Welcome to the resources page. Below is a directory of Ian Wright's course notes, prepared for students studying the Edexcel AS and A2-Level Government and Politics GCE (A2 Route C: US and comparative politics) at Exeter School.
These notes come with a health warning: they were last updated in 2003 and, following Ian's retirement from teaching, are no longer maintained or updated.
All of the notes below (MS Word format) in one .ZIP: All_ASA2_Docs.zip (2.3MB)
AS
Unit 1
An introduction
An Introduction to Unit 1.docConcepts
Unit 1 Democracy Core.DOCUnit 1 Introduction to Politics Unit 1.DOC
Elections
Unit 1 Elections.1.docUnit 1 Elections 2.doc
Questions on Elections.doc
Parties
Unit 1 Political Parties.docUnit 1 Understanding New Labour.doc
Pressure Groups
Unit 1 UK Pressure Groups.docPressure Groups Exam Questions.doc
Referendums
Unit 1 Referendums-full.docUnit 1 Referendums test.doc
Unit 1 Referendums - summary.doc
Questions on Referendums.doc
Unit 1 Exams
Unit 1 June 2001.docUnit 1 Jan 2002.DOC
Unit I May 2002.doc
Unit 1 January 2003.doc
Unit 1 New Style Specimen.doc
Unit 2
An introduction
An Introduction.docParliament
Parliament and Representation.docUnit 2 The House of Commons.doc
Questions on Parliament.doc
Prime Minister and Cabinet
Unit 2 Pres and Parl Executives.docUnit 2 Prime Ministerial Power.doc
Unit 2 The Cabinet.doc
Unit2Ministers and CivilServants.DOC
Unit2Ministerialresponsibility.doc
Questions on the Executive.doc
The Judiciary
Unit 2 British Courts and the Political Process 1.docUnit 2 British Courts and the Political Process 2.doc
Unit 2 HRA1.doc
Unit 2 HRA2.doc
Unit 2 HRA3.doc
The UK Constitution
Unit 2 Constitutions and British Democracy.docThe Monarchy
Unit 2 The Monarchy Debate Abolition.docUnit 2 The Monarchy Debate Core Notes L6.doc
Unit 2 The Monarchy Debate Defence.doc
Unit 2 The Monarchy Debate Reform.doc
Unit 2 The Monarchy and the British Constitution summary.doc
Exam Questions on the Constitution.doc
Unit 2 Exams
Unit 2 June 2001.DOCUnit 2 Jan 2002.DOC
Unit 2 May 2002.doc
Jan 2003.doc
Unit 2 New Style Specimen.doc
Unit 3
An Introduction.docUnit 3 Devolution.doc
Unit 3 EU.doc
Unit 3 House of Lords.DOC
Unit 3 Labour and Constitutional reform 2.doc
Exam Papers.doc
A2
Unit 4
Elections
Unit 4 Primaries.docUnit 4 Summary Primaries.doc
Unit 4 Electoral College.doc
Unit 4 Referendums USA.doc
Unit 4 The US Mid Term Elections 2002.doc
Unit 4 Turnout.doc
Unit 4 Why Bush Won.doc
Parties
Unit 4 American Party Ideology.docUnit 4 Decline of Political Parties.doc
Unit 4 US PartyCompetition.doc
Unit 4 US Two party system.doc
Pressure Groups
Unit 4 Pressure Groups USA.docSource Gun Debate
Gun Debate.docGun Control.doc
Gun Rights.doc
The Gun debate - philosophical debate.doc
Unit 5
Congress
Unit 5 Intro to Congress.docUnit 5 Comparing the Senate and House of Representatives.doc
Unit 5 Congressional Committees.doc
Federalism
Unit 5 Federalism .docUnit 5 Federalism Revision.doc
President and Vice President
Unit 5 Presidential Power .docUnit 5 The Vice President.doc
Unit 5 The Vice President Summary.doc
Supreme Court
Unit5 SupremeCourtHistory.docUnit 5 Judicial Review in the USA - Core Notes.doc
Background - Supreme Court and Abortion
Unit 5 Judicial Review and Abortion.docUS Constitution and Bill of Rights
Unit 5 US Constitution .docUnit 5 Bill of Rights.doc
US Constitution - Background
An Introduction to US Government .docUnit 5 US Constitution - Text and Comments.DOC
Unit5 Free Speech.doc
Unit5 Freedom of Religion.doc
Unit 6
Guide to Topics Unit 6.docUnit 6 Comparative Courts.doc
Unit 6 Comparing Parties and Party Systems in the UK and USA.doc
Unit 6 Comparing the UK Prime Minister and US President.doc
Unit 6 Devolution and Federalism.doc
Unit 6 Legislatures Comparative.doc
Unit 6 Pressure Groups in the USA and UK.doc
Unit 6 US UK Constitutions compared.doc
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