Essentials of UK politics - Andrew Heywood

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