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A Level Politics, topic by topic.
58 free guides covering UK Politics, UK Government, Core political ideas, Non-core political ideas and US politics and comparative politics - each with a plain-English explanation, a worked example, practice questions and exam-style questions with full mark schemes. Every guide links to a free printable worksheet, no card or account needed.
UK Politics
Political PartiesYear 12-13 (A Level)Direct versus Representative Democracy and Debates on ReformYear 12-13 (A Level)Rights and Civil Liberties in the UK: Protection and TensionsYear 12-13 (A Level)Pressure Groups, Think Tanks and Lobbyists in UK PoliticsYear 12-13 (A Level)First Past the Post: Operation and Impact on UK General ElectionsYear 12-13 (A Level)Proportional Systems and Electoral Reform Debates in the UKYear 12-13 (A Level)Long-Term Factors Influencing Voting Behaviour: Class, Age and RegionYear 12-13 (A Level)Short-Term Factors and the 2019 General Election Case StudyYear 12-13 (A Level)The Media, Opinion Polls and Their Influence on UK ElectionsYear 12-13 (A Level)Party Funding, Internal Factions and Political Consensus in the UKYear 12-13 (A Level)Liberal Democrats, Greens and Reform UK: Minor and Emerging PartiesYear 12-13 (A Level)The SNP, Plaid Cymru and Classifying the UK Party SystemYear 12-13 (A Level)
UK Government
Prime Minister and ExecutiveA LevelThe Nature and Sources of the UK ConstitutionA LevelConstitutional Reform Since 1997 and Debates on Further ReformA LevelThe Structure, Composition and Functions of ParliamentA LevelParliament's Legislative Process and Scrutiny of the ExecutiveA LevelThe Relationship Between the Executive and ParliamentA LevelThe Judiciary: Independence, Neutrality and the Supreme CourtA LevelJudicial Review and the Judiciary's Power Over GovernmentA LevelParliamentary Sovereignty and the Impact of DevolutionA LevelThe Structures and Powers of the Devolved Governments of the UKA LevelThe Comparative Powers of the Commons and Lords, and Lords ReformA LevelReferendums as an Instrument of Constitutional Change in the UKA Level
Core political ideas
ConservatismGrades A*-E (A Level)Core Ideas and Principles of LiberalismGrades A*-E (A Level)Classical and Modern Liberalism: Tensions Within the TraditionGrades A*-E (A Level)Liberal Thinkers: John Locke and Mary WollstonecraftGrades A*-E (A Level)Liberal Thinkers: John Stuart Mill and John RawlsGrades A*-E (A Level)Core Ideas and Principles of SocialismGrades A*-E (A Level)Revolutionary Socialism and Social Democracy: Tensions Within the TraditionGrades A*-E (A Level)Socialist Thinkers: Karl Marx and Rosa LuxemburgGrades A*-E (A Level)Socialist Thinkers: Beatrice Webb and Anthony CroslandGrades A*-E (A Level)Traditional Conservatism and the New Right: Tensions Within the TraditionGrades A*-E (A Level)
Non-core political ideas
Core Ideas and Principles of FeminismYear 12-13 (A Level)Liberal and Radical Feminism: Tensions Within the TraditionYear 12-13 (A Level)Feminist Thinkers: Mary Wollstonecraft and Betty FriedanYear 12-13 (A Level)Feminist Thinkers: Kate Millett and Sylvia WalbyYear 12-13 (A Level)Core Ideas and Principles of AnarchismYear 12-13 (A Level)Collectivist and Individualist Anarchism: Tensions Within the TraditionYear 12-13 (A Level)Anarchist Thinkers: William Godwin and Pierre-Joseph ProudhonYear 12-13 (A Level)Anarchist Thinkers: Mikhail Bakunin and Emma GoldmanYear 12-13 (A Level)
US politics and comparative politics
US PresidencyA LevelComparative Theories: Structural, Rational and Cultural ApproachesA LevelThe US Constitution: Principles and the Amendment ProcessA LevelUS Federalism: The Changing Relationship Between Federal and State GovernmentA LevelUS Congress: Structure and Formal Powers of the House and SenateA LevelCongress in Practice: Committees, Incumbency and Relations with the PresidencyA LevelThe US Supreme Court: Role, Appointment and Judicial PhilosophyA LevelCivil Rights in the United States: Race, Gender and LGBT+ RightsA LevelUS Elections: The Electoral College, Primaries and CaucusesA LevelUS Political Parties, Pressure Groups and Campaign FinanceA LevelComparative US/UK Constitutions: Federal and Unitary GovernmentA LevelComparative US/UK Legislatures: Congress and ParliamentA LevelComparative US/UK Executives: The President and the Prime MinisterA LevelComparative US/UK Judiciaries and Rights ProtectionA LevelComparative US/UK Democracy and ParticipationA LevelUS Voting Behaviour and the Participation CrisisA Level
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