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e-Learning A Level in Government & Politics (AS)

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About the course

Government and Politics is a dynamic and ever-changing subject, and it is essential that you are familiar with contemporary issues, developments and debates. A-Level examinations in this subject will ask some questions specifically designed to assess if candidates are following contemporary politics by reading the different newspapers and following current affairs programmes on radio and television. Having an interest and knowledge in such matters is a major advantage to studying this subject.

Entry Requirements

Basic English reading and writing skills, as full tutor support is given.

Study Hours

Variable by student commitment.

Course includes On-line Learning Documentation, On-line Resources and Tutor support for 2 years.

Qualification

AS/A2 – A level in Government & Politics. Both AS and A2 level courses and examinations must be successfully completed to gain a full A level.

Specification: Edexcel (AS) 6GP01 and Edexcel (A2) 6GP02

A Level in Government & Politics (AS)

Unit one – People & Politics

• The different types of democracy
• Electoral systems and electoral reform
• The changing party system and recent General Elections
• Referendums
• Political Parties
• Pressure Groups

Format

You must answer two questions from a choice of four. Each question is split into three parts – a, b and c. The amount of marks for each section is 5, 10 and 25 respectively, equalling 40 in total. The amount of marks available means that each section should contain more content than the previous part.

Given that you must answer two questions in the time given, you are therefore allocated 40 minutes to answer a question worth 40 marks. This calculates to one minute per mark and each section can be broken down by time as follows:

Section A – 5 minutes

Section B – 10 minutes

Section C – 25 minutes

Unit 2 – Governing the UK

• The UK Constitution and constitutional reform
• Parliamentary and political sovereignty
• Parliament
• The Executive
• The Judiciary

Format

You must again answer two questions from a choice of four. However, on this unit, the paper is split into Section A and Section B. Section A features a choice from two comprehension style (stimulus response) questions where the student must read through a political article or extract and then answer one of the questions, again broken down into sections a, b and c. Section B is similar to Unit One in that you have a choice of two questions with sections a, b and c. All questions on this unit are worth 40 marks.

Like Unit One, you are therefore allocated 40 minutes to answer a question worth 40 marks. This calculates to one minute per mark and each section can be broken down by time as follows:

Section A – 5 minutes

Section B – 10 minutes

Section C – 25 minutes

Assessment

Once you have understood what you are going to study on the course, it is important to know how you are going to be assessed.

In AS Government and Politics the assessment of the subject and the relevant skills needed is divided into 3 parts:

1. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of relevant institutions, processes, political concepts, theories and debates. (50% of the marks).
2. Analyse and evaluate political information, arguments and explanations and identify parallels, connections, similarities and differences between aspects of the political systems studied. (30% of the marks).
3. Construct and communicate coherent arguments making use of a range of appropriate political vocabulary. (20% of the marks).

Technical Requirements

• Windows: Windows 98, 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7 – Acrobat Reader 4.0 and above
  OR
  Macintosh: Mac OS X, Mac OS 9.2 – Acrobat Reader 4.0 and above
• An up to date internet browser such as Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, or Safari.
• Internet connection (broadband recommended.

Cost - Per Person

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