Edexcel A Level USA Politics Lessons 62-64 (Comparative politics: Congress)

Edexcel A Level USA Politics Lessons 47-64 (Congress)

**LIST OF LESSONS IN THIS BUNDLE** Lesson 72a How is Congress structured? Lesson 72b Is it right to argue that the Senate is more powerful and prestigious than the House of Representatives? Lesson 73a How effectively does Congress carry out its function of representation? Lesson 73bc [2-hour lesson] Which factors determine how members of Congress vote? Lesson 74ab [2-hour lesson] How does a bill become a law in the USA? Lesson 74c How effectively does Congress carry out its function of legislating? Lesson 75a Which factors determine the relationship between Congress and the presidency? Lesson 75bc [2-hour lesson] How effectively does Congress carry out its function of checking the other two branches? Lesson 76a Why have the roles and powers of Congress changed over time? Lesson 76b To what extent were theories of ‘party decline’ in Congress exaggerated? Lesson 76cd [2-hour lesson] To what extent is Congress effective at carrying out its roles as outlined in the Constitution? Lesson 77a How far do the powers of the US Congress differ from those of the UK Parliament? Lesson 77b How similar are the chambers of the US Congress and UK Parliament? Lesson 77c How can we use comparative theories to analyse the US and UK legislative branches? 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.