High school government and politics resources

20 AP World History Posters for use as display. These posters promote interest in historical thinking and raise awareness of the importance of the past. The quotes come from notable people from a variety of backgrounds. From Presidents and Prime Ministers to authors and scientists. These posters can be used to prompt discussion about specific issues, are suitable for use in promotional displays and for more able learners can be used to challenge their perceptions of what history is and why it should be studied. Combined with our other materials they can be used as part of a year binder or planner.

20 posters based on famous historical quotations. They are ideal for display or for use as a discussion point. Posters such as these can reinforce the significance of HIstory, making them useful for parents evenings and displays at school events. Many quotes about History are worthy of discussion. They often relate to the uses and misuses of the past, making them ideal prompts for discussion in tutor sessions and citizenship sessions. See my other resources for additional quotation posters and resources. They can be changed weekly to provide variety or to match up with specific areas that are being taught.

5 hour, highly-detailed Citizenship unit with 39 slide PowerPoint, complete written scheme of work, teacher introduction letter and 19 well-differentiated and easy to follow accompanying worksheets. This pack has been produced by the Criminal Cases Review Commission in conjunction with EC Resources and Tes. It is most suitably used as a Drop Down Day for KS3, but could easily be used for KS4 too. The unit of work follows the story of Lee, a young man who is convicted of murder. It is up to your class to investigate the crime through mock trials, examining fingerprints and DNA forensic clues and discovering new evidence - all whilst learning an incredible amount about the workings of the criminal justice system and the appeal process along the way. Is Lee guilty? If not, how can he prove it? Can you help? This exciting, engaging and active day has had fantastic feedback from trial schools so far and we know your students will enjoy it too. Please let us know how it goes by leaving us a review! You can find out more about the Criminal Cases Review Commission and the work they do here.

Powerpoint slides looking at Congress and its role in Foreign Policy. Also includes a starter test and answers. What is Foreign Policy. Overview of FP via video link Factors that influence American FP - Info slide. Overview of FP - diagram The Constitution and FP FP and Congress FP and President Increasing Presidential control of FP x2 The importance of WW11 Factors affecting Congress and FP FP cartoon analysis - Task

This bundle contains five one-hundred question quizzes. Ideal for end of year / end of term. Contents include End of Year 2018 Quiz Eggheads Summer Quiz Post Football World Cup Quiz Book Quiz Biology Quiz Click on the individual links for further details. All the quizzes are fully editable. Each quiz contains 100 questions, most contain multiple choice answers, with varying degrees of challenge. They can be administered in a variety of ways - to individuals or teams. The answers can be found by clicking on the image on the bottom right-hand corner of each slide. Answers can be given either as you go through the quiz or at the end. An answer sheet is provided to allow individuals/teams to record their answers. For more inspiring educational resources visit Inspire and Educate Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this ‘must have’ step by step guide. How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step by Step Guide To be kept informed of new resources click here and follow!

This is a scheme of work that covers the whole academic year covering topics in UK and USA politics.

This is a preview of the Shakespeare wordsearch pack up for sale on the Kids’ Printouts account. This is a 30-word wordsearch and like wordsearches in general, is a great task to include in children’s learning to help them recall information about the story, reinforce spellings, encourage discussion, and to prepare them for a comprehension activity. It’s also great for pattern recognition and drawing lines too!

Powerpoint lesson looking at the Power of the Purse - US Congress - How a budget is passed - focus on the January 2018 shutdown. Also includes a handout illustrating how federal budget is passed. What is the power of the purse - inc. link to video Steps in the Federal Budget Process - Overview - Info slide Overview diagram Stage 1 - President presents Budget Proposal to Congress What did Trump ask for for 2018? - Info slide Senate and House Budget Resolutions Stage 3 - Appropriation Committees Stage 4 - Conference Committee Stage 5 - Prsident Focus on what happened in the shutdown of January 2018 - Inc link to video

This is a 5-multiple choice question quiz from the motion picture, Mississippi Burning. Key is included. Image Source: Enjoy!! Thank you for your purchase. We appreciate your support!

This thought provocative resource aims to help students assess whether prison sentences work. This is a controversial subject with people from all sides advocating different solutions from longer sentences to rehabilitate prisoners to alternatives sentences based in the community. This card sort can be used with a range of abilities and has never failed to get my students excited, engaged, whilst improving their understanding of this difficult topic. When you purchase this resource, you will be able to download a single page Microsoft Word document which includes a learning objective, instructions, two headings cards labelled ‘Pros / Advantages’ and ‘Cons / Disadvantages’ as well as sixteen information cards to be sorted. At the end of the document there is an extension question designed to help consolidate the lesson. This is a fully editable document which can be customised if necessary to suit your students. The aims of this lesson / activity are: Theme: Crime and Punishment Know: How are people supported in prison? Understand: What are the advantages and disadvantages or sending people to prison? Evaluate: Does prison protect society from crime? WILF - What am I Looking For? Identify and describe - How are people treated in prison? Explain - What are the advantages and disadvantages or sending people to prison? Analyse - Does prison protect society from crime? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

These excellent resources have bundled together to give you outstanding value. The over a range of social, moral, spiritual and cultural issues that relate to a number of subjects. I plan to add additional resourced to this bundle so if you buy down you will be able to download the rest of my resources for free within this bundle. If you would like to know more then please click on each resource. They are aimed at the fully range of ability. You can cut them out and put them into an envelop for students to sort or you can get them to cut, sort and stick them into their books. Failing that they can create a key or use highlighters and stick the information into their books.

These excellent resources have bundled together to give you outstanding value. The over a range of social, moral, spiritual and cultural issues that relate to a number of subjects. I plan to add additional resourced to this bundle so if you buy down you will be able to download the rest of my resources for free within this bundle. If you would like to know more then please click on each resource. They are aimed at the fully range of ability. You can cut them out and put them into an envelop for students to sort or you can get them to cut, sort and stick them into their books. Failing that they can create a key or use highlighters and stick the whole sheet into their books.

This issue of abortion is a controversial subject, which has to be handled with sensitivity. On the one side we have pro choice who advocate abortion as key to women achieving equality with men, whilst on the other we have pro life who argue that far from helping women achieve equality it actually allows society to continue to ignore the issues that face women such as equal pay, childcare and promotion on merit. This outstanding resources has been tried and tested in the classroom over many years and aims to help students understand some of the main arguments for and against abortion. It can be used as a starter, plenary or main activity to accompany any main stream text book or resource on this topic. The nature of the task means that it appeals to the full range of ability. The main activity involves getting students to cut out the cards in lesson, organize them into their most persuasive order and then sick into their books before they have a go at the extended writing activity / discussion. Alternatively, they can create a key and then sort through the cards and then stick the sheet into their book or you could cut out the cards and place them into an envelope for them to sort prior to a discussion on the topic. This is a great resource that can be easily adapted to suit your classroom and expectations. When you purchase this resource, you will be able to download a single page Word Document which contains a learning objective, instructions, two heading cards as well as sixteen statements that can sorted under them. The aims of this lesson / activity are: Theme: Moral Ethics and Philosophy Know: What is abortion? Understand: What are the arguments for and against Abortion? Evaluate: Are there any circumstances in which it s acceptable to take another life? WILF - What am I Looking For? Identify and describe - what is Euthanasia? Explain - the arguments for and against Euthanasia? Analyse - Are there any circumstances in which it is acceptable to take another life? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more quality time with the people who matter. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

We live in an age of government cut backs and competing claims for tax payer funding for social and health care. This outstanding resources has been tried and tested in the classroom over many years and aims to help students understand some of the arguments for and against government funding for the arts. It can be used as a starter, plenary or main activity to accompany any main stream text book or resource on this topic. The nature of the task means that it appeals to the full range of ability. The main activity involves getting students to cut out the cards in lesson, organize them into their most persuasive order and then sick into their books before they have a go at the extended writing activity / discussion. Alternatively, they can create a key and then sort through the cards and then stick the sheet into their book or you could cut out the cards and place them into an envelope for them to sort prior to a discussion on the topic. This is a great resource that can be easily adapted to suit your classroom and expectations. When you purchase this resource, you will be able to download a single page Word Document which contains a learning objective, instructions, two heading cards as well as fourteen statements that can sorted under them. The aims of this lesson / activity are: Theme: Government and Politics Know: How does the government fund the arts? Understand: What are the arguments for and against government funding of the arts? Evaluate: How far should the government fund the arts? WILF - What am I Looking For? Identify and describe - How does the government fund the arts? Explain - the arguments for and against government funding of the arts? Analyze - How far should the government fund the arts? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more quality time with the people who matter. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

We live in an age of government cut backs and competing claims for tax payer funding for social and health care. This outstanding resources has been tried and tested in the classroom over many years and aims to help students understand some of the arguments for and against government funding for the arts. It can be used as a starter, plenary or main activity to accompany any main stream text book or resource on this topic. The nature of the task means that it appeals to the full range of ability. The main activity involves getting students to cut out the cards in lesson, organize them into their most persuasive order and then sick into their books before they have a go at the extended writing activity / discussion. Alternatively, they can create a key and then sort through the cards and then stick the sheet into their book or you could cut out the cards and place them into an envelope for them to sort prior to a discussion on the topic. This is a great resource that can be easily adapted to suit your classroom and expectations. When you purchase this resource, you will be able to download a single page Word Document which contains a learning objective, instructions, two heading cards as well as fourteen statements that can sorted under them. The aims of this lesson / activity are: Theme: Social, Moral, Spiritual and Cultural Education Know: How does the government fund the arts? Understand: What are the arguments for and against government funding of the arts? Evaluate: How far should the government fund the arts? WILF - What am I Looking For? Identify and describe - How does the government fund the arts? Explain - the arguments for and against government funding of the arts? Analyse - How far should the government fund the arts? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more quality time with the people who matter. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

Full lesson powerpoint looking at Congress - Influences on How members vote 1 - Political Parties. It also includes a starter test (and answers) as well as a handout looking at what it means to be a Reopublican or a Democrat. What are the influences on how a member of Congress votes - overview Importance of political party ties - overview of partisanship Table showing increasing partisanship in Congressional votes - task Table showing votes on budget and increased partisanship - task History of partisanship - info slide x2 Why has partisanship increased - info slide Gerrymandering - info slide Gerrymandering task x3 slides Is partiosanship really that strong - info slide Overview of the importance of political parties in Congress - arguments for and against Gridlock x2 slides

All resources needed to teach democracy and participation in both the UK and USA. Includes; Political Parties Electoral systems Rights and Responsibilities Voting Behaviour Comparative Politics Includes regular assessments and essay questions throughout.

All resources needed to teach the democracy and participation unit of the US Politics for the new Edexcel A level. Also includes resources needed for the comparative politics unit. All essay questions and assessments also included.

18 slide powerpoint presentation looking at the make up of the 115th Congress. Also includes a starter test (and answers) Picture task - How representative do you think Congress is. Explanation of representation and description of theories of representation. African American Members – 115th Congress _info and task Hispanic/Latino American Members – 115th Congress - info and task Gender – 115th Congress - info and task Religion – 115th Congress - info and task Age – 115th Congress - info and task Occupation – 115th Congress - info and task Education and 115th Congress - Info and task Reasons for the lack of diversity in Congress -info Attempts to improve the representativeness of Congress North Carolina’s 12th Congressional District – An example of a majority-minority district Increasing diversity of Congress - Graph and task Quote and task

An 18 slide powerpoint looking at Congrssional Committees. Also includes a starter test (and answers) as well as a handout showing current standing committees (2018). Video loink - overview of Congressional Committees. What are the 4 types of Committee - info slide Standing Committee and overview of functions - info slide Standing Committee function legislation - Info slide Standing Committee function oversight - Info slide Standing Committee function confirming Presidental nominations - Info slide House Rules Committee - info slide Select and Joint Committees - Info slide Conference Committees - Info slide Are Committees the most significant aspect of the legislative process in Congress? Arguments for and against. Woodrow Wilsom quote - task How significant a role is that of a Committee chairperson?? Criticisms of Congressional Committees Learning Objective Check slide

In partnership with the Legal Education Foundation, Young Citizens’ has developed a set of free lesson plans examining the legal system in Wales. Did you know that the age of criminal responsibility in Wales is ten? In Scotland it is 12. In Wales you can legally leave full-time education at sixteen, whereas in England you have to be 18. Why the differences and is this fair? These are just some of the questions we explore in our brand new set of resources – The Law in Wales. Aimed at KS3 and 4 the lessons cover areas such as: Why do we have laws? How the law affects their day to day life How laws are made and how they can be changed Devolution and the impact it has had on Welsh law Want to access more high quality resources? SmartLaw is a programme from Young Citizens. Our aim is that all young people will leave school fully understanding their legal rights and responsibilities. We have a range of other topics available through the SmartLaw website including: Cyberbullying, Sexting, Human Rights, Police Powers, Youth Justice, and Consumer Law. Visit www.smartlaw.org.uk/resources

A lesson and collection of resources to span a week of English lesson. The lesson attached explains the key aspects of what students need to complete while the booklet contains all of the necessary information to help students create the relevant resources for presentation. Each task has a simple and developed brief, easy to follow and allowing for students’ creativity and imagination to have free reign. Aimed at and successfully taught to mixed ability KS3 but skills are transferable and aspects could be used to prepare KS4 students for AQA Language P2 Q5- speech writing.

20 slide powerpoint presentation looking at the functions and powers of Congress. Also includes a starter test (and answers) as well as an illustration of how laws are passed. Powers of Congress - Cartoon analysis Overview of Congress - Functions and Powers x2 Represent - info slide Legislate - Info slide Oversight - x2 - Info slides The Constitution and Powers of Congress - info Exclusive and concurrent powers of the two chambers Powers of Congress - activity Elastic clause - info and activity Explanation of the significance of some of the powers of Congress More detail on concurrent powers - info slide Power of the purse How Congress checks the executive How Congress checks the Judicial branch Powers of Congress - cartoon - task

This bundle contains two bumper 100 question end of year / summer quizzes. They are ideal resources for an assembly, a lesson or with a tutor group. Both quizzes contain 100 questions, most contain multiple choice answers, with varying degrees of challenge on. End of Year Quiz 2017/ 2018 News Sport General knowledge Famous People Picture Quiz TV and Film Music Literature Logo Picture Round Summer Quiz 2017-2018 News TV and Cinema Government and Politics General knowledge Celebrity Eggheads Picture Round Music Summer School The quizzes can be administered in a variety of ways - to individuals or teams. The answers can be found by clicking on the bottom right image on each slide. Answers can be given either as you go through the quiz or at the end. An answer sheet is provided to allow individuals/teams to record their answers. Click on the individual links for more details. For more inspiring educational resources visit Inspire and Educate Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step by step guide. How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step by Step Guide

a 19 slide powerpoint presentation looking at how a Bill becomes Law - Legislative process in Congress. This also includes a handout showing the process and a starter test and answers. Link to 2x videos how how does a bill become a law. Overview of how a bill becomes a law Stage 1 of the process of turning a bill into law - Introduction Stage 1 of the process of turning a bill into law - Introduction - How many bills are introduced - task Stage 2 of the process of turning a bill into law - Committee Pork barreling and a brief synoptic link with the UK Stage 3 of the process of turning a bill into law - Timetabling House of Reps House Rules Committee Stage 4 of the process of turning a bill into law - Floor debate and voting Fillibustering - task and info slide - inc. link to video Repeat the process in other chamber Stage 6 of the process of turning a bill into law - Presidental options x3 slides

20 slide powerpoint looking at Senate V House - Which is more powerful. key positions in Congress. Also includes a starter test (and answers) and a worksheet detailing current occupants of key Congressional positions. Which is more powerful - House or Senate x4 slides Arguments that both chambers are equal. Overview of key positions within Congress Current occupants of key positions (July 2018) Key positions in House Speaker of the House Majority and Minority Leaders of the House Majority and Minority Whips of the House Overview of roles in Senate President of the Senate President Pro Tem of the Senate Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate Majority and Minority Whips in the Senate Learning check slide

Powerpoint looking at the structure and functions of Congress. Includes a starter test (and answers) + a workshett for one of th activities and 4 sheets showing the composition of the 115th (current) House of Reps and Senate. Also includes sheet showing current occupants of senior Congress roles. How was Congress established - Connecticut Compromise How was Congress established - Analysis of Article 1 How was Congress established - election compromise Pictures of Capitol Hill x2 Current make up of Senate Current senate map of the USA Current make up of House Current House map of the USA Make up of House - Constitutional analysis Make up of Senate - Constitutional analysis Make up of Congress - task Test x2 - with 2 slides of answers Learning check slide

History of the UK Identity and Communities NEW GCSE Citizenship (9-1) This resource contains: 1 x PowerPoint for double lesson 120 min on Identity, Communities and Diversity in the UK 1 x PDF Hand-out Sheet These PowerPoint and PDF resources can be used to cover the GCSE Citizenship topic Identity, Communities and Diversity in the UK. This lesson material is designed to be used for between two and three teaching periods and includes activities, challenging and thoughtful questions, student hand-out (for use during lesson or as a homework), embedded URL links (where appropriate) plus, tasks and relevant information for students to use to learn about issues relating to the topic. AQA Specification covered is: Theme 1 Life in Modern Britain Edexcel Specification covered is: Theme A Living together in the UK OCR Specification covered is: Section 3 The UK and the Wider World Lesson Objectives: Secure: To understand some of the current political issues involving the UK. Extended: To be able to explain the history of the United Kingdom and explore the concept of community. Advanced: To evaluate the changing nature of the UK and how that impacts national Identity Level: NEW GCSE (9-1) OCR / EDEXCEL / AQA KS4 CPSHE Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter

Set of 27 British Kings and Queens Top Stars cards. Students choose a category and if theirs is higher than their friends’, they keep the played cards. Useful to give them a background of some of the main names from the periods. Includes a page of ‘backs’ so you can print back to back, double sided. They should print out the correct size for the smaller laminating pouch card sizes if you wanted to laminate them. Could also be printed larger for posters. Publisher and Pdf files included. Useful as a starter or end activity.

A set of lessons which compares the USA and UK political systems. Designed to work for the Edexcel comparative approaches unit. Includes exam technique and homework/prep work.

A set of resources for the new Edexcel Politics A Level. This is for the comparative unit of US politics, and looks at interest groups in the USA. Includes different types of interest groups, tactics used and causes of their success. Includes homework and prep work too.

A set of lessons which looks at the core principles of the Democrat and Republican parties. it also covers different factions of each of the parties, as well as who votes for them and why. The tasks are student led and fit the new A Level Edexcel Politics Comparative Politics Unit.

A set of resources for the edexcel comparative unit. These lessons cover the USA electoral system, looking at elections/primaries and caucuses/electoral college, as well as the pros and cons of the system. It includes all resources needed and also homework and prep tasks for students too.

A set of lessons for the new A Level edexcel Comparative Politics Unit. These lessons focus upon the development of and protection of racial rights within America. They include all resources needed and homework, including essays.

Powerpoint lesson on Civil Liberties and the US Constitution. Includes an article on gun control. The Bill of Rights and Civil Liberties - info slide Link to video Constitutional Rights - what are they - Info slide Are Civil Liberties effectively protected by the Constitution - Info slide Civil Liberties beyond the Bill of Rights - 13th and 14th Amendments x slides - Indo slide How well does the Us Constitution protect Civil Rights? -

a 15 slide powerpoint comparing and contrasting the Constitutions of the US and UK. Also includes a starter test (and answers). There is also a handout illustrating some of the differences. What do you think the similarities and differences between the Uk and US are? - Task Overview of similarities and differences - info slide Similarities between the Constitutions Are the similarities identified just superficial? Differences in background and principals between US and UK Constitution Codifed V Uncodifed Entrenched V not entrenched Involvement in democratic process - Constitutions compared Separation of powers - constitutions compared three branches of government - Constitutions compared Federalism V devolution

