Why the US has a two-party system and the UK a multi-party system Similarities and differences in the protection of civil rights in the UK and US Global option More emphasis on the origins and development of international law for global politics More specific on influence of global civil society and NGOs Systems of government: autocratic through to democratic Changing nature of the world since 2000, including superpowers and emerging powers (BRICs), the spread of liberal economies The effectiveness of different types of power (military, diplomatic, and cultural) More emphasis on regionalisation across the globe, not just Europe AQA Ideologies Compulsory ideology – Liberalism: ideas and values regarding the individual and welfare, neoliberalism and it relation to the New Right Compulsory ideology – Conservatism: views on authority and private property, the significance of conservative attitudes towards the government, free market and the individual, strands of thinking from traditional conservatism to the New Right Compulsory ideology – Socialism: class analysis (Marxism and Neo Marxism) debates relating to the fundamental goals of socialism, revolutionary socialism / democratic socialism / social democracy There is no Global Politics option – students must study the US. There is little change from the legacy US specification other than slightly more emphasis on knowledge of specific landmark Supreme Court cases, Pearson Ideologies Edexcel All compulsory and optional ideologies include significant consideration of the “spectrum” and range of views/subcategories within that ideology, above and beyond that required by Ofqual US option No additional changes/additions – but centres will find that the specification presents the order and combination of topics rather differently than when US Politics and US Government were separate units, and this must be taken into consideration when planning. Global option Significant emphasis on sovereignty, and challenges to sovereignty e.g. humanitarian intervention Globalisation and the impact on peace In-depth analysis of the UN, including the Security Council Attempts to resolve poverty through SAPs, economic development theories, aid, debt relief Significant emphasis on climate change, including international treaties, developed vs non-developed countries, IPCC, and even more emphasis on detailed policies to mitigate climate change Failed states and rogue states Type of assessment AQA New proposed assessment Our view on AQA assessment
Why the US has a two-party system and the UK a multi-party system Similarities and differences in the protection of civil rights in the UK and US Global option More emphasis on the origins and development of international law for global politics More specific on influence of global civil society and NGOs Systems of government: autocratic through to democratic Changing nature of the world since 2000, including superpowers and emerging powers (BRICs), the spread of liberal economies The effectiveness of different types of power (military, diplomatic, and cultural) More emphasis on regionalisation across the globe, not just Europe AQA Ideologies Compulsory ideology – Liberalism: ideas and values regarding the individual and welfare, neoliberalism and it relation to the New Right Compulsory ideology – Conservatism: views on authority and private property, the significance of conservative attitudes towards the government, free market and the individual, strands of thinking from traditional conservatism to the New Right Compulsory ideology – Socialism: class analysis (Marxism and Neo Marxism) debates relating to the fundamental goals of socialism, revolutionary socialism / democratic socialism / social democracy There is no Global Politics option – students must study the US. There is little change from the legacy US specification other than slightly more emphasis on knowledge of specific landmark Supreme Court cases, Pearson Edexcel Ideologies All compulsory and optional ideologies include significant consideration of the “spectrum” and range of views/subcategories within that ideology, above and beyond that required by Ofqual US option No additional changes/additions – but centres will find that the specification presents the order and combination of topics rather differently than when US Politics and US Government were separate units, and this must be taken into consideration when planning. Global option Significant emphasis on sovereignty, and challenges to sovereignty e.g. humanitarian intervention Globalisation and the impact on peace In-depth analysis of the UN, including the Security Council Attempts to resolve poverty through SAPs, economic development theories, aid, debt relief Significant emphasis on climate change, including international treaties, developed vs non-developed countries, IPCC, and even more emphasis on detailed policies to mitigate climate change Failed states and rogue states Type of assessment AQA New proposed assessment Our view on AQA assessment
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