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Unit 1: UK Politics

In this unit, you will be introduced to some basic ideas in UK politics. You will be able to understand democracy and participation, electoral systems and the different political parties. We will look at how people vote and the influence that the media has on this voting behaviour. We will then look at the core political ideas behind Conservatism, Socialism and Liberalism.

Component 1 - UK Politics

• Democracy and Participation
• Electoral Systems
• Political Parties
• Voting Behaviour and the Media
• Core Political Ideas—Conservatism
• Core Political Ideas—Socialism
• Core Political Ideas—Liberalism

Unit 2: UK Government

In this unit, you will learn about the UK constitution, Parliament, the Prime Minister and the Executive, relations between the branches and a non-core political idea – that of Nationalism. This unit focuses more on ideas outside the scope of traditional politics and more on other ideologies that have become more prevalent over the course of the last 20-30 years.

Component 2 - UK Government

• The Constitution
• Parliament
• Prime Minister and the Executive
• Relations between the Branches
• Non-Core Political Idea - Nationalism

During Year 13, students will study the following unit:

Unit 3: Comparative Politics (Global)

In this unit, you will look at comparative theories from across the globe. You will make comparisons between British systems and systems from other countries, looking in particular at politics, human rights, economic development and the environment.

Component 3 - Comparative Politics (Global)

• Comparative Theories
• Global Governance - Political
• State and Globalisation
• Global Governance - Human Rights
• Global Governance - Economic
• Power and Developments
• Global Governance - Environmental
• Regionalism and the EU
• Comparative Theories (review)