GCE A Level Government And Politics

This specification will enable students to develop a wide range of skills including the ability to comprehend, synthesise and interpret political information; analyse and evaluate political knowledge; identify connections, similarities and differences between the areas studied; select relevant material and construct and communicate arguments clearly and coherently using appropriate political vocabulary. At AS Level, candidates will develop a broad knowledge and understanding of the political system of the UK, through the study of two compulsory units. The first focuses on participation and voting behaviour, electoral systems, political parties and pressure groups/protest movements and the second on the process of government, looking at parliamentary structures, core executives and multi-level governance in both Wales andthe UK as a whole. For those who continue to A level, there will be further specialisation at A2, through the study of  US Politics and US Government. The units studied her will mirror those at AS allowing students to make direct comparisons between the two systems and develop their skills of analysis and evaluation.