoral systems and voting behaviour; political ideas – liberalism, socialism and conservatismPaper 2 UK Government: the constitution; Parliament; the executive; the relations between branches; political ideas – nationalismPaper 3: Global Politics – theories of international relations; the nation-state; global political and economic governance; human rights and the environment; power in international relations; regionalism

Assessment

100% exam (three papers each two hours long)

Entry Requirements

Students will need a minimum of five grade 5’s or above, including English Language, English Literature and Mathematics. Additionally, students must have a grade 5 in another written subject. This is an extended writing subject and students will require a good spread of GCSEs in extended writing subjects.* One Vocational Qualification in a related subject area will be considered in place of a GCSE.

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