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Government and Politics
Summer WorkEDEXCEL GCE A Level Government and Politics
PreparationLook at the specification, which can be found at:https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/edexcel-a-levels/politics-2017.html
Look for these textbooks (used copies are always cheaper):
Read these newspapers:
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Unit and Exam Overview
Component 1 UK Politics and Core Political IdeasPaper 1 2 Hours
Democracy and Participation Political Parties Electoral Systems Voting Behaviour and the Media Conservatism Socialism Liberalism
Component 2 UK Government and Non Core Political IdeasPaper 2 2 Hours
Constitution Parliament Prime Minister and Executive Relationship between the branches- Judiciary and EU Feminism
Component 3 Comparative Politics- USA Government and PoliticsPaper 3 2 Hours
US Constitution and Federalism US Congress- Senate and House of Representatives US Presidency US Supreme Court and Civil Rights Democracy and participation Comparative theories
Assessment ObjectivesAO1 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of political institutions, processes, concepts, theories and issues. 35%
AO2 Analyse aspects of politics and political information, including in relation to parallels, connections, similarities and differences. 35%
AO3 Evaluate aspects of politics and political information, including to construct arguments, make substantiated judgements and draw conclusions. 30%
Total 100%
Task OneResearch and write definitions for these key terms
Democracy
Legitimacy
Franchise/ Suffrage
Representative Democracy
Referendum
Liberal
Socialist
Conservative
First past the post
Proportional Representation
Coalition
Minority Government
Mandate
Manifesto
Capitalism
Communism
Feminism
Constitution
Parliamentary Sovereignty
Rule of law
Prime Minister
Cabinet
Parliament
House of Commons
House of Lords
Backbenchers
Opposition
Minister
Judiciary
Political Sovereignty
Task 2: Who are these people and why are they important in Politics?Name Significance?
Task 3:Answer 3 out of these 5 Essay Questions in the space provided:
1. How Democratic is the UK?
2. Why did Brexit happen?
3. How did Donald Trump become US President and should he still be there?
4. ‘Socialism leads to dictatorship.’ Discuss
5. To what extent are Prime Ministers more powerful than Parliament?
Essay 1:
Essay 2:
Essay 3: