Edexcel ALevel Politics Component 3 USA Topic 1 Constitution Includes all lessons in topic 1 (they are all doubles including homework) as well as two intro lessons to US Politics All updated to Biden Presidency and 117th Congress Total cost for resources sold individually would be £37 Lesson 1 American Politics Intro Lesson 2 USA History and Context includes foundation and War of Independence, Liberal ideals and the Constitution as well as the challenges and major landmarks since e.g. Depression and New Deal, WWII, 9-11 and issues USA are divided over as well as context of Geography/ religious and racial divides in USA. Lesson 3: Intro to and Origins of the Constitution Lesson 4: US Constitution Features and Principles Lesson 5: Amending the Constitution- process and strengths and weaknesses Lesson 6: Federalism and challenges to it- also models of Federalism and analysis/ debate on Federalism- Layer cake or Marble cake? Lesson 7: Evaluation of the Constitition looks at strengths and weaknesses of features according to FOunding Father’s intentions Lesson 8 US vs UK Constitution Comparison including Comparative Theories. Note: Each lesson is 2 hours of teaching time plus hwk.

All you need to teach the GCSE AQA! No planning or knowledge needed, you are good to go with all four units. This will save you hundreds of hours of preparation and work. This helps cover large elements of PSHEE and British values as well as giving stuents another GCSE. This can be taught in 2 years with 4 hours a fortnight. Lessons have diverse pedagogical activities and styles that include group/independent work, think pair share, questioning, exam application and comprehension. Some tasks are supported by the AQA Citizenship textbook. Unit names: Unit 1: Politics and Participation Unit 2: Rights and Responsibilities Unit 3: Life in Modern Britain Unit 4: Active Citizenship Unit Lesson Breakdown: Unit 1: Politics and Participation Citizenship and identity Monarchy and rule Local government Voting and elections Political parties Government funding Democracy and the UK constitution Referendums Review Key structures and roles Forming and structuring a government How others govern themselves How can people make a difference in society? Key terms quiz Unit 2: Rights and Resonsibilities Laws Why Laws? International Law Rights and Responsibilities Rights and Responsibilities lesson 2 Rights and Responsibilities lesson 3 Rights and Responsibilities lesson 4 Change in Citizen’s Rights Trade Unions Employers Associations Industrial Action Dealing with Crime Youth Sentencing Universal Human Rights Universal Human Rights lesson 2 Unit 3 Life in Modern Britain Principles and Values British Values British Identity Identity and Migration Identity and Multiculturalism Assessment Media and Free Press Free Press Free Press and Censorship International Organisations BREXIT International Disputes NGOs Responses to Humanitarian Issues Assessment Making a Difference to Society Issues of Voter Turn Out MPs and How to Make a Difference Assessment/Peer marking Unit 4 Active Citizenship Active citizenship: This explores the unit, what it entails as well as different methods that can be used to affect change Impact of social action: looking at previous action and how it affected change Identifying an issue: this guides students through areas that they may wish to explore as well as looking at primary and secondary research. Planning: here students are guided through the planning process of what they are going to do to formulate a well thought out action plan Evaluation: looking at other social action as well as their own to evaluate how effective social action is.