.... The homework deadline is 3.15pm on the date given - this cannot be changed ...

Mr Happy always showsa bibliography at the end of his essays

(1) IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO HAND IN YOUR HOMEWORK ON TIME It is NOT your teachers job to remind you to do the work.

(2) Please DO NOT e-mail homework (it can get lost) - place it inside the RED BOX in the Laws classroom BEFORE 3.15pm ON THE DATE SHOWN. You will lose marks if you hand in an essay which does not show an essay plan. If your homework is handed in late (even by just a few seconds) or without a Self-assessment Sheet - you will be given a fail grade.

(3) IF YOUR ESSAY IS THIN and/or lacks depth and analysis YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO DO IT AGAIN. Plan a structured answer to the question - start early because the first draft is generally unacceptable.

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To be completed for the date/time shown  ...

Wednesday 2nd February 2011 - US Politics students in Block 2PE to do Essay US-5

Wednesday 9th February 2011 - US Politics students in Block 2PF to do Essay US-5

Essay US-5 - Produce an essay which answers the following question:  'Assess the view that the US Constitution is too entrenched and rigid for the needs of the 21st Century.' Provide theory and examples to illustrate.'

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HALF-TERM (21st - 25th February 2011) HOMEWORK

To be completed for the First Class after half-term. This half-term homework will be assessed by your Laws Teacher and then marked collectively in class.

A2 US Politics Students - Undertake an A2 Politics essay - 'Evaluate the claim that the Senate is far more powerful than the House of Representatives within Congress.'

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Wednesday 2nd March 2011 - US Politics students in Block 2PE to do Essay US-6.

Wednesday 9th March 2011 - US Politics students in Block 2PF to do Essay US-6.

Essay US-6 - Undertake an A2 Politics essay - 'The President is at liberty, both in law and conscience, to be as big a man as he can' (Woodrow Wilson). How effective are the limitations on presidential power?

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Wednesday 23rd March 2011 - US Politics students in Block 2PE to do Essay US-7.

Wednesday 30th March 2011 - US Politics students in Block 2PF to do Essay US-7.

Essay US-7 - Undertake two detailed plans Q1. 'Evaluate the view that Congressional committees have too much power in the US legislature.' Q2. Critically assess the view that the era of party decline is over and that Congress is becoming increasingly partisan.

(Remember plans need analysis and evaluation)

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Wednesday 27th April 2011 - US Politics students in Block 2PE to do Essay US-8.

Wednesday 4th May 2011 - US Politics students in Block 2PF to do Essay US-8.

Essay US-8 - “The President of the US has too much foreign, but not enough domestic, power.” Discuss.

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Wednesday 11th May 2011 - US Politics students in Blocks 2PE and 2PF to do Essay US-9.

Essay US-9 - 'Nine politicians sitting on a Bench.' Critically evaluate this description of the US Supreme Court.