CHRISTOPHER WHITEHEAD
LANGUAGE COLLEGE AND SIXTH FORM
Welcome to the Politics Department
Ms Annemarie Kelly
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a.kelly@cwlc.email
Mr R Hall
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r.hall@cwlc.email
Politics is a living course which evolves on a daily basis. It is a subject which helps you understand your rights and clarifies your beliefs. It helps you understand the history of the nation which you live in and equips you with the skills for adult life. It is about honing transferable skills; debate, reading for meaning and speaking confidently. Ultimately, it is about everything for your daily life is touched by politics whether you want it to or not.
Edexcel Politics
Studied in Year 12:
Unit 1
• Democracy and Participation
• Political parties
• Electoral systems
• Voting behaviour and the Media
• Core Political ideas
Unit 2
• The Constitution
• Parliament
• Prime Minister and Executive
• Relationships between Institutions
• Anarchism
Studied in year 13:
Unit 3
• US Constitution and Federalism
• Congress
• US Presidency
• Supreme Court and Civil Rights
• Democracy and Participation
• Comparative approaches.