Revision lesson based on students working in pairs and competing in the 'Olympics'. Pairs complete the tasks in the different 'events&' and keep a cumulative score.
Independent Study Booklet students can access via Google Drive and complete.
Separate Hand-outs that can be used to supplement teacher led activities also included.
Lesson introducing the US Constitution - students should have their own copy of the constitution to refer to throughout the study of US government (most textbooks have a copy in the back, but a paper copy is good for annotating and highlighting throughout the course)
Lesson examining the role and powers of the vice president, with a practice exam question examining the ways in which the VP can be important.
Homework examining the differences between the vice presidencies of Biden and Cheney using the handout provide useful examples pupils can use in exam answers.
Lesson examining how accurate Clinton's claim that the era of big government is over was, looking at federalism in the US since 1992.
Accompanying handouts give pupils a basic understanding/overview of the phases of federalism, which is essential before progressing through the lesson.
Lesson examining the ways in which the power of the president is constrained. Introduces the key question of how powerful the president is based on the theories of the imperial and imperilled presidency, to be examined in future lessons.
Lesson examining the role of the US cabinet, and introducing the cabinet members of the Obama administration - correct at time of lesson delivered, although will need to be adjusted/updated in future.
Includes practice exam question.
Mock exam questions, learning objectives for a peer assessment/feedback lesson, including marking feedback form and indicative content for exam questions.
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.