<p>**Edexcel A-Level Politics</p> <p>Component 2: UK Government</p> <p>FREE Lesson From this Unit:** <a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12847575">https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12847575</a></p> <p>This SoW is designed in detail to be clearly differentiated and engaging. Using the latest researched teaching and learning techniques, such as Retrieval Practice and Dual Coding. This SoW allows you to move pupils through content efficiently. Each SoW is sequenced clearly and in line with the Edexcel Specification.</p> <p>A colour scheme also runs throughout to ease both your delivery and students’ comprehension.</p> <p>We provided an email address that is monitored daily, if you have any questions or issues with this purchase (<a href="mailto:teachercentralltd@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">teachercentralltd@gmail.com</a>).<br /> Below is a break down of the Bundle:</p> <p>Component 2: UK Government (Option 1: Anarchism)</p> <p>L1: What is the Nature and Sources of the UK Constitution?<br /> L2: How has the British Constitution Changed Since 1997?<br /> L3: What are the Key Characteristics of Devolution in UK Governance?<br /> L4: What are the Key Arguments for Further Constitutional Reform?<br /> L5: What is the Structure and Role of the House of Commons and House of Lords?<br /> L6: What are the Comparative Powers of the House of Commons and House of Lords?<br /> L7: What is the Legislative Process in Parliament?<br /> L8: What ways does Parliament Interact with the Executive?<br /> L9: What is the Structure, Role, and Powers of the Executive?<br /> L10: What is the Concept of Ministerial Responsibility?<br /> L11: What is the Role of the Prime Minister and the Cabinet?<br /> L12: How Great is the Power of the Prime Minister to Determine policy? (Thatcher)<br /> L13: How Great is the Power of the Prime Minister to Determine policy? (Blair)<br /> L14: What is the Role Supreme Court in legislative and policy-making processes?<br /> L15: What is the Relationship Between the Executive and Parliament?<br /> L16: What is/was the Impact of the EU on British Governance?<br /> L17: What is Location Sovereignty in the UK Political System?<br /> L18: What are the Core Ideas and Principles of Anarchism?<br /> L19: What are the Different Types of Anarchism?<br /> L20: Who are the Key Anarchist Thinkers and what are their Arguments?</p> <p>Any questions please do feel free to get in contact:</p> <p><a href="mailto:teachercentralltd@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">teachercentralltd@gmail.com</a></p> <p>Best <strong>FREE</strong> Resources (Teacher Central)</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/britain-losing-and-gaining-an-empire-12973075">https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/britain-losing-and-gaining-an-empire-12973075</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/financial-literacy-12898983">https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/financial-literacy-12898983</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/romeo-and-juliet-12908635">https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/romeo-and-juliet-12908635</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/shakespeare-12908634">https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/shakespeare-12908634</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-gcse-12863697">https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-gcse-12863697</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/animal-farm-free-sow-12942163">https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/animal-farm-free-sow-12942163</a> (FREE SoW)</li> <li><a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/slavery-sow-12843084">https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/slavery-sow-12843084</a> (FREE SoW)</li> <li><a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/russia-1917-91-from-lenin-to-yeltsin-12834552">https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/russia-1917-91-from-lenin-to-yeltsin-12834552</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/TeacherCentral?sortBy=lowestPrice&amp;p=5">https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/TeacherCentral?sortBy=lowestPrice&amp;p=5</a></li> </ul> <p>I hope you find this SoW useful. If you have, I have created a series of resources.</p> <p>You can check them out here.</p> <p><a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/TeacherCentral">https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/TeacherCentral</a></p>

<p>Lessons 21-40 are on Political Parties.</p> <p><strong>LIST OF LESSONS IN THIS BUNDLE</strong><br /> 06a What is a political party and what role do parties perform in the UK? (PLUS H/W)<br /> 06b How do political parties operate in the UK? (PLUS H/W)<br /> 06c How are the main UK political parties funded and why is party funding so controversial?<br /> 07a What are the traditional ideas and policies of the Conservative Party?<br /> 07b What was Thatcherism? (PLUS H/W)<br /> 07c How internally divided is the Conservative Party?<br /> 07d What are the current ideas and policies of the Conservative Party? (PLUS H/W)<br /> 08a What are the traditional ideas and policies of the Labour Party? (PLUS H/W)<br /> 08b What was New Labour?<br /> 08c How internally divided is the Labour Party? (PLUS H/W)<br /> 08d What are the current ideas and policies of the Labour Party?<br /> 09a What have been the traditional ideas and policies of the Liberal Democrat Party?<br /> 09b What are the current ideas and policies of the Liberal Democrat Party? (PLUS H/W)<br /> 10a How influential have UKIP and the Brexit Party been?<br /> 10b How influential have the nationalist parties been, in particular the SNP? (PLUS H/W)<br /> 10c How influential have the Greens and DUP been? (PLUS H/W)<br /> 11a Is there now a multi-party system in the UK? (PLUS H/W)<br /> 11b Assessment<br /> 11c How are the main UK political parties structured and organised? (PLUS H/W)<br /> 11d Knowedge Test 2</p> <p>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:</p> <p><strong>LIST OF MATERIALS IN THE FULL 125-LESSON BUNDLE</strong><br /> Between 2 and 4 homeworks set per week;<br /> 16 assessment opportunities (8 in class, 8 as homework);<br /> An exam technique sheet;<br /> 8 substantial knowledge tests, each out of 100 marks;<br /> Further reading integrated (although you will need to purchase the relevant books yourself).</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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 &amp; Politics Annual Update 2018, UK Government &amp; 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.</p>

