How strong is the US Constitution?
- To use our knowledge to assess how strong the US Constitution is.
- To examine the limitations of the US Constitution.
- To consider the impact of the US Constitution on the US Government today.
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This lesson references material from the following textbooks:
Edexcel GCE Politics AS and A-level Student Book (Edexcel GCE Politics 2017) – Pearson (Referred to as Pearson 1 on PowerPoint)
Pearson Edexcel A level Politics (2019) - Jenkins, Tuck & Jefferies (Referred to as Pearson 2 in the PowerPoint)
The lesson requires pages from these textbooks, but similar information could be found elsewhere or in updated Politics textbooks.
The lesson also refers to an Article from Politics Review Magazine from 2018.
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