Course Content – AQA Syllabus (7152)
A Level Politics
Unit 1 – The Government of the UK
- The British Constitution
- The branches of British Government
- How does Parliament represent us?
- The Prime Minister
- Devolution
Unit 2 – Politics of the UK
- Democracy and participation
- Political parties and pressure groups
- The European Union
Unit 3 – The Government of the USA
- The Constitutional Framework of US Government
- Principles of the US Constitution
- The Legislative, Executive and Judiciary
- The House of Representatives
- The Senate
- The Committee System
Unit 4 – Politics of the USA
- The Electoral Process and Direct Democracy
- The Election Campaign
- The Electoral College
- Political parties and pressure groups
- Civil rights
Unit 5 – Comparative Politics
- Constitutions, Executives and Judiciaries
- Theoretical approaches to comparison
- Constitutional arrangements
- Electoral and party systems
- Pressure groups
- Civil rights
Unit 6 – Core Ideologies
- Liberalism
- Conservatism
- Socialism
- Key ideas and principles
- Key thinkers
Unit 7 – Other Ideologies
- Nationalism and multiculturalism
- Feminism and Ecologism
- Anarchism
- Key thinkers
- Key concepts
Unit 8 – Preparing for exam papers
- Paper 1
- Paper 2
- Paper 3
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