Lesson examining the relationship between the president and the US congress

Lesson examining the influences that affect voting in Congress

Resources to help give pupils context for election results leading up to the 'fall' of the Labour in 2010.

Lesson examining the power of judicial review and how the US SC has used this in landmark cases.

Pupil led project examining the composition of Parliament, with pupils encouraged to independently research and present information to each other in order for the information to be used in preparing an essay plan in groups.

Lesson examining the relative success of recent presidents and the political theories behind presidential success

Lesson examining the role and powers (or lack of) of the vice president in the USA

Lesson examining the different types of democracy and sovereignty that are enshrined in the US constitution

Lesson examining the checks and balances enshrined in the US constitution

Parliament Unit - Fact Test (Governing the UK)

Lesson and student project analysing representation in Congress

Lesson examining the differences between codified and uncodified constitutions (this should be a recap from similar content at AS)

Lesson examining the appointment and confirmation process for the Supreme Court, encouraging students to then apply knowledge to case study of Justice Ginsberg, then research recent high profile nominations

Project asking students to compare the 113th and 114th Congress - a good way to put the emphasis on students remaining up to date with congressional elections

Group-based activity/project and presentations on how representative parliament is - includes post presentation analysis and examination preparation.

Congress Topic - Fact Test (Governing the USA) *Will need to be updated*

A brief overview of resources, programmes, and people students can use to make sure they are reading, listening, watching and tweeting politics to get the most out of their AS Government and Politics Course.

Constitution Unit - Fact Test (Governing the UK)

Lesson examining the extent to which there is a separation of powers in the US system of government and constituition

Constitution Topic - Fact Test (Governing the USA)