A lesson examining the effectiveness parliament - stepped approach to answering 'How effective is parliament?' exam question, asking pupils to find their own contemporary examples to use in a model answer.

Lesson examining the extent of the impact of the coalition on prime ministerial power - can be supplemented with resources from previous lesson on PM dominance.

Fact test used at the end of the US constitution topic

End of topic test for Parliament topic

This lesson examines the committee system in the UK parliament and the extent to which it holds the government to account in addition to the other roles of the committee system.

Lesson examining the powers of Congress, and how to plan out an essay answer to an exam question comparing the prestige of the House and Senate

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

Lesson introducing the constitutional amendments with examples of amendments approved by Congress and not approved by Congress - could be used in conjunction with articles on a wedge issue e.g. flag burning

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

Lesson that starts to examine the relationship between the presidency and congress...preparing pupils to ultimately examine how powerful the president is later in the topic.

Powerpoint and handouts to introduce pupils to Unit 4 at A2 including overview of course content, expectations at A2 and assessment policy.

Learning Objectives To explain the procedures for primary elections (closed and open) and caucuses To evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of each

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

Lesson examining the leadership roles in both houses of Congress

Lesson preparing pupils for a 45 mark Q in timed conditions - with mark scheme, how to get an A tips etc.

Lesson examining the different types of democracy and sovreignty evident in the US political system with a design-a-constitution activity

Independent Student booklet/activity that can be accessed and completed online (and submitted) via Google Drive.

Quick plenary game used asking pupils to recognise some of the more well-known MPs and ministers - used when teaching AS Government and Politics (Parliament topic)

A lesson introducing democracy and soveriegnty in relation to the British Constitution examining which forms of democracy and sovereignty are most evident in the UK political system.

End of topic test for Parliament topic - using staged and levelled questions that relate to the levels of the mark scheme for exam questions e.g. level 1 - identifying, level 2 - context, level 3 - explaining - this can be developed for other topics and further levels/stages added depending on the skills needing to be developed.