Detailed taster day lesson for the Edexcel Spec (easily adapted) Option 3A USA Activites/ discussions on a range of key political issues -Climate issues -Freedom of speech and rise in hate crimes, misogyny -Civil disobedience linked to the statue debate- why have people increasingly turned to civil disobedience? Links nicely to crime and policing bill -Corruption in UK Politics- why don’t we get any better? Since expenses scandal 2011- has politics been “cleaned up”? -Brexit- has it been beneficial? Source based task

Edexcel Politics ALevel but can be used for AQA or US Civics lessons Lesson 1 Introduction to USA Politics to start Year 13 course in Comparative Politics. 1 hour lesson which will cover all the basics of US Politics- Part of my 2 lesson intro to USA- Part 2 is US Historical context. Designed for Edexcel spec but can be adapted for AQA. Could also be used for other areas e.g. context for English Literature, Social Studies, Sociology etc.

Edexcel ALevel Politics spec but can be used for AQA as very similar. Lesson examining and analysing compartive Politics looking at various aspects of USA President and UK Prime Ministers including: -Role and Powers -Cabinets -Accountability to Legislatures/ Checks and balances -Styles of Government -RElationships between branches Also includes updated examples as of January 2024 including James Cleverly controversies and attempts to impeach Biden in US House due to increasing partisanship Includes little video clips to demonstrate examples or show comparisons and a full breakdown of the comparative theories for this topic. Includes a colour code to help students get used to understanding the different theories and how to apply them. Very detailed and no need for any additional resources although can be set as independent work with textbook but all info is contained within resources so no need to own the Bennett book- if you don’t have it ignore page references in the teacher notes. This lesson has a lot of resources, more than enough for 2 hours of lessons (probably 3 hours if you include video tasks) plus homework and there is a 12 mark exam question for Edexcel included.

Edexcel Politics ALevel but can be used for AQA This is a double (2 hour) lesson on the Principles and Features of the Constitution. Includes all up to date case studies and examples from the updated Bennett book (2021). Very comprehensive, suitable for new teacher with no knowledge- all informationn and examples included in worksheets and slides. Students to work independently learning about the principles then do some class discussion and evaluation before completing their own “report cards” for the Principles to grade them and justify the grades they have given.

How effectively does Congress fulfil its role of Representation in the USA? -Includes up to date examples and video links of AOC, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Marco Rubio etc. Very detailed- explains concepts of gerrymandering and pork barrel politics, incumbency advantage, caucuses etc. Lesson lasts around 2hours as I teach in doubles but can be broken down into smaller chunks. Includes debate sheet on How effectively Congress performs this role for students to caption each argument and use for essay planning

Edexcel ALevel Politics Component 3 USA Comparative Introduction to Congress and its structure and powers Fully comprehensive lesson (2 hours) which includes all necessary resources Includes up to date case studies relevant to all powers of Congress. This lesson has been planned using the 2021 Bennett textbook so all information has come from this source. Includes a starter looking at popular perceptions of Congress and discussion task around reasons for this. Card sort matching examples and descriptions of Congressional powers- sorting Exclusive from Concurrent powers of Congress.

Full lesson on USA Politics for Edexcel Spec but can be used with other specifications for ALevel Politics. Examines USA Congress and role of Legislation- includes steps in Legislative process and how Congress can both help and hinder the Legislative process. Includes debate sheet and detailed examples of legislation passed.

This case study is a 2 page word document which includes infographics and maps as well as detail of several key Supreme Court decisions regarding abortion since 1973 landmark Roe v Wade decision. EG Casey v Planned Parenthood and of course Dobbs v Jackson. It is a standalone but fully editable word doc resource. PNG images are for visual purposes only. I use this as part of my unit on the US constitution and evaluating how effectively it protects rights and also by unit on the Supreme Court as part of evaluation of Court as policy makers, Judicial Activism and ideological balance of the court.

This lesson is part of my unit of work on Liberalism so you may wish to buy the whole set rather than individual lessons. This lesson focuses on the Core Values and philosophy behind them- includes Kant, Locke, Stuart-Mill , wollstonecraft and Rawls Resources for a full 2 hour lesson plus homework

Christmas Quiz for Year 12 Politics A little bit cheeky so if easily offended maybe not for you. Round 1 Have I got news for you headlines Round 2 What are the cabinet up to picture round Round 3 Jordan Klepper on Trump rallies observation round Works well on zoom or in person- all answers included.