Powerpoint lesson looking at the Bill of Rights. Includes a starter test (and answers) plus two illustrations of the Bill of Rights. Improving the Constitution - stimulus task Background to the creation of the Bill of Rights Video links to the Bill of Rights What is the Bill of Rights Bill of Rights - are the statements correct - Task Nationalising the Bill of Rights - info slide

22 slide powerpoint lesson looking at Amending the US Constitution. Includes a starter test (and answrs) 2 information sheets covering the 27 Amendments and a list of proposed Amendments. What is an amendment - info slide Article 5 - task Video link to how to amend the US Constitution Visual representation of how to amend the US Constitution Differing methods for amending the Constitution - venn diagram task Cartoon analysis - task Why did the FF make the process for amending the Constitution so difficult? Also includes a link to a video. List of the 27 Amendments Limits and restrictions imposed by the Supreme Court on the amendment process. Ways in which the Constitution can be amended - Societal Change Ways in which the Constitution can be amended - Judicial Review Reasons why the Constitution has been amended so rarely Examples of recent attempts to alter the Constitution Cartoon analysis - task Advantages of the Amendment system Disadvantages of the Amendment system Learning Objective slide check.

One year, (36 hours) of PSHE lessons for KS4 / KS5 : 1 whole year of highly-rated and popular PSHE resources. From financial and study skills to bullying, relationships education, applying to uni, recognising fake news and finding a career - this really is a comprehensive pack for KS4 or KS5. If you were looking for the Complete KS3 Three Year’s of PSHE Pack, then you can find that here. Complete KS3 PSHE Pack for 7, 8, 9. This pack contains 36 x fully resourced, highly-rated PSHE lesson packs and units (KS4/5). All 36 lesson packs (bundled into 20 downloads) are complete with at least one hour-long powerpoint, accompanying differentiated worksheets, clip links with questions, plenaries, clear LOs, starters and engaging activities and all are well differentiated to three levels throughout. These resources have been highly-rated individually by TES users, follow the same consistent format and are easy to pick up and use. They are all planned according to 2018/19 PSHE Association guidance and created in preparation for the new statutory RSE guidance from the DfE. **EC Resources has created lessons for The Children’s Commissioner, MACS Charity, The CCRC and has completed PSHE commissions for schools across the UK. ** These resources could also be used in Tutor Time, in which case there is enough material for 72x half an hour sessions. There is zero extra work required (although everything is editable if you do want to adapt it), and the whole bundle also follows specific KS3/4 PSHE Association topic recommendations and Ofsted latest RSE/Safe Students guidance. I use all of these myself as a Head of PSHE and I really hope you find them excellent value. I’ve put literally months of time into this to make these lessons top quality for my own school team. I also have a **ONE YEAR OF CITIZENSHIP **bundle (37 lessons) available here. and I have a ONE YEAR OF RE bundle (36 lessons) available here: and finally a **ONE YEAR OF KS3 HISTORY **(36 lessons) available here. Many more inexpensive and free resources for each secondary year group at my shop:

A 27 slide powerpoint looking at the development of Federalism in the USA. Included is a starter test (and answers). Defending Federalism - The Federalist papers - Info slide Dual federalism - Info slide Why did the role of the Federal Government increase in the USA. - Info slide Cooperative Federalism - Info slide Picketfence Federalism - Info slide The increasing use of Federal Grants - info slide New Federalism - inc. videoh examples - info slide Federalism under Bush - with link to video - Info slide Federa;osm under Obama - Info slide Cartoon analysis of Federalism x2 - Task Federalism under Trump Arguments for and Against Federalism - Info slide

These revision maps will help students create their own knowledge organisers for topics in Component 1. Can be used as a consolidation activity, revision support or homework tasks.

A bundle of all my coin worksheets. Great value. Add up the coins shown. Loads of worksheets to keep pupils busy.