Learning Objectives To understand the context of congressional election campaigns To explain the principal factors influencing the outcomes in congressional elections To evaluate the significance of these factors in affecting the outcome of congressional elections

A scheme of work to accompany lessons and resources exploring the US Constitution.

Learning Objectives To understand the reasons why and how the Bill of Rights was added to the constitution To explain the rights and restrictions that are defined in the Bill of Rights To analyse the extent to which there is debate over the nature of free speech

Learning Objective To explain the freedoms that are protected by the constitution To examine the balance between liberty and security

Learning Objectives To explain the amendment processes To analyse the advantages and disadvantages of these processes To evaluate the extent to which interpretative and practical amendments can also change the constitution

Learning Objectives To describe the enumerated powers of Congress in the constitution To analyse the extent to which Congress has increased the reach of its power through expansive reading of the constitution To evaluate the impact of these constitutional clauses on the extent of congressional power

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

Learning Objectives To explain the bicameral structure of Congress To analyse the roles of Congress

Learning Objectives To identify the shared and exclusive powers of the Senate and the House of Representatives To analyse the examples of these To evaluate the extent to which the chambers of Congress are equal

A scheme of work to accompany lessons and resources for a SOW exploring the roles and powers of Congress.

Learning Objectives To describe the different models of representation To explain what influences the voting of members of congress

Learning Objectives To describe the legislative process To explain the complexities of the legislative process and the factors that can affect it, including partisanship and bipartisanship To evaluate the extent to which the filibuster is still a useful legislative tool

Learning Objectives To evaluate the extent to which Congress is a powerful body

Learning Objectives To explain the committee system

Lesson examining the power of judicial review and how the US SC has used this in landmark cases.

Pupil-led project examining the composition of Congress

Lesson examining the leadership roles in both houses of Congress

Lesson introducing the separation of powers - building on the knowledge of checks and balances to investigate whether 'separate' institutions is a more fitting description than 'separate' powers.

Lesson introducing the system of checks and balances with contextual examples that pupils can use in exam answers to support their analysis.

Last lesson of the constitution topic recovering content and exam skills through pupil assessment of a sample exam question, discussion of assigned marks and how the exam answer can be improved.