Lessons for the Edexcel 2017 specification- Covers the whole Pressure Groups part of the Democracy topic. Includes case studies and examples as well as many activities, videos and tasks. Worksheets also included. There are 3 full lessons in here as well as resources for homework, independent reading and up to date examples of pressure Groups. Updated examples for 2022-- includes the impact of think tanks on Trussonomics, COVID19 lobbying etc. Also includes a model answer for the past paper question.

Edexcel ALevel Politics USA Politics Includes retrieval task to sort formal and informal powers of Presidency and a detailed breakdown of US Informal and formal powers of the POTUS. Examines the role of the US Vice President and US Cabinet (updated as of 2024) includes examination of Trump and Biden CAbinet and covers the nature and powers of the Cabinet as well as other basics e.g. frequency of meetings etc. Includes a picture sheet of the Biden Cabinet and two brief video tasks (youtube links included on slides). I have also included some similarities and differences to UK Cabinet for analysis as we go but have a comparative lesson at the end of the topic.

Edexcel Politicsc ALevel Paper 1 Feedback Note: This mock exam feedback and modelling is for the 2023 Paper but for Questions 1a/b and 2a/b only as I don’t teach Ideologies. This feedback powerpoint has common mistakes and key content for the exam questions 1a/b and 2a/b including a full modelled paragraph using the PEELE structure with clear evaluation and mini judgments. Also includes a purple pen response sheet with the modelled paragraphs to highlight and then space to write their own / example conclusions. Very detailed!

Edexcel Politics Alevel revision for Component 3 Can be used for AQA also This powerpoint mega pack has revision pyramid quizzes on all 5 topics USA Topic 1: Constitution USA Topic 2: Congress USA Topic 3: President USA Topic 4: SCOTUS and Civil Rights USA Topic 5: Democracy and Elections Includes: content revision quizzes and answers Planning for essay questions; what could we use? Revision quilts of relevant arguments and examples Examiner tips from the examiner reports. Key Words for Topic 1 and 2. Essays covered: To what extent does the US Constitution allow effective government? To what extent does Congress vote on party lines/ constituents wishes/effectively represent voters? To what extent does Congress perform role of oversight effectively? To what extent is the President the most powerful branch? To what extent does the USA have an imperial judiciary? To what extent do US elections need reform? NOTE: Although this does include a lot of content; it still requires the knowledge of teacher to explain it and do live plans from the content with students. Ignore the PNG files, they are for illustration only, the main file is a huge powerpoint which is fully editable

Edexcel ALevel Politics spec but can be used for AQA as very similar. Lesson examining and analysing compartive Politics looking at various aspects of USA President and UK Prime Ministers including: -Role and Powers -Cabinets -Accountability to Legislatures/ Checks and balances -Styles of Government -RElationships between branches Also includes updated examples as of January 2024 including James Cleverly controversies and attempts to impeach Biden in US House due to increasing partisanship Includes little video clips to demonstrate examples or show comparisons and a full breakdown of the comparative theories for this topic. Includes a colour code to help students get used to understanding the different theories and how to apply them. Very detailed and no need for any additional resources although can be set as independent work with textbook but all info is contained within resources so no need to own the Bennett book- if you don’t have it ignore page references in the teacher notes. This lesson has a lot of resources, more than enough for 2 hours of lessons (probably 3 hours if you include video tasks) plus homework and there is a 12 mark exam question for Edexcel included.

This cheat sheet has Case studies for all of the key Presidents needed for ALevel Politics Edexcel specification Topic 3 Presidency. Includes Clinton, W. Bush, Obama, Trump and Biden (updated to Christmas 2024) includes their aims, use of their powers and unilateral actions and successes and failures against their key aims and legacies. Includes both a blank one for students if you wanted to set independent work and a completed one for aabsent students/ to check their work afterwards. Will need blowing up to A3 as used a tiny font to get all the info onto 2 sides to make it more user friendly as a reference sheet. Have included fully editable word docs and exported pdfs in case the alignment messes up. PNGs are for illustrative purposes only.

Edexcel ALevel Politics Component 3 USA Politics Comparative Topic 4 Supreme Court and Civil Rights This is my Introduction lesson to the Court and key terms e.g. Stare Decisis, Loose/ Strict Constructivism and Originalism. Includes a key profile of the current court for a research homework and how they ruled on key cases e.g. Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Board of Health and New York state rifle assoc. v Bruen which cover key aspects of the divisive issues in the USA today e.g. abortion rights, gun control, voting rights, immigration and campaign finance. All the SCOTUS cases I cover are useful case studies for other topics due to the synoptic nature of the ALevel course, this helps students to join the dots. I have also made a key words/ case studies sheet for student files which can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/usa-politics-check-lists-and-case-studies-all-topics-12857384 These case studies cover every topic but there is a whole page devoted to the most important SCOTUS cases and rulings by the court. Note: PNG files are for illustrative purposes only, files include word documents and powerpoints which are fully editable.

Edexcel Politics ALevel Component 3 USA Comparative Politics This is lesson 2 in my Unit on the Supreme Court and examines the nature of the nomination process, factors which influence the President and strengths and weaknesses of the process. Examines how independent the SCOTUS is and arguments for and against. Includes case studies on nominations of Amy Coney Barrett and Ketanji Brown Jackson for students to research, key examples from the past 75 years, video links to explainers/ examples and an essay plan on the question: Evaluate the view that the nomination process for the Supreme Court is fit for purpose. The essay plan is part completed for students, they have to use their knowledge from the past few lessons to complete it. Note the PNG files are for illustrative purposes only; the files contain fully editable powerpoint and word documents.

