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The must-have textbook for A-level Politics The updated sixth edition of Essentials of UK Politics and Government covers everything you need to know about UK Politics for the Pearson Edexcel specification. It will show you how politics works in the real world, and help you to think critically about the subject through examples, debates and case studies. A wealth of features helps to explain and cement your learning for the Edexcel specification, such as specification checklists, key terms from the Edexcel specification, and exam style essay and source questions in every chapter. Kathy Schindler brings this edition right up to date with every chapter being reviewed and updated including: - coverage of the 2024 general election and 2025 mayoral elections; - extended material on devolution; - detailed analysis of the changing nature of Parliament and the way it fulfils its scrutiny function; and - brand new or updated case studies in every chapter A companion website provides extra material for students such as flashcards for key terms and definitions and tips for planning and organising revision. Teachers can also access further resources, bonus case studies, specification matching tables and example student answers.
List of contents
1. Democracy and Participation: Suffrage
2. Democracy and Participation: Pressure Groups and Other Influences and Rights in Context
3. Political Parties
4. Elections and Referendums
5. Voting Behaviour
6. The Media
7. The Constitution
8. Parliament
9. The Prime Minister and Executive
10. The Supreme Court, the EU and Parliamentary Sovereignty
11. Exam Focus
About the author
Kathy Schindler has been teaching Politics for over 30 years, working in a large comprehensive school in London for much of that time. Kathy is part of the Senior Examination Team for a large exam board and was involved in the development of the 2017 Politics specification. Kathy is also one of the exam board's Politics Subject Specialists and has led many training sessions for them around the country, helping teachers to deliver the specification, as well as supporting individual politics teachers and departments and holding student revision conferences in schools. Kathy has also written the
Essentials of Political Ideas, published by Bloomsbury, and textbooks published by Pearson.
