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

Lesson examining the extent of the impact of the coalition on prime ministerial power - can be supplemented with resources from previous lesson on PM dominance.

Lesson examining constraints on prime ministerial power in the UK political system

Lesson and range of resources that can be used to encourage students to analyse and evaluate the extent of prime ministerial power and dominance in the UK political system.

Independent Study Tasks - can be used as homework project - examining the roles and powers of ministers and civil servants in the UK political system.

Lesson examining the cabinet's roles and functions

Lesson examining different theories of executive power. Collaborative Essay can be used via Google Drive to allow students to collaborate in producing an essay in response to an exam-style question.

Lesson examining prime ministerial styles and how these apply to recent Prime Ministers

Lesson introducing the role of the PM in the UK political system

Introductory lesson on the executive branch and government in the UK political system

Summary of the role of the monarch in the UK political system