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Edexcel Government and politics A-Level..
Method of assessment
Component 1 UK Politics
- Political Participation
- Core ideas (Liberalism, Conservatism and Socialism). Assessment via a range of short and long answer questions.
Component 2 UK Government
- UK Government, ideologies. Assessment via a range of short and long answer questions.
Component 3 Comparative Politics
- Global Politics. Assessment via a range of short and long answer questions.
Specification website link:
Edexcel AS & A level Politics (2017)
Methods of delivery:
- Taught in class
Homework expectations:
Research and wider reading plus essay practice. 1 hour set homework per week with additional self-directed learning of 1-2 hours expected.
Reading suggestions:
DK: The Politics Book
Andrew Heywood Political Ideologies: An Introduction
Reading list
General Politics books
- Arford, Bernie, Politics: An introduction
- Heywood, Andrew, Politics
- Holsti, Kalevi, International Politics
- McNaughton, Neil, Success in Politics
- Nugent, Neill, The Government and Politics of the European Union
- Renwick, Alan, Basic Political Concepts
- Robertson, David, The Penguin Dictionary of Politics
British Politics Books
- Budge, Ian, The new British Politics
- Clark, Alan, The Tories: Conservatives and the Nation State, 1922-1997
- Derbyshire, Ian, Politics in Britain from Callaghan to Thatcher
- Griffith, J. A., The Politics of the Judiciary
- Hennesy, Peter, Cabinet
- Hennesy, Peter, The Hidden Wiring
- Hennesy, Peter, Whitehall
- Hutton, Will, The State We’re In
- Jenkins, Roy, The Chancellors
- Jones, Bill, British Politics Today
- Kavanaugh, Dennis, The Major Effect
- Marr, Andrew, Ruling Britannia
- Marquand, David, The ideas that shaped post war Britain
- Morgan, Kenneth, The People’s Peace: Britain since 1945
- Pimlott, Ben, Harold Wilson
- Pye, Keith, British Politics: Ideas and Concepts
- Shaw, Eric, The Labour Party since 1945
- Thatcher, Margaret, The Downing Street Years
Ideologies
- DK, The Feminism Book
- DK, The Politics Book
- Haywood, Andrew, Political Ideologies
- Walters, Margaret, A very short introduction to feminism
- Freeden, Michael, A very short introduction to liberalism
- Newman, Michael, A very short introduction to socialism
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