Lesson examining the different types of democracy and sovreignty evident in the US political system with a design-a-constitution activity

Lesson examining the role and powers of the various congressional committees - used to develop skill of scanning large text for information (using Phillip Allan textbook) with teacher generated "core notes" on roles and powers of the different types of committees and committee chairs.

Lesson examining the flexibility of the constitution - how and why has the constitution managed to survive? How flexible is it? Encouraging students to make a thorough assessment of how the constitution works in practice.

Lesson introducing the US Constitution

Lesson examining how parliament holds and is held accountable

Lesson examining the role of parliament in the UK political system

Learning Objective To analyse the role of campaign finance in elections

Lesson focusing on the reforms made to the constitution

Lesson encouraging pupils to examine the different newspapers (you will need to provide a recent copy of each newspaper) focusing on both content/price/target audience as well as the political bias of the major newspapers.

Lesson examining the Battle of Stalingrad and what we can learn from source evidence (photographs) about how the battle was fought. Includes caption competition.

Lesson asking students to review information taught about the constitution and to answer an extended response questions. Who holds the power in the United States?

Book inserts for students to be used in Y7 Civics. Civics curriculum designed to be delivered in an International school to a largely American student body.

An introductory lesson to the UK constitution examining the evolution of the constitution from the 'mists of time' and a brief overview of the implications of the constiution for the government of the UK.

Powerpoint and supporting materials for lesson differentiating betwen codified and uncodified constitutions

Learning Objectives To explain the procedures for primary elections (closed and open) and caucuses To evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of each

This lesson examines the reforms and proposed reforms of the House of Lords, examining the options available and the pros and cons of each - including Coalition plans.

Lesson and supporting materials to examine the role of EXOP.

Revision aid articles for US Elections topic; can be combined to form revision booklet or used individually to supplement lesson materials.

Review materials for exam comparing similarities and differences between the US and UK political systems . Can be combined into a review booklet for pupils or used individually to supplement lesson materials.

Quiz for Y12 pupils to see how politically literate they are before beginning first topic - used as a team 'pub' quiz type of activity.