Starter: How many of these people can you name?

Government and Politics Induction

All – Will know what the AS Government and Politics course involves.

Most – Will be able to explain the importance of the subject to everyone’s day to day lives.

Some(one) – Will be the overall winner of the quiz!

Unit 1 - People and Politics

• Exam = 1 hour 20 minutes• To be examined in January 2011• Worth 25% of total A-level (50% of AS)

• Democracy and elections • Voting systems• Political parties• Ideologies of UK political parties• Pressure groups

Unit 2 – Governing the UK• Exam = 1 hour 20 minutes• To be examined in June 2011• Worth 25% of total A-level (50% of AS)• The UK Constitution

• Role, effectiveness and reforms to parliament

• Prime Minister, cabinet and the executive

• Judges and Civil Liberties

• The role of the EU

A2 Course structure

Unit 3: Introducing Political Ideologies

• Liberalism• Conservatism• Socialism• Anarchism

Unit 4: Other Ideological Traditions

• Nationalism• Feminism• Ecologism• Multiculturalism

Task: Work in pairs

Hints:

•Try to set criteria. i.e is a popular Prime Minister always the best Prime Minister?

• Try to identify the relevant/irrelevant material from the text.

•Think about the period they were having to run the country (was it possible tomake major changes, or were there serious problems which limited the possibility of changes?)

Which Prime Minister should have a statue on the 4th plinth of Trafalgar Square?

The Budget Deficithttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/abe91fdc-4e08-11df-b437-00144feab49a.html

Politicians are faced with some uncomfortable choices over what to cutfrom the budget.

If faced with the choice which of the public services would you cut?

Summer Task:If you wish to take the AS Politics course next year, we expect you to come to the firstlesson in September with the following task completed:

Reading a quality daily newspaper is essential in keeping up to date with the views and events within Government and Politics.

Quality dailies = The Guardian; The Times; The Daily Telegraph; The Independent (Sunday Times & Observer)

NOTE: Many of the major newspapers have online versions which you can use (also will save you money!) – The Times content is however no longer free to access.

Task: Over the summer you need to keep a record of key political events and bring in to the first lesson at least 5 articles/editorials which you have highlighted and annotated with your points.

Plenary: 20 Quiz questions