Government and Politics

Summer WorkEDEXCEL GCE A Level Government and Politics

PreparationLook at the specification, which can be found at:https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/edexcel-a-levels/politics-2017.html

Look for these textbooks (used copies are always cheaper):

Read these newspapers:

Listen to and watch:

Unit and Exam Overview

Component 1 UK Politics and Core Political IdeasPaper 1 2 Hours

Democracy and Participation Political Parties Electoral Systems Voting Behaviour and the Media Conservatism Socialism Liberalism

Component 2 UK Government and Non Core Political IdeasPaper 2 2 Hours

Constitution Parliament Prime Minister and Executive Relationship between the branches- Judiciary and EU Feminism

Component 3 Comparative Politics- USA Government and PoliticsPaper 3 2 Hours

US Constitution and Federalism US Congress- Senate and House of Representatives US Presidency US Supreme Court and Civil Rights Democracy and participation Comparative theories

Assessment ObjectivesAO1 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of political institutions, processes, concepts, theories and issues. 35%

AO2 Analyse aspects of politics and political information, including in relation to parallels, connections, similarities and differences. 35%

AO3 Evaluate aspects of politics and political information, including to construct arguments, make substantiated judgements and draw conclusions. 30%

Total 100%

Task OneResearch and write definitions for these key terms

Democracy

Legitimacy

Franchise/ Suffrage

Representative Democracy

Referendum

Liberal

Socialist

Conservative

First past the post

Proportional Representation

Coalition

Minority Government

Mandate

Manifesto

Capitalism

Communism

Feminism

Constitution

Parliamentary Sovereignty

Rule of law

Prime Minister

Cabinet

Parliament

House of Commons

House of Lords

Backbenchers

Opposition

Minister

Judiciary

Political Sovereignty

Task 2: Who are these people and why are they important in Politics?Name Significance?

Task 3:Answer 3 out of these 5 Essay Questions in the space provided:

1. How Democratic is the UK?

2. Why did Brexit happen?

3. How did Donald Trump become US President and should he still be there?

4. ‘Socialism leads to dictatorship.’ Discuss

5. To what extent are Prime Ministers more powerful than Parliament?

Essay 1:

Essay 2:

Essay 3: