Course Content

Students will study the following:

• UK politics: democracy and participation, elections and referendums, political parties, pressure groups, the role of Parliament, the Prime Minister and the Cabinet, the British constitution and the judiciary.

• Ideologies: an examination of the core ideas and theories of the most significant political ideologies, including liberalism, conservatism, and socialism.

• US politics: the US Constitution, Congress, the President, the Supreme Court, elections, political parties, and pressure groups and a comparison of US and UK politics.

Assessment

3 examinations each worth 33.3% of the course.

Each exam is 2 hours.