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UK Politics
1.1 Democracy and Participation
1.1.1 Current systems of representative democracy and direct democracy
1.1.2 A wider franchise and debates over suffrage
1.1.3 Pressure groups and other influences
1.1.4 Rights in context
1.2 Political Parties
1.2.1 Political Parties
1.2.2 Established political parties
1.2.3 Emerging and minor UK political parties in context
1.2.4 UK Political Parties in context
1.3 Electoral Systems
1.3.1 Different electoral systems
1.3.2 Referendums and how they are used
1.4 Voting Behaviour and the media
Short-term factors affecting voting behaviour
Long-term factors affecting voting behaviour
The Media
1979 Case Study
1997 Case Study
2019 Case Study
2024 Case Study
UK Government
2.1 UK Constitution
2.1.1 The nature and the sources of the UK Constitution
2.1.2 How the constitution has changed since 1997
2.1.3 The role and powers of devolved bodies in the UK, and the impact of this devolution on the UK
2.1.4 Debates on further reform
2.2 UK Parliament
2.2.1 The structure and role of the House of Commons and House of Lords
2.2.2 The comparative powers of the House of Commons and House of Lords
2.2.3 The legislative process
2.2.4 The ways in which Parliament interacts with the Executive
2.3 Prime Minister
2.3.1 The structure, roles and powers of the executive
2.3.2 The concept of ministerial responsibility
2.3.3 The Prime Minister and Cabinet
2.4 Relationship between the branches
US Government and Politics
3.1 US Constitution and Federalism
Background to the US Constitution
3.1.1 The Nature of the US Constitution
3.1.2 - The key features of the US Constitution
3.1.3 The main characteristics of US federalism
3.1.4 Interpretations and debates around the US Constitution and federalism
3.2 US Congress
3.2.1 The Structure of Congress
3.2.2 The Functions of Congress
3.2.3 Interpretations and debates around Congress
3.3 US Presidency
3.3.1 Formal sources of presidential power as outlined in the US Constitution and their use
3.3.2 Informal sources of presidential power and their use
3.3.3 The Presidency
3.3.4 Interpretations and debates of the US Presidency
3.4 US Supreme Court and civil rights
3.4.1 The nature and role of the Supreme Court
3.4.2 The appointment process for the Supreme Court
3.4.3 The Supreme Court and public policy.
3.4.4 The protection of civil liberties and rights in the US today
3.4.5 Race and rights in contemporary US politics
3.4.6 Interpretations and debates of the US Supreme Court and civil rights.
3.5 US Democracy and Participation
3.5.1 Electoral systems in the USA
3.5.2 The key ideas and principles of the Democratic and Republican parties
3.5.3 Interest groups in the USA
3.5.4 Interpretations and debates of US democracy and participation
3.6 US Comparative Government
Theoretical approaches
UK and US Constitutions
UK and US Legislatures
UK and US Executives
UK and US Supreme Court and Civil Rights
UK and US Democracy and Participation
Global Politics
3.1 The State and Globalisation
3.1.1 The State
3.1.2 Globalisation
3.1.3 Debates about globalisation
3.1.4 Contemporary Issues
3.2 Global Governance: Political and Economic
3.2.1 Global Governance: Political
3.2.2 Global Governance: Economic
3.2.3 Contemporary Issues
3.3 Global governance: Human Rights and Environment
3.3.1 Global Governance: Human Rights
3.3.2 Global Governance: Environmental
3.3.3 Contemporary Issues
3.4 Power and Developments
3.4.1 Types of power
3.4.2 Differing significance of states in global affairs
3.4.3 Polarity
3.4.4 Different systems of government
3.4.5 Development and spread of liberal-democratic capitalism
3.4.6 The ways in which developments since 2000 address and resolve contemporary issues
3.5 Regionalism and the EU
3.5.1 Regionalism
3.5.1 Regionalism (continued)
3.5.2 Development of regional organisations, excluding the EU
3.5.3 Factors that have fostered European integration
3.5.4 Significance of the EU as a global actor
3.5.5 The extent to which regionalism resolves contemporary issues
3.6 Global Comparative Theories
3.6.1 Realism
3.6.2 Liberalism
3.6.3 Divisions between realism and liberalism
3.6.4 Anarchical society theory
3.6.5 Evaluating the extent to which realism and liberalism explain developments since 2000
Core Political Ideas
Liberalism
Liberalism: Core ideas and principles
Liberalism: differing views and tensions
Liberalism: Liberal thinkers and their ideas
Conservatism
Conservatism: Core ideas and principles
Conservatism: differing views and tensions
Conservatism: Conservative thinkers and their ideas
Socialism
Socialism: Core ideas and principles
Socialism: differing views and tensions
Socialism: Socialist thinkers and their ideas
Non-core Political Ideas
Nationalism
Nationalism: Core ideas and principles
Nationalism: differing views and tensions
Nationalism: Nationalist thinkers and their ideas
Anarchism
Feminism
Exam Skills
12 Marker - US Comparative
12 Marker - Global
24 Marker - Political Ideas
30 Marker - Source Questions
30 Marker - Non-Source Questions
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