Category: Political Systems

1. Introduction to Executives

2. The Prime Minister

Role of the PM Reading

3. The President of the USA

Prime Minister Reading 1 Link

Prime Minister Reading 2

Prime Minister Reading 3

President Reading 1 Link

President Reading 2

President Reading 3

Essay Guidance – President vs Prime Minister

Essay guidance PDF Doc

1. The UK Legislature (Background)

2. How laws are created UK

3. The US Congress (Background)

4. How Laws are Created USA

5. 20 Mark Essay – Legislation – Origin and Passage

9. Origin and Passage Essay Guide

6. Scrutiny in the UK

HOMEWORK: watch the following mini-documentary on Select Committees and their work

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLvNmMJmD0w

7. Scrutiny in the USA

7. Committees Comparison

8. Comparison of the Legislative Branches – Scrutiny

 

What is a Constitution?

What is a constitution?: video link

2. Sources of the UK Constitution

3. The Nature of the UK Constitution

3. GCHQ Rule of Law Article

4. The US Constitution

4. US Constitution Reading Hwrk

5. Comparing Constitutions

6. Constitutions Essay – 12 marker

7. Constitutions Essay – 20 marker

8. The Judiciary

8. The-myth-of-judicial-neutrality-USA

8. What-is-Judicial-Independence-Article

 

Complete the extended reading on the US Constitution (on the blog) and answer the following questions in detail.

1.Explain the difference between the reserved powers and concurrent powers outlined in the US Constitution.

2.Describe, in detail, the process of amending the Constitution of the USA.

3.Explain why the Constitution has been amended so little in the past 200 years.

4.For each branch of the government choose ONE way it can check another branch and, using examples, describe what the check is.

5.Why was limited government an important component of the Constitution for the Constitution Convention members?

6.Choose 3 ways in which the federal-state relationship has changed over time and describe the change in your own words.

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