1.  starter activity  Your task You each will be given at least one slip of paper. On it is a question relating to something you will be studying this year as part of your AS Politics course. Stand up and ask a member of the class the question. If they don’t know the answer, tell them and let them ask you their question in turn. When you have both learned the answers to each other’s questions exchange slips of paper and ask a different member of the class. Try to speak to as many different people as possible and that way you will learn as many new facts as you can!

2. What will I be studying?

3. What will I study? Electoral Systems and Voting Behaviour Electoral Systems and Voting Behaviour Parties and Pressure Groups Parties and Pressure Groups Features of a Representative Democracy Features of a Representative Democracy

4. How will I be examined AS Three 1 hour papers Three 1 hour papers 2 questions, 2 parts (Qa 8 marks, Qb 22 marks) 2 questions, 2 parts (Qa 8 marks, Qb 22 marks) Comment on a source Comment on a source Essay-style question Essay-style question

5. Grade boundaries, June 2007 Paper MaximumABCDE GOV 1 60 44 (73%) 39(65%)34(56%)29(48%)25(42%) GOV 2 604338332925 GOV 3 604035302622

6. How do I improve my chances of exam success? Read widely (reading activities, broadsheets, Politics Review, Talking Politics, Spectator etc.) Read widely (reading activities, broadsheets, Politics Review, Talking Politics, Spectator etc.) TV & Radio (Channel 4 News, Today, PM) TV & Radio (Channel 4 News, Today, PM) Use resources on internet (www.igshistoryonline.co.uk, BBC News, Historylearning Site etc.) Use resources on internet (www.igshistoryonline.co.uk, BBC News, Historylearning Site etc.)www.igshistoryonline.co.uk Organised & detailed notes Organised & detailed notes Complete homework on time Complete homework on time Extra curricular events (Conferences, talks etc) Extra curricular events (Conferences, talks etc)

7. Exam specification

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