Specification points
Cambridge Cambridge International AS Level US Government and Politics 8293
87 points in 6 topics, with Cambridge's codes and titles.
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1 The Constitution
- 1.1 Democracy and the American Revolutionary Era
- 1.1.1 Features of democracy
- 1.1.2 Influence of Enlightenment ideals on the American Revolution
- 1.2 Articles of Confederation and the Need for the Constitutional Convention
- 1.2.1 Strengths and weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
- 1.2.2 Causes and consequences of Shays’ Rebellion
- 1.3 Constitutional Debates and Checks and Balances
- 1.3.1 Debates and compromises at the Constitutional Convention
- 1.3.2 Constitutional checks and balances
- 1.3.3 Amending the Constitution
- 1.3.4 Federalist versus anti-federalist visions and the debate over ratification
- 1.4 Federalism
- 1.4.1 Models of federalism
- 1.4.2 Federalism in the Constitution
2 Institutions of Government
- 2.1 Legislative Branch
- 2.1.1 Congressional functions
- 2.1.2 The legislative process
- 2.1.3 Representation in Congress
- 2.2 Executive Branch
- 2.2.1 Role of presidential power
- 2.2.2 Limits to presidential power
- 2.2.3 Structure and role of the executive bureaucracy
- 2.3 Judicial Branch
- 2.3.1 Structure of the judiciary
- 2.3.2 Powers of the judiciary
- 2.3.3 Differences in judicial philosophy and interpretation
3 Features of Politics
- 3.1 Political Beliefs and Political Parties
- 3.1.1 Influence and range of political beliefs
- 3.1.2 Functions and roles of political parties
- 3.2 Political Participation
- 3.2.1 Functions and roles of elections
- 3.2.2 Models and role of voting
- 3.2.3 Role of public opinion
- 3.3 Interest Groups
- 3.3.1 Types of interest groups
- 3.3.2 Methods and influence of interest groups
- 3.4 The Media
- 3.4.1 Types of media
- 3.4.2 Role and influence of media
4 Constitutional Protections and Civil Rights
- 4.1 First Amendment Rights
- 4.1.1 Freedom of religion
- 4.1.2 Freedom of speech
- 4.1.3 Freedom of the press
- 4.1.4 Freedom of assembly and to petition the government
- 4.2 Second Amendment Rights
- 4.2.1 Federalism and the Second Amendment
- 4.2.2 Recent interpretations of the Second Amendment
- 4.3 Other Civil Liberties in the Bill of Rights
- 4.3.1 Rights of the accused
- 4.3.2 Right to privacy
- 4.4 Expansion of Civil Rights
- 4.4.1 Civil rights protections and race
- 4.4.2 Civil rights protections and gender
- 4.4.3 Civil rights protections and disability rights
D Mandatory key documents
- D.1 Declaration of Independence (1776)
- D.2 Articles of Confederation (1781)
- D.3 Constitution of the United States (including all Amendments)
- D.4 “Objections to This Constitution of Government” (September 1787)
- D.5 Brutus No. 1 (October 1787)
- D.6 Federalist No. 10 (November 1787)
- D.7 Brutus No. 2 (January 1788)
- D.8 Federalist No. 39 (January 1788)
- D.9 Federalist No. 51 (February 1788)
- D.10 Federalist No. 70 (March 1788)
- D.11 Federalist No. 78 (May 1788)
SC Mandatory landmark Supreme Court cases
- SC.1 Marbury v. Madison (1803)
- SC.2 McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
- SC.3 Schenck v. United States (1919)
- SC.4 Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
- SC.5 Engel v. Vitale (1962)
- SC.6 Baker v. Carr (1962)
- SC.7 Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
- SC.8 Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
- SC.9 Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)
- SC.10 New York Times v. United States (1971)
- SC.11 Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)
- SC.12 United States v. Nixon (1973)
- SC.13 Citizens United v. FEC (2010)
- SC.14 New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc v. Bruen (2022)
- SC.15 Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo (2024)
- SC.16 TikTok v. Garland (2025)