Lesson examining the role of parliament in the UK political system

A lesson examining reform of the House of Commons.

Lesson introducing the role of the PM in the UK political system

Revision aid for pupils for parliament topic examining the roles of parliament covering; 1. The two-House system 2. Checking the work of government 3. Legislation 4. Debate 5. Rules and customs 6. Traditions of parliament 7. Parliament and government 8. Parliament and crown 9. Devolved Parliaments and assemblies 10. Europe 11. Evolution of Parliament

Brief lesson examining some criticisms the public and media have of Congress

Lesson introducing voting behaviour related to the two political parties - basic introducation

Card sort (definition matching) of key vocabulary in the US Congress topic

Lesson examining Congress - will need to be updated for 114th Congress

Lesson focusing on the reforms made to the constitution

Lesson introducing the structure of Congress and constitutional requirements to be a senator or representative in addition to asking pupils to think about extra-constitutional requirements that may be expected by the public.

Project asking students to compare the 113th and 114th Congress - a good way to put the emphasis on students remaining up to date with congressional elections

Independent Study Tasks - can be used as homework project - examining the roles and powers of ministers and civil servants in the UK political system.

Introductory lesson on the executive branch and government in the UK political system

Lesson examining the ways in which Congress can check the power of the president.

A lesson examining the principles of the UK constitution including parliamentary sovereignty, rule of law, parliamentary government, the constitutional monarchy and EU membership and the impact of these on the UK constitution.

Lesson examining the consequences of federalism in the USA. Also includes practice essay for homework (including bullet pointed guidance) and practice exam question which can be discussed in class.

Lesson recapping the checks and balances, specifically focusing on those on the judiciary (with examples)

Revision for parties, elections etc

Topic Revision booklet used to aid pupils' revision of key content for the democracy and participation topic taught at AS for Edexcel Unit 1; People Politics and Participation

INDEPENDENT RESEARCH Aims: • You need to investigate the composition of BOTH chambers in the 116th Congress. • You need to; find and analyse statistics assess if Congress is representative examine whether Congress should be a microcosm of society • You can work individually or collaboratively. • You should present your findings in a visually appealing manner on a single document (see example on reverse for 115th Congress). Categories: • Socio-economic background • Age • Race and ethnicity • Religion • Sexual orientation • Disabilities • Gender