Edexcel Government and Politics ALevel lesson 1 Intro and Democracy First lesson in the Democracy topic for the Edexcel board but could be used for AQA and OCR too. Includes powerpoint, work sheets and other resources needed for outstanding teaching. Lesson is approx 2 hours plus homework. Lesson 1: Introduction to Government and Politics- what is Politics? Includes a detailed introduction to the UK system of Democracy (NOTE: I also have a whole topic available for bargain price of £15 if you wanted to get the series of lessons on Democracy). Updated for 2022 with new Cabinet/ Liz Truss info.

Edexcel Government and Politics (2017) Essay booklet for Component/ Paper 1. This booklet is ready to go- it took me hours! Has 2 essays- one source and one non source question per topic with mark schemes, pre-populated targets and sections for student answers AND purple pen response tasks. This will make giving high quality feedback a breeze for you and ensure excellent progress- it will be sure to impress your team leader or SLT link. This will help you to track progress and keep all your feedback logged and show pupils progressing in their skills on the assessment objectives. More than my usual price because it took me so long- hope you find it useful! I am working on a Government one, Ideologies and USA also.

Complete lesson investigating the status of Democratic provision in the UK and evaluating the degree to which reform is needed to improve Democracy in the UK. Includes powerpoint and all worksheets For Edexcel spec but can be used for AQA also. Component 1: Topic 1 Democracy. Part of my whole topic on Democracy priced £8 you may wish to buy whole topic instead :)

Lessons for the Edexcel 2017 specification- Covers the whole Pressure Groups part of the Democracy topic. Includes case studies and examples as well as many activities, videos and tasks. Worksheets also included. There are 3 full lessons in here as well as resources for homework, independent reading and up to date examples of pressure Groups. Updated examples for 2022-- includes the impact of think tanks on Trussonomics, COVID19 lobbying etc. Also includes a model answer for the past paper question.

This is my lesson 5 on Congress (Edexcel) and examines the changing role and powers of Congress over time in the USA. Starter quiz and debate colour coding sheet on the debate on whether Congress is more of a WATCHDOG or LAPDOG in oversight of executive branch. Examines changing role/ powers with such context as the era of the 13th Amendment, 1980s Party Polarisation and Trump with the deep factional divides within the GOP. Also examines the “TRump effect” on Congressional elections since 2016. Includes article updates on: Can Congress pass legislation with a divided government? and The state of Partisanship in congress in 2023. Includes recent attempts to CEnsure Rashida Tlaib, Impeach Biden etc.

Edexcel ALevel Politics Lesson to compare Congress and Parliament (actually about 2 hours work plus hwk). Does not require textbooks or any additional resources but secure knowledge is important however if you have used my lessons preceding this one, you will have all the knowledge you need! Includes all of the info- but knowledge/ understanding will be important in case of student questions. Includes discussion task, comparative highlighting tasks and analysis tasks,

Edexcel Politicsc ALevel Paper 1 Feedback Note: This mock exam feedback and modelling is for the 2023 Paper but for Questions 1a/b and 2a/b only as I don’t teach Ideologies. This feedback powerpoint has common mistakes and key content for the exam questions 1a/b and 2a/b including a full modelled paragraph using the PEELE structure with clear evaluation and mini judgments. Also includes a purple pen response sheet with the modelled paragraphs to highlight and then space to write their own / example conclusions. Very detailed!

Edexcel Politics ALevel Component 3 USA Comparative Politics This is lesson 2 in my Unit on the Supreme Court and examines the nature of the nomination process, factors which influence the President and strengths and weaknesses of the process. Examines how independent the SCOTUS is and arguments for and against. Includes case studies on nominations of Amy Coney Barrett and Ketanji Brown Jackson for students to research, key examples from the past 75 years, video links to explainers/ examples and an essay plan on the question: Evaluate the view that the nomination process for the Supreme Court is fit for purpose. The essay plan is part completed for students, they have to use their knowledge from the past few lessons to complete it. Note the PNG files are for illustrative purposes only; the files contain fully editable powerpoint and word documents.