29 Edexcel USA essay plans

Essay plans which cover a multitude of areas of the spec which can be applied to a variety of questions. These plans helped me achieve an A* throughout the year and can help you by providing you with essay questions, points and examples.

This resource contains 29 essays including:

• Evaluate the view that the US constitution is democratic
• Evaluate the view that the US constitution is outdated
• Evaluate the extent to which the procedure for amending the US Constitution is no longer fit for purpose
• Evaluate the view that the US Constitution no longer lives up to its principles
• Evaluate the view that the constitutional powers of congress are currently being fulfilled
• Evaluate the view that Congress fulfils its representative function
• Evaluate the view to which the strength of the Congressional legislative process outweighs the weaknesses.
• Evaluate the view that Congress fulfils its oversight function effectively/Evaluate the extent to which Congress can check the power of the executive branch
• Evaluate the extent to which there is an ‘imperial presidency’ in the US?
• Evaluate the extent to which the president controls foreign policy
• Evaluate the extent to which the power to persuade is a significant power
• Evaluate the extent to which Congress can check the power of the executive branch
• Evaluate the power of the incumbency advantage
• Evaluate the extent to which the process of selecting a president is deeply flawed
• Evaluate the extent to which the Electoral College is an outdated institution
• Evaluate the extent in which minor parties influence US politics/Evaluate the extent in which the US has a multi-party system
• Evaluate the extent in which US parties are more divided than united
• Evaluate the extent to which pressure groups enhance democracy
• Evaluate the extent that the Supreme Court effectively protects constitutional rights/ Evaluate the view that the US Constitution ensures that civil rights are effectively protected by the Supreme Court (spec)
• Evaluate the extent in which the Supreme court has too much power (imperial judiciary)-spec
• Evaluate the extent in which the Supreme court in a political institution-2020
• Evaluate the extent to which the Supreme Court can rightly be described as ‘a third house of the legislature.’
• Evaluate the view that the supreme court has more impact on public policy than congress
• Evaluate the view that the supreme court is a more effective check on the president than congress
• Evaluate the view that the supreme court is a effective check on the president and Congress
• Evaluate the view that the supreme court protects rights better than pressure groups-2019
• Evaluate the view that the supreme court is the most effective in protecting rights
• Evaluate how effective has the supreme court been in promoting equality
• Evaluate the claim that Affirmative Action is the most effective form of racial rights protection