Lesson examining the powers of Congress, and how to plan out an essay answer to an exam question comparing the prestige of the House and Senate

Lesson examining the roles of Congress, with a pass the parcel note taking activity

This lesson examines the committee system in the UK parliament and the extent to which it holds the government to account in addition to the other roles of the committee system.

A lesson recapping constitutional reform 1997-2010 Includes Blair's reforms, Brown's reforms and coalition plans for constitutional reform.

Background notes for pupils can be used as revision aids or to eliminate heavy note taking and be used as handouts in initial lessons or as a supplement to existing lesson materials.

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

Lesson examining the factors that influence how members of congress decide to vote - pupils can examine the pressures members of congress face and examine which factors are the most important in deteriming how a congressman may vote on a certain issue. This can be adapted by using specific examples - especially on wedge issues.

How significant are events in Native American history - lesson asking pupils to plot the significance of key events on a 'living graph' in order to examine the relative significance of the events they have studied.

Powerpoint and handouts to introduce pupils to Unit 4 at A2 including overview of course content, expectations at A2 and assessment policy.

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 mistakes Custer made and if he was to blame for defeat at Little Bighorn - building pn previous knowledge from CSI:Montana lesson.

Examining why France wanted revenge and whether France 'got revenge' after WW1

Exam Preparation Lesson using source analysis sheet to structure a 70 mark essay answer

Lesson introducing the Bill of Rights

Resources used for a lesson examining different interpretations of the Munich Agreement - developing skills of source analysis

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

Lesson and student project analysing representation in Congress

ICT based lesson exploring how much aid UK gives to other countries - lesson focused around India - although UK has now stopped sending aid to India, students can debate this decision at the end of the lesson, or lesson can be adapted to focus on another aid recipient. Makes use of infographics created by Guardian newspaper.

Lesson examining what an election is through the use of desert island dilemma to introduce different forms of government.