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Students with AS and A Level Government and Politics will have developed a wide range of skills. You will be able to analyse and evaluate, research, write coherently and form opinions, amongst other skills. These skills are welcomed by higher education establishments and by employers. Government and Politics combines well with many subjects at A Level and different combinations would make it possible to go on to read either Arts or Science degrees. A variety of employment opportunities are open to students with qualifications in Government and Politics, such as law, the media, journalism and management.
WJEC
The AS counts towards the A Level. All students will sit the AS at the end of Year 12.
AS
Unit 1: 50% of AS
Government in Wales and the UK
Written paper (1 hour 30 minutes)
80 marks
A mixture of structured and extended response questions.
Unit 2: 50% of AS
Living and participating in a democracy
Written paper (1 hour 30 minutes)
80 marks
A mixture of structured and extended response questions.
A Level
A2 Unit 3: Political concepts and theories
Written examination: 2 hours 30 minutes
120 marks
A mixture of structured questions and extended response questions.
A2 Unit 4: Government and politics of the USA
Written examination: 2 hours 30 minutes
120 marks
A mixture of structured questions and extended response questions.
Year 12
This year will focus primarily on UK Politics and Government. We will cover the content for Unit 1 and 2, including topics like:
- Participation and Voting Behaviour
- Electoral Systems
- Political Parties
- The British Constitution
- Parliament
- The Prime Minister
In the Summer Term we will cover Unit 3 political concepts, covering topics like Liberalism, Conservatism and Socialism.
Year 13
Year 13 will focus mainly on covering Unit 4: The Government and Politics of the USA.
The following topics will be covered in Year 13:
- The Electoral Process
- Political Parties
- Voting Behaviour
- The President
- The Constitution
- The Supreme Court
- Congress