Government and Politics Revision Guide
AS Government and Politics
Revision Guide
Unit 1: People and Politics
‘Of the Students, by the Students, for the Students’
Important Information:
* Your Unit 1 exam will make up 50% of your AS grade * Your Unit 1 exam will make up 25% of your overall grade * The exam is 1 hour and 20 minutes (80 minutes) * There will be a choice of four questions – one per topic * Each question has a 5 mark, a 10 mark and a 25 mark part * You have to answer two questions * You must answer all three parts of both questions * Remember to read the question carefully * Ideally, spend 40 minutes on each question
Assessment Objectives
AO1:
‘Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of relevant institutions, processes, political concepts, theories and debates.’
AO2:
‘Analyse and evaluate political information, arguments explanations, and identify parallels, connections, similarities and differences between aspects of the political systems studied.’
AO3:
‘Construct and communicate coherent arguments making use of a range of appropriate political vocabulary.’
Things You Need to Know:
Democracy and Political Participation * Democracy * Legitimacy * Direct Democracy * Representative Democracy * Referendums * Other Conceptions of Democracy * Democracy in the UK * Improving Democracy in the UK
Party Policies and Ideas * The Nature of Political Parties * The Political Spectrum * Consensus and Adversary Politics * Traditions and Policies of the Labour Party * Traditions and Policies of the Conservative Party * Traditions and Policies of the Liberal Democrat Party
Elections * Functions of Elections * Elections and Democracy * Types of Elections in the UK * Electoral Voting Systems *
Revision Guide
Unit 1: People and Politics
‘Of the Students, by the Students, for the Students’
Important Information:
* Your Unit 1 exam will make up 50% of your AS grade * Your Unit 1 exam will make up 25% of your overall grade * The exam is 1 hour and 20 minutes (80 minutes) * There will be a choice of four questions – one per topic * Each question has a 5 mark, a 10 mark and a 25 mark part * You have to answer two questions * You must answer all three parts of both questions * Remember to read the question carefully * Ideally, spend 40 minutes on each question
Assessment Objectives
AO1:
‘Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of relevant institutions, processes, political concepts, theories and debates.’
AO2:
‘Analyse and evaluate political information, arguments explanations, and identify parallels, connections, similarities and differences between aspects of the political systems studied.’
AO3:
‘Construct and communicate coherent arguments making use of a range of appropriate political vocabulary.’
Things You Need to Know:
Democracy and Political Participation * Democracy * Legitimacy * Direct Democracy * Representative Democracy * Referendums * Other Conceptions of Democracy * Democracy in the UK * Improving Democracy in the UK
Party Policies and Ideas * The Nature of Political Parties * The Political Spectrum * Consensus and Adversary Politics * Traditions and Policies of the Labour Party * Traditions and Policies of the Conservative Party * Traditions and Policies of the Liberal Democrat Party
Elections * Functions of Elections * Elections and Democracy * Types of Elections in the UK * Electoral Voting Systems *