<p>Lessons 1-20 are on Democracy and Political Participation.</p> <p><strong>LIST OF LESSONS IN THIS BUNDLE</strong><br /> 01a What is the nature of politics?<br /> 01b What is democracy?<br /> 01c What different forms does democracy take? (PLUS H/W)<br /> 02ab [2 hours] How effectively does democracy operate in the UK? (PLUS H/W)<br /> 03a How has the franchise been extended?<br /> 03b Should the franchise be further extended? (PLUS H/W)<br /> 03c Is there a participation crisis in the UK? (PLUS H/W)<br /> 04a What are pressure groups?<br /> 04b Why do pressure groups use different methods? (PLUS H/W)<br /> 04c Why do pressure groups succeed or fail?<br /> 04d What explains the methods and extent of success of the BMA and Extinction Rebellion? (PLUS H/W)<br /> 04e What explains the methods and extent of success of the RMT Union and Greenpeace?<br /> 04f How do other organisations promote democracy and political participation? (PLUS H/W)<br /> 04g Assessment<br /> 05a What are rights? (PLUS H/W)<br /> 05b How effective has the Human Rights Act been?<br /> 05c Who can better defend rights? (PLUS H/W)<br /> 05d What could be done to improve democracy in the UK? (PLUS H/W)<br /> 05e Knowledge test 1</p> <p>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:</p> <p><strong>LIST OF MATERIALS IN THE FULL 125-LESSON BUNDLE</strong><br /> Between 2 and 4 homeworks set per week;<br /> 16 assessment opportunities (8 in class, 8 as homework);<br /> An exam technique sheet;<br /> 8 substantial knowledge tests, each out of 100 marks;<br /> Further reading integrated (although you will need to purchase the relevant books yourself).</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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 &amp; Politics Annual Update 2018, UK Government &amp; 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.</p>

<p>Edexcel A Level USA Politics Lessons 86-104 (US Supreme Court)</p> <p><strong>LIST OF LESSONS IN THIS BUNDLE</strong><br /> Lesson 85a: To what extent is the US Supreme Court independent?<br /> Lesson 85b: Is judicial review a positive or negative feature of the US Constitution?<br /> Lesson 86ab [2-hour lesson]: To what extent does the appointments process make the US Supreme Court a political body rather than a judicial one?<br /> Lesson 86c: Why is the composition of the Supreme Court so important?<br /> Lesson 87: Why have the concepts of judicial activism and judicial restraint both been criticised?<br /> Lesson 88abcd [4-hour lesson on case studies]: What impact has the Supreme Court had on public policy and how effectively has it protected rights?<br /> Lesson 89ab [2-hour lesson]: Has affirmative action been effective?<br /> Lesson 89c: Why is the USA not a ‘post-racial society’?<br /> Lesson 90: How effectively has the Supreme Court protected voting rights?<br /> Lesson 91a: Why do judges interpret the Constitution differently?<br /> Lesson 91b: To what extent can the Supreme Court be described as a political institution, and is it too powerful?<br /> Lesson 92a: How different are the powers and independence of the US and UK Supreme Courts?Lesson 92b: To what extent are rights better protected in the USA than in the UK?<br /> Lesson 92c: How can we use comparative theories to analyse the US and UK judicial branches and civil rights?</p> <p>Further to the 125 lessons I have created for the UK Politics components of the Edexcel A Level and the 50 lessons for the Political Ideas element of the course (Liberalism, Conservatism, Socialism, Feminism), I have created 104 lessons for the US and Comparative Politics element (Paper 3A). These lessons, designed to be taught over four terms (with spare time for mock exams) include:</p> <p><strong>LIST OF MATERIALS IN THE FULL 104 LESSONS ACROSS TOPIC BUNDLES</strong></p> <ul> <li>A mastery-based approach dividing the course up into modules and components;</li> <li>Between 3 and 4 homeworks set per week;</li> <li>15 assessment opportunities;</li> <li>39 short knowledge tests, one at the end of each component (the aim of a mastery approach is to use these component knowledge tests to ascertain whether a high enough proportion of your students have ‘mastered’ the content (about 80% correct) before moving on);</li> <li>Further reading integrated (although you will need to purchase the relevant books yourself).</li> </ul> <p>The core textbook for students to use is US Government and Politics (2021) by Anthony J. Bennett, David Tuck and Simon Lemieux. I recommend buying enough for all students.</p> <p>Further reading homeworks make use of the following books (all easily found on Amazon):Robert S. Singh, ‘In Defence of the United States Constitution’US Politics Annual Update 2021 (also used in a lesson)Developments in American Politics, 8th EditionUS Politics Annual Update 2017 (also used in a lesson)US Politics Annual Update 2015Knock Down the House (a 2019 documentary film)The Presidency of Barack Obama, edited by Julian E. ZelizerBarack Obama, ‘A Promised Land’Robert A. Dahl, ‘How Democratic is the American Constitution?’US Politics Annual Update 2019US Politics Annual Update 2018US Politics Annual Update 2020Chris Whipple, ‘The Gatekeepers’</p> <p>A very small number of tasks make reference to Politics Review articles, and so it would be useful to buy the back catalogue of this absolutely fantastic magazine. However, if you cannot afford this you can just skip these tasks.</p>