25 Years of inspiring individuals 1987-2012 Government & Politics • An exciting subject which relates to current issues in the media • Builds your political knowledge and develops your critical evaluation skills • Annual trips to London and the USA plus visits from guest speakers • Caters for all learning styles with up-to-date teaching methods and resources • Excellent support including regular tutorials • The study of politics is very useful for a number of careers and is a well established subject at the UK’s most prestigious universities AS/A2 Level 2013 Entry
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25 Yearsof inspiringindividuals
1987-2012
Government & Politics• Anexcitingsubjectwhichrelatestocurrentissuesinthemedia
Meet the TutorsMike McLoughlin MAHeadofDepartmentandAQAExaminerforGovernmentandPolitics
Exam Board AQA
AS/A2 Government and Politics
What will I study?
YouwillstudythefollowingmodulesatASLevel:
Unit 1 - People, Politics and Participation (Sept - Dec)Thisincludesthefollowingfourareasofstudy:PoliticalParticipationandVotingBehaviour;ElectoralSystems;PoliticalParties;PressureGroupsandProtestMovements.
Unit 2 - Governing Modern Britain (Jan - May)ThisUnitincludesthefollowingfourareasofstudy:TheBritishConstitution;Parliament;TheCoreExecutive(Government);Multi-levelGovernance(includingDevolutionandtheEuropeanUnion).
Unit 3a – The Politics of the USAThefourareasofstudyinclude:TheUSElectoralProcessandDirectDemocracy;PoliticalParties;VotingBehaviour;PressureGroups.
Unit 4a – The Government of the USAInthisunitthefourareasare:TheConstitutionalFrameworkofUSGovernment;TheLegislativeBranchofGovernment-USCongress;TheExecutiveBranchofGovernment-TheOfficeofPresident;TheJudicialBranchofGovernment-TheSupremeCourt.
What other opportunities will the study of Government and Politics offer me?
Weinvitevisitingspeakersintotheclassroomtotalkwithstudents.ThesevisitorsincludeLocal MP Dave Watts,EuropeanMPs,Officersfromthelocalcouncil,andevenex-GovernmentMinister,AndyBurnhamwhovisitedusrecently.Inaddition,thereisanannualtriptoLondonincludingaguidedtour of Parliament.ThereisalsoatriptotheUSAtovisitWashington DC, Philadelphia and New York City,whichfitsinreallywellwiththesecondyearandthestudyofUSpolitics.The2010tripwasextendedtoincludeBoston.
Inaddition,therearelocaltripstotheSlavery MuseuminLiverpool,andtorelevantlecturesatthePhilharmonic Hall and Edge Hill University.AspartoftheEnrichment Programme,studentscangetinvolvedintheMock United Nations General Assembly(MUNGA)whichtakesplaceatLiverpoolTownHalleveryNovember.