Essentials of UK Politics
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2015
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3rd ed. 2015
Palgrave (Verlag)
978-1-137-53074-5 (ISBN)
Palgrave (Verlag)
978-1-137-53074-5 (ISBN)
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Updated to cover the period up to and including the 2015 General Election, the new edition of this best-selling AS-level text covers all topics in the Edexcel and AQA syllabi and the core requirements of other boards. Written by a top textbook author and chief examiner, it is packed with features to aid learning and revision.
The new edition of this best-selling textbook, from the UK's leading politics textbook author, is written specifically to meet the needs of students who are studying AS level Government and Politics. It is a lively, accessible and comprehensive introduction to the subject, and gives full coverage of the Edexcel and AQA specifications and the core requirements of other boards. This third edition has been thoroughly revised to cover the election of a Conservative majority government after a term of coalition politics.
Key features:
• Previews – introduce each chapter and highlight the key areas to be covered
• Getting you thinking – discuss the issues raised by a recent event or development
• On-page definitions – define key terms in a single sentence
• What is… boxes – flesh out political ideas and concepts
• Focus on… boxes – explain important political processes
• By comparison – contrast aspects of the UK and US political systems (which forms one of the required unit options for assessment)
• For or against? – give the arguments on both sides of contentious issues
• What you should know – reinforce the central points of each chapter
• Exam-style questions – test understanding and help with exam preparation
The new edition of this best-selling textbook, from the UK's leading politics textbook author, is written specifically to meet the needs of students who are studying AS level Government and Politics. It is a lively, accessible and comprehensive introduction to the subject, and gives full coverage of the Edexcel and AQA specifications and the core requirements of other boards. This third edition has been thoroughly revised to cover the election of a Conservative majority government after a term of coalition politics.
Key features:
• Previews – introduce each chapter and highlight the key areas to be covered
• Getting you thinking – discuss the issues raised by a recent event or development
• On-page definitions – define key terms in a single sentence
• What is… boxes – flesh out political ideas and concepts
• Focus on… boxes – explain important political processes
• By comparison – contrast aspects of the UK and US political systems (which forms one of the required unit options for assessment)
• For or against? – give the arguments on both sides of contentious issues
• What you should know – reinforce the central points of each chapter
• Exam-style questions – test understanding and help with exam preparation
Andrew Heywood was Vice Principal at Croydon College and before that Head of Politics at Orpington College, UK. He is author of many bestselling texts including Politics and Political Ideologies. He was AS and A-Level Chief Examiner in Government and Politics (Edexcel).
How To Use this Book.- PART I: PEOPLE AND POLITICS.- 1. Introducing Politics and Government.- 2. Democracy and Participation.- 3. Elections and Voting.- 4. Political Parties.- 5. Pressure Groups.- PART II: GOVERNING THE UK.- 6. The Constitution.- 7. Parliament.- 8. Prime Minister, Cabinet and the Executive.- 9. Judges and Civil Liberties.- 10. The EU and Multilevel Governance.
| Zusatzinfo | 43 Illustrations, black and white; 400 p. 43 illus. |
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| Verlagsort | Basingstoke |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 189 x 189 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-137-53074-X / 113753074X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-137-53074-5 / 9781137530745 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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