Skip to content
  • Politics

    Key Stage 5

    Exam board

    Edexcel Politics with component 3A

    Description

    The course covers the Politics and Government of the UK, key political philosophies and the Politics and Government of the USA. Lessons include regular discussions on current affairs, debates on key political issues and analysis of political journals. Students are expected to keep up-to-date with current examples through watching the news, reading newspapers and engaging with the department Twitter account.

    Content
      Year 12 Year 13
    Autumn

    UK Politics: · Democracy and participation · Political parties · Electoral systems · Voting behaviour

    UK Government: · The constitution · Parliament · The Prime Minister and the Executive

    Comparative Politics -USA: · US democracy and participation

    Comparative Politics -USA: · The presidency · The US supreme court

    Spring

    Political Ideologies: · Liberalism · Conservatism · Socialism

    UK Government: · Relationships between branches Non-core Political ideas: · Feminism

    UK Government Revision

    Comparative Politics -USA: · Civil rights Revision

    Summer

    Comparative Politics -USA: · The constitution

    Comparative Politics -USA: · Congress

    · Paper 1 – UK Politics · Paper 2 – UK Government · Paper 3 – Comparative Politics - USA

    Paper 1

    Key Topic 1: Democracy and participation

    Key Topic 2: Political parties

    Key Topic 3: Electoral systems

    Key Topic 4: Voting behaviour and the Media

    Key Topic 5: Liberalism

    Key Topic 6: Conservatism

    Key Topic 7: Socialism

    Paper 2

    Key Topic 1: The Constitution

    Key Topic 2: Parliament

    Key Topic 3: The PM and Executive

    Key Topic 4: Relations between branches

    Key Topic 5: Non-core political idea- Feminism

    Paper 3

    Key Topic 1: US Constitution

    Key Topic 2: US Congress

    Key Topic 3: US presidency

    Key Topic 4: US Supreme Court and US civil rights

    Key Topic 5: US democracy and participation

    Extra-curricular Opportunities

    Students have had the opportunity to visit the Houses of Parliament, the Supreme Court and Gloucester City Council Chambers. Ribston Hall have hosted local politicians in a hustings debate prior to the General Election. Politics students have also taken a leading role in running mock elections.