Introduction lesson to Voting Behaviour and the Media This lesson introduces students to the concept of studying voting behaviour and examines factors which may affect voting behaviour. The idea is that students are then given case studies to produce and present on an individual election. Includes powerpoint on intro lesson which covers 1979 and 1997 key case studies as an overview of what happened in each election. Debate on the question “1979/1997 elections were lost by the government rather than won by the opposition” examination of Valence Voting and brief introduction of other theories. Detailed statistic booklet on General Elections since 1979 Template sheet for students to make notes on each election during Presentations with example for 1945 Election. PNG images for illustration only, files include fully editable powerpoint and word documents.

Edexcel Politics Component 3 but can be used for AQA also. This mega 2 hour lesson plus hwk examines how powerful the POTUS in the USA is for the key debate to end Topic 3 Includes retrieval of past knowledge re: President, note taking and discussion about unilateral actions of POTUS and limitations of these. Discussion/ ranking task of factors which can hinder/ help a POTUS achieve aims and a debate/ table of arguments about how imperial a President is alongside the discussion of whether a President may be described as Bifurcated. Also includes a colour code sheet for homework and a comparative task to prepare them for thinking about comparison to Prime Minister. Please note PNG images are for illustration only. Files include fully editable Powerpoint and Word document.

Two case studies on Rights in UK for UK Politics Edexcel topic 1: Democracy 1.4 rights in context. Also includes a colour coded debate for which does more to protect and uphold rights in UK: Parliament? Pressure Groups/ Think Tanks etc or the Judiciary

Edexcel Politics UK Topic 1.4 Democracy- rights in context This builds on work we have done on Pressure Groups in the UK and the previous lesson which examined the rights legislation development in UK (students made a timeline from the textbook of the major legislation passed and court cases. This lesson includes: A colour code summary sheet examining how rights have been challenged and upheld by: Pressure Groups, think tanks, Parliament and the Judiciary. A report by Amnesty International into the state of rights in the UK in 2022 Essay planning sheet for 30 mark exam question with model paragraph as an I do, we do, you do example Potential arguments to complete the essay plan. Article on the Rwanda issue and Sunak Case studies on Shumila Begum and Abu Qatada Updated as of November 2023.

Edexcel Politics ALevel Lessons These lessons are about the Labour Party- development and election history from 1997 in depth. Includes: origins Labour Pre 1997 including the gang of 4 and Michael Foot The Blair revolution and changes to Claus IV- the Third Way and New Labour Gordon Brown and Ed Miliband -surface detail Includes a timeline of the Labour Party since 1979 and major changes to leadership I’ve added this as a PDF as well as an editable word doc as sometimes the formatting gets messed up on word. The Corbyn Revolution 2017 to 2019- what changed? I will be updating with the Starmer years soon!

Edexcel ALevel Politics lessons Covering the Conservative Party up to around 2020 Set of lessons on the Conservative party from traditional values through Thatcherism and beyond. Includes the Wilderness years, the Cameron revolution, May and Johnson. New added info: Conservative Party Factions 2022 and post conference 2023 articles from the Guardian and Sky News Timeline of party leaders Colour code of how far party is united around One Nation Values Updated to 2024 (January) including new developments on Conservative Party Factions.

Template sheets for student research into key referendums and their impact. This is for Edexcel ALevel Politics Topic 3 Elections and Referendums Paper 1 Includes: N. Ireland the Good Friday agreement / devolved power 1998 Scottish Independence 2014 European membership 2016 I have not included AV 2011 but this would also be a good one to look at as it gave govt a mandate to reject electoral reform but 2015 brought fresh demands to reform after most disproportionate election results. Editable word documents.

Updated as of May 2024 Topic 1 Democracy Case Studies for key debates: Representative vs Direct Democracy, How far is there a participation crisis? Should there be further attempts to expand franchise? How far is UK Elitist/ Pluralist? Prisoner Voting Rights Debate, How well have rights been protected? Topic 2 Political Parties Case Studies for key debates: How far do political parties support democracy in UK? Should political parties be state funded? How far has the Conservative Party identified with One Nation Principles? How far has Labour remained true to traditional principles? How significant are minor/ small parties in UK? Hope they are useful! There is also a template to set students hwk examples. Ignore the PNG files they are for illustration only- files included are powerpoints and word documents- fully editable.

Updated Politics Taster Day lesson for 2024 This lesson is for the Edexcel course- we cover: Feminism and option 3A USA so some slides are tailored to this. Lesson is largely discussion based with a true or false quiz to promote discussion. Covers: Corruption and Accountability, Participation and Protest etc. Also includes: careers in Politics, famous students of politics, uses of politics alevel for degree level and quotes from students as well as a breakdown of the course. Also includes some little youtube clips from comedy shows, trailers for Knock Down the House etc.

Edexcel Politics Alevel but can be used for AQA. This knowledge organiser has useful and up to date information for Topic 1 Constitution and Federalism including debates on whether the amendment process is fit for purpose and whether the constitution needs reform. Includes key words, case studies and models of federalism as well as different examples under every president since 2000. Document is a 2 slide powerpoint and covers Edexcel Topic 1 Constitution and Federalism.

These are for the Edexcel ALevel Component 3a: USA/ UK Comparative Government US and UK. 12 mark exam questions which compare US and UK government. Includes examples of both Comparative GOVERNMENT questions and Comparative THEORY questions. These are for the following questions: Examine the similarities between the US House of Representatives and the UK House of Commons (12 marks) Analyse the different legislative powers between the US Congress and the UK Parliament (12 marks) Note both the above 12 markers are on one word document. Examine the ways in which the US and UK Constitutions are different (12) 30 mark essay: Evaluate the view that Federalism in the USA is in decline. (30) 30 mark essay- Evaluate the view that the Checks and balances in the US Constitution are effective (30) Some of these are designed for feedback tasks and have tasks for students to complete whilst reading the model answers.