Politics beyond the UK — OCR GCSE Citizenship Studies

Your focus

1. Know the key differences between the nature and extent of citizens’ political participation in the UK and one other democratic system. (Learners may choose one example from the following countries but may also select an example of their own with sufficient significant differences from the UK.) • Switzerland is a good example from the top end of the Index of Democracy rankings. • USA and France also offer interesting comparisons with the UK. • India provides an interesting comparison from the developing world.