CITIZENSHIP & POLITICS (EDEXCEL LEVEL 1/LEVEL 2 1CS0) WHY TAKE CITIZENSHIP AND POLITICS?
Do you want to learn how you can make a difference to the world? Have you ever wondered who runs this place? This subject enables you to cast a critical eye over the world and make sense of what we see in the news every day.
Citizenship and Politics is about how people take an active part in politics and work together for a better society, locally, nationally and globally. You will learn about power, democracy, the operation of government and the legal system, and the role of the UK in the wider world. You will explore and learn about different controversial and topical issues with political, social, ethical, economic and environmental dimensions. You will also experience taking citizenship action and learn from trying to make a difference yourself.
Citizenship and Politics develops many skills that employers are looking for, such as communicating and analysing different viewpoints, identifying and sequencing research questions and creating sustained and reasoned arguments.
The course content is divided into five themes: Living together in the UK
This theme explores the idea that the UK is a diverse society of many different communities and groups that live together. Students will study the impact of migration and the nature of identity. They will also consider the different rights and freedoms we have in the UK, such as freedom of speech, tolerance and respect, and the checks and balances needed in relation to these, including debates about freedom of speech and the threat from terrorism.
Democracy at work in the UK
This theme investigates the idea of parliamentary democracy in the UK including voting and elections, the role of MPs, making and shaping law and how government is organised and kept in check.
Law and justice
Students explore why we need laws and how law affects us in our everyday lives. They consider how the justice system works in everyday life, including the roles and power of the police and the courts.
Power and influence
In this theme we question how people exercise power, either as ordinary citizens, the government or the media. We contrast representative democracy in the UK with other less democratic countries. We also explore the UK’s role in the world, addressing topics such as the United Nations, the European Union and our role in solving global issues such as war, human rights abuse and poverty.
24 Taking citizenship action
Students choose an issue that they find particularly interesting, form a team, investigate it and plan and carry out their own action to address it. They then evaluate what they learned from their action.
Assessment
There are two written papers - each worth 50% of the final grade.
Each examination paper contains a mix of shorter questions based on sources and extended-response questions based on citizenship issues.
The second paper also contains a short section about the student’s citizenship action.
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