Edexcel A-level Politics

What is included

What this course covers

• UK Politics and Core Political Ideas (Paper 1)

  • Topic 1 — Democracy and participation
  • Topic 2 — Political parties
  • Topic 3 — Electoral systems
  • Topic 4 — Voting behaviour and the media
  • Topic 5 — Conservatism
  • Topic 6 — Liberalism
  • Topic 7 — Socialism

• UK Government and Non-core Political Ideas (Paper 2)

  • Topic 8 — The constitution
  • Topic 9 — Parliament
  • Topic 10 — Prime Minister and Executive
  • Topic 11 — Relations between the branches
  • Topic 12 — Anarchism (option)
  • Topic 13 — Ecologism (option)
  • Topic 14 — Feminism (option)
  • Topic 15 — Multiculturalism (option)
  • Topic 16 — Nationalism (option)

• Comparative Politics: Government and Politics of the USA (Paper 3 Section A)

  • Topic 17 — US Constitution and federalism
  • Topic 18 — US Congress
  • Topic 19 — US presidency
  • Topic 20 — US Supreme Court and civil rights
  • Topic 21 — US democracy and participation
  • Topic 22 — Comparative approaches

• Comparative Politics: Global Politics (Paper 3 Section B)

  • Topic 23 — The state and globalisation
  • Topic 24 — Global governance: political and economic
  • Topic 25 — Global governance: human rights and environmental
  • Topic 26 — Power and developments
  • Topic 27 — Regionalism and the EU
  • Topic 28 — Comparative theories

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