Government Checks and Balances

Detailed lesson about the checks and balances on Government. Links closely to the separation of powers and uses examples of how the Executive has been held to account recently over Brexit by the Lords, Judiciary and parliament. PowerPoint Lesson for Citizenship Studies. (60-120 Minutes worth of Material) suitable for KS3 or KS4 students.

Learning Outcomes:
Secure: To understand the structure of UK parliament
Extended: To understand how the Legislature, Judiciary, the Public and the Media hold the executive to account
Advanced: To evaluate whether the Government is being held to account effectively over Brexit

Made by a team of Specialist Practicing Humanities Teachers as part of one of the leading PSHE & Citizenship Resource Providers in the UK - Cre8tive Resources .

What is included in this product?

• Fully editable 20 slide PowerPoint Lesson 60-120 minutes
• Assessment Practice Sheets
• Student political campaign sheet
• Student activity literacy Key terms Sheet
• Handouts on how Government is held to Account

Answer Keys:
Student input creates some of the answers. Product Code CIT/C8/LS/94

Description of Product
Ready-to-Use pack of classroom activities will enthuse and engage students! This lesson material is designed to be used for between one and two teaching periods and includes; activities, challenging and thoughtful questions, student hand-out (for use during lesson or as a homework), embedded URL links (where appropriate), differentiated tasks and, all relevant information to help students learn about issues relating to the topic.
N.B This lesson can be taught with no printing (For those on tight budgets :)

Our Philosophy
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