Edexcel A Level UK Politics Lessons 108-109 (Comparative Powers of the Commons & the Lords)

Edexcel A Level UK Politics Lessons 100-111 (Parliament)

33a What role does the House of Commons play in Parliament? 33b What role does the House of Lords play in Parliament? 33c How effectively does Parliament fulfil its function of scrutiny? 33d How effectively does Parliament fulfil its other functions? 34ab How effectively does Parliament fulfil its function of passing legislation? [2-hour lesson] 34c Assessment 35a What are the comparative powers of the Commons and the Lords? 35b Should the Lords be further reformed? 36a Which factors affect the relationship between Parliament and the executive? 36b Have prime ministers become more presidential? To teach the Edexcel A Level I have created 125 lessons for UK Politics, based on the model of one teacher (easily adapted for two). These lessons go beyond the minimum requirements of the specification (e.g. studying more pressure groups, more elections, more minor parties and more prime ministers than required) and include: Between 2 and 4 homeworks set per week; 16 assessment opportunities (8 in class, 8 as homework); An exam technique sheet; 8 substantial knowledge tests, each out of 100 marks; Further reading integrated (although you will need to purchase the relevant books yourself). The core textbook for students to use is UK Government and Politics for AS/A-Level, 5th ed. by Philip Lynch, Paul Fairclough and Toby Cooper. I recommend buying enough for all students. On rare occasions, activities will reference the Pearson textbook. If you wish to do these activities, this book is Edexcel GCSE Politics AS and A-Level Student Book and eBook - worth snapping up a copy of this also. Further reading homeworks make use of the following books (all easily found on Amazon and not expensive): UK Politics Annual Update 2020, UK Politics Annual Update 2019, UK Government & Politics Annual Update 2018, UK Government & Politics Annual Update 2017, Isabel Hardman’s Why We Get the Wrong Politicians and Steve Richards’ The Prime Ministers: Reflections on Leadership from Wilson to May. The UK Politics lessons will be uploaded by the end of August 2020. I plan to make Political Ideas lessons and get them uploaded by January 2021, with US & Comparative Politics lessons being uploaded between June 2021 and February 2022.