Edexcel A Level USA Politics Lessons 12-13 (Constitutional interpretations and Debates)

Edexcel A Level USA Politics Lessons 1-16 (Constitution)

**LIST OF LESSONS IN THIS BUNDLE** Lesson 54 Which approaches can we use to compare US and UK politics? Lesson 55a How is the US Constitution shaped by its historical origins? Lesson 55b Where is power located in the US Constitution? Lesson 56a Why has the Constitution been amended so rarely? Lesson 56b To what extent is the US Constitution too difficult to change? Lesson 56c What determines whether a proposed constitutional amendment is ratified? Lesson 57a What is the purpose of the separation of powers? Lesson 57b How effective is the system of checks and balances? Lesson 57c What impact does divided government have on the effectiveness of checks and balances? Lesson 58a What is the concept of federalism and how has it changed over time? Lesson 58b Is the USA still a federal nation? Lesson 59ab Is the US Constitution still fit for purpose? [2-hour lesson] Lesson 60a How similar are the US and UK constitutions? Lesson 60b How different is federalism in the USA from devolution in the UK? Lesson 60c How can we use comparative theories to analyse the US and UK constitutions? Further to the 125 lessons I have created for the UK Politics components of the Edexcel A Level and the 50 lessons for the Political Ideas element of the course (Liberalism, Conservatism, Socialism, Feminism), I have created 104 lessons for the US and Comparative Politics element (Paper 3A). These lessons, designed to be taught over four terms (with spare time for mock exams) include: **LIST OF MATERIALS IN THE FULL 104 LESSONS ACROSS TOPIC BUNDLES** A mastery-based approach dividing the course up into modules and components; Between 3 and 4 homeworks set per week;15 assessment opportunities;39 short knowledge tests, one at the end of each component (the aim of a mastery approach is to use these component knowledge tests to ascertain whether a high enough proportion of your students have ‘mastered’ the content (about 80% correct) before moving on);Further reading integrated (although you will need to purchase the relevant books yourself). The core textbook for students to use is US Government and Politics (2021) by Anthony J. Bennett, David Tuck and Simon Lemieux. I recommend buying enough for all students. Further reading homeworks make use of the following books (all easily found on Amazon): Robert S. Singh, ‘In Defence of the United States Constitution’ US Politics Annual Update 2021 (also used in a lesson) Developments in American Politics, 8th Edition US Politics Annual Update 2017 (also used in a lesson) US Politics Annual Update 2015 Knock Down the House (a 2019 documentary film) The Presidency of Barack Obama, edited by Julian E. Zelizer Barack Obama, ‘A Promised Land’ Robert A. Dahl, ‘How Democratic is the American Constitution?’ US Politics Annual Update 2019 US Politics Annual Update 2018 US Politics Annual Update 2020 Chris Whipple, ‘The Gatekeepers’ A very small number tasks make reference to Politics Review articles, and so it would be useful to buy the back catalogue of this absolutely fantastic magazine. However, if you cannot afford this you can just skip these tasks.