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Politics A level AQA for Year 13

Easter Revision Course Dates

• Week 1: 30 March – 3 April
• Week 2: 6 April – 10 April
• Week 3: 13 April – 17 April

(Good Friday is 3 April; Easter Monday is 6 April)

Boards

AQA 7152

Length of Course

5 full-day sessions

Component Paper 1: Government and politics of the UK

Component Paper 2: Government and politics of the USA and comparative politics

Component Paper 3: Political ideas

1 The government of the UK

• The nature and sources of the British Constitution
• The structure and role of Parliament
• The Prime Minister and cabinet
• The judiciary
• Devolution
• The politics of the UK:
  • Democracy and participation
  • Elections and referendums
  • Political parties
  • Pressure groups
  • The European Union

2 Government and politics of the USA and comparative politics

• Government and politics of the USA:
  • The constitutional framework of US government
  • The legislative branch of government: Congress
  • The executive branch of government: President
  • The judicial branch of government
  • The electoral process and direct democracy
  • Political parties
  • Pressure Groups
  • Civil Rights
  • Comparative politics
  • Constitutional arrangements
  • The executives
  • The judiciaries
  • Electoral and party systems
  • Pressure groups
  • Civil Rights

3 Political ideas

• Core ideologies
• Liberalism
• Conservatism
• Socialism

The following Ideologies will not be covered

• Nationalism
• Feminism
• Multiculturalism
• Anarchism
• Ecologism