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

Lesson examining significance and criticism of committees - prior knowledge of role and powers of the different committees would be essential as this lesson focuses on encouraging analysis, including essay map exercise for group planning of an exam answer.

Lesson organising arguments for and against codified and uncodified constitutions, with a design-a-constitution activity

Card sort (definition matching) of key vocabulary in the US Congress topic

Resources useful in investigating the various electoral systems used in the UK - results from other countries using these systems provide pupils with an interesting perspective rather than a hypothetical.

Lesson examining the efficacy of parliament in fulfilling its roles and functions

Learning Objective To analyse the role of campaign finance in elections

Lesson introducing the members of the Supreme Court and their ideological leanings (introduces judicial activism and judicial restraint) with a exam style question asking whether the Roberts' court is balanced.

Lesson examining the fluctuating power of the president

Lesson recapping the checks and balances, specifically focusing on those on the judiciary (with examples)

An end of topic fact test covering Unit 4C The US Presidency

Lesson introducing the idea of federalism and its effects on the USA (accompanied by a 'rough guide' handout that can be used as homework before or after the lesson to prepare/consolidate).

Lesson examining the relationship between the federal government and state governments, accompanied by a handout pupils can make more detailed notes using)

Lesson examining the roles and powers of committees and evaluating the extent of influence committees have in the work of Congress

Revision aid articles for US Judiciary topic, can be combined to produce a revision booklet or used indidvidually to supplement lesson materials.

Plenary/revision quiz based on the round in Mock the Week 'If this is the answer what is the question?' - template and theme tune included, simply insert your own questions!

Introduction to the concept and practicality of parliamentary government in the UK

Pupil-led project examining the composition of Congress

Lesson examining the role and powers of the vice president, with a practice exam question examining the ways in which the VP can be important. Homework examining the differences between the vice presidencies of Biden and Cheney using the handout provide useful examples pupils can use in exam answers.

End of topic fact test for pupils to sit after studying Unit 4C Supreme Court.