Lesson examining the ways in which Congress can check the power of the president.

Lesson examining the influences that affect voting in Congress

Lesson examining how difficult the legislative process in the US political system is

Lesson examining the roles and powers of committees and evaluating the extent of influence committees have in the work of Congress

Lesson examining the role and powers of the congressional leadership - may need to be updated for 114th congress

Lesson examining the roles and functions of Congress, and how well Congress fulfils them - encouraging analysis of the efficacy of the US legislative brance

Lesson and student project analysing representation in Congress

Lesson examining Congress - will need to be updated for 114th Congress

General revision ppts can be used as in school revision sessions or students can use to make revision flashcards.

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.

Lesson beginning to examine the idea that constitution is interpreted differently by different groups who make different criticisms of it.

Lesson examining how and why the constitution is amended

Lesson examining the Bill of Rights and supplementary lesson exploring Bill of Rights issues.

Lesson examining the checks and balances enshrined in the US constitution

Lesson examining the extent to which there is a separation of powers in the US system of government and constituition

Lesson examining the US presidential system of government - good for helping students to identify key differences from UK system

Lesson examining the different types of democracy and sovereignty that are enshrined in the US constitution

Lesson examining the differences between codified and uncodified constitutions (this should be a recap from similar content at AS)

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)

Brief introduction to US history and the historical origins of the US constitution