GCE A/L Political Science case studies
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GCE Advanced Level Political Science is a pre-university qualification taken in several national systems, most prominently in Sri Lanka, where it is a subject in the Arts stream and a common route into law, public administration, journalism, and further study in the social sciences. The syllabus typically combines political theory, constitutional and institutional analysis, political processes, comparative politics, international relations, political economy, public administration, and contemporary issues. The GCE A/L Political Science case studies are 5 cases and about 5,292 words.
1The 500-Metre Order: Liberty, Harm and the Nurses' Protest
Port Anara is a city of 1.2 million in the Republic of Veyara, a constitutional democracy whose 1978 Public Order Ordinance allows the police commissioner to restrict assemblies within 500 metres of any hospital, clinic or school for up to six months at a time. In March, after a respiratory illness outbreak traced to vehicle emissions, the commissioner issued a six-month order covering the entire medical district.
951 words, about 5 min2The Speaker, the Typo and Article 42(3)
The Republic of Marawa elects a 225-member unicameral Assembly by mixed-member proportional representation; 113 seats form a majority. At the 2024 election Party A won 96 seats, Party B 71, Party C 34, Party D 18 and independents 6.
1,025 words, about 5 min3Two Answers to the Same Demand: Deltavia and Kestria Compared
Deltavia (25 million people, nine provinces) and Kestria (8 million, four regions) are neighbouring unitary states with similar colonial legacies. Each has one peripheral region where a minority language is spoken: Maran is 18 per cent of Deltavia's population, Tolan 31 per cent of Kestria's.
1,033 words, about 5 min4The Ninety-Nine-Year Lease: Serendhal Between Two Patrons
The island republic of Serendhal has 22 million people and sits beside a strait through which 40 per cent of the region's container traffic passes. Its external debt is 105 per cent of GDP, it faces 4.2 billion of repayments in the next eighteen months, and reserves cover six weeks of imports.
1,081 words, about 5 min5Namura's Fuel Subsidy: Sequencing, Targeting and Credibility
Namura's fiscal deficit reached 9.1 per cent of GDP and inflation 38 per cent after two years of central bank financing. Fuel and electricity subsidies cost 4.8 per cent of GDP and benefit the richest 40 per cent of households nearly twice as much as the poorest 40 per cent.
1,202 words, about 6 min