Government & Politics
Vocational qualification
In Leicester
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Description
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Type
Vocational qualification
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Location
Leicester
Facilities
Location
Start date
Leicester
(Leicestershire)
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Gateway Sixth Form College, Colin Grundy Drive, Hamilton, LE5 1GA
Start date
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Course programme
Government & Politics AS and A2
Government and Politics is available as a stand alone AS taken over 1 year or a full A2 taken over two years.
This subject will go well with A Level Law, Critical Thinking, History and Citizenship. Students must have the standard entry requirements as well as a grade C in English GCSE. The learning will be mainly classroom based. However, students will have a chance to visit the Houses of Parliament in their AS Year as well as having the opportunity to meet with their local MP. In the A2 year students will be given the opportunity to visit Washington DC in the US to see first hand the White House and Supreme Court.
COURSE CONTENT
AS outline
At AS, students will develop a broad knowledge and understanding of the political system of the UK. The specification concentrates on People, Participation and Politics as well as Governing Modern Britain, retaining much of the content from the current specification. The AS specification has 2 units: Unit 1: People, Politics and Participation
Participation & Voting Behaviour
Electoral Systems
Political Parties
Pressure Groups & Protest Movements
Assessment
Written Paper: 1 hour 30 minutes (January Exam) Weighting: 50% of total AS (25% of total A Level marks) Students must answer two questions from a choice of four. Each question consists of three parts worth 5, 10 and 25 marks. Total marks available = 80.
The British Constitution
Parliament
The Core Executive
Multi-level Governance
Assessment
Written Paper: 1 hour 30 minutes (June Exam) Weighting: 50% of total AS (25% of total A Level marks) A2 outline In the second year students will develop a broad knowledge and understanding of the political system in the United States of America. The A2 specification has 2 units: Unit 3:
The Politics of the USA
The Politics of the USA
US Electoral Process and Direct Democracy
Political Parties
Voting Behaviour
Pressure Groups
Assessment
Written Paper: 2 hours (January Exam) Weighting: 50% of total A2 (25% of total A Level marks) Students must answer two questions from a choice of four. Each question consists of two parts worth 10 and 30 marks. Total marks available = 80. Unit 4:
The Government of the USA
The Government of the USA Constitutional Framework
The Legislative Branch
The Executive Branch
The Judicial Branch
Assessment
Written Paper: 1 hour 30 minutes (June Exam) Weighting: 50% of total A2 (25% of total A Level marks) Students must answer two questions from a choice of four. Each question consists of two parts worth 10 and 30 marks. Total marks available = 80.
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Government & Politics
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