AS UK Politics

Please click here for details of the various 'Learning Skills' and 'Learning Styles' we use.

EO/Diversity Issues: UK11a and UK 12a.

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Unit Two - Governing Modern Britain ...

Prior to the delivery of this section students should read and precis Chapter 7 of 'Essentials of UK Politics' by Andrew Heywood and/or Chapter 10 of 'AS UK Government & Politics by Garnett and Lynch.

Take your notes to class so they can be checked at the start of the lesson/lecture.

 

UK8a - Parliament and Legislation - [PowerPoint] or [Pdf Print File]

UK8b - Delegated Legislation - [PowerPoint] or [Pdf Print File]

UK8c - Reproduce in your own style and words: The Passage of legislation - See 'AS & A Level Government & Politics through diagrams' by Paul Fairclough. See also a Christian view of Law Making.

UK8d - Reforming the House of Lords - What is the current position? Read, precis and discuss.

UK8e - Abolition of Parliament Bill? + 'PM says No to English only votes'

UK8f - A Major Debate ... Parliament is Supreme - or is it?

UK8g - 'An assessment of Parliament' - produce a chart showing strengths & weaknesses of the functions of Parliament.

UK8h - Produce a list (in priority order) of 'Examples of Parliament being independent and effective'.

UK8i - The price of a vote in parliament - Can the government buy an MP's vote?

UK8j - We will watch extracts from Parliament - is the government being held effectively to account?

UK8k - Visit www.parliament.uk/about/how/quickguides.cfm and summarise the contents of the website (do this at home for the first lesson of next week).

UK8l - Any Questions Simulation (Parliament and Legislation - to be undertaken in H05).

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PM9 - Your Laws teacher will break you into pairs (with a different partner for each question) to produce a detailed plan for each of the extended questions on page 223 on 'Essentials of UK politics' by Heywood.

PM9a - Mini-Mock Examination (to be undertaken in exam conditions - 30 mins) - your Laws Teacher will select two of the extended questions and you will have a choice of question from those two.

Learning skills/styles used: R&P, E&R, CT, CP, CIT, LD and some LA.

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Prior to the delivery of this section students should read and precis Chapter 8 of 'Essentials of UK Politics' by Andrew Heywood, and/or Chapter 11 (pages 266-293) of 'AS UK Government & Politics by Garnett and Lync.

Take your notes to class so they can be checked at the start of the lesson/lecture.

UK9a - Prime Minister and Cabinet: [PowerPoint] or [Pdf Print File]

UK9b - A role play exercise: "The Cabinet Meeting"

UK9c - 'Is cabinet government dead?' - article by Magee & Garnett - Show read & precis notes.

UK9d - Plan an answer to Question 4 from section B of the AQA Examination paper January 2005.

UK9e - Mini-Mock Exam - In examination conditions produce an answer to Question 4 from section B of the AQA Examination paper January 2005.

Virtual Revision: 3.5.2 (Session 2) Features of a Representative Democracy.

Learning skills/styles used: R&P, E&R, CT, CP, LD and some LA.

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UK10a - Ministers and the Civil Service [PowerPoint] or [Pdf Print File]

UK10b - 'Civil Service Reform' - Re-produce in a different format

UK10c - Watch "Yes Minister" (Big Brother - Series One) - answer these questions.

UK10d - Plan an answer to Question 3 from section B of the AQA Examination paper January 2006.

UK10e - Burying bad news - can civil servants become politicised?

UK10f - Mini-Mock Exam - In examination conditions produce an answer to Question 3 from section B of the AQA Examination paper January 2006.

Learning skills/styles used: R&P, E&R, CT, CP, LD and some basic LA.

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Prior to the delivery of this section students should read and precis Chapter 10 of 'Essentials of UK Politics' by Andrew Heywood and/or Chapter14 of 'AS UK Government & Politics by Garnett and Lynch.

Take your notes to class so they can be checked at the start of the lesson/lecture.

Students should note the requirements of UK7h and start collecting/producing materials in advance.

UK11a - Three cheers for the EU - The making of EU Law [PowerPoint] or [PDF Print file] 

UK11b(1) - Break into small groups (of 3) and consider/explain the composition and powers of (1) The EU Parliament, (2) the Council of Ministers and EU Council, (3) The European Commission.

UK11b(2) Question's to discuss in class - Which, if any, of the above EU institutions are the most important? What are the implications and/or advantages of giving more power to the European Parliament?

UK11c - Reforming the EU

UK11d - A Major Debate revisited (discuss in class) ... When it comes to making law - Is Parliament or the EU Supreme?

UK11e Video: speech by Tony Benn, 'Britain and Europe'. Do you agree with him?

UK11f - In pairs produce a PowerPoint presentation which reflects the arguments for: (1) "Staying in" and "Pulling out" of Europe. (2) Arguments "for" and "against" adopting the 'Treaty of Lisbon'.

UK11g - 'British politics and Europe' article by Philip Lynch - Show read & precis notes.

UK11h - Any Questions Simulation (The EU - to be undertaken in H05).

Learning skills/styles used: R&P, E&R, CT, CP, CIT, LD and some LA.

Virtual Revision: 3.6.1 (Session 1) Tackling Examination Questions.

Virtual Revision: 3.6.2 (Session 2) Tackling Examination Questions

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UK12a - Devolution and Multi-Level Governance [PowerPoint] or [Pdf Print File]

UK12b - Discuss the way that devolved institutions (Scottish Parliament etc) and Local Government relate to the EU (issues of sovereignty etc)

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PM10 - Your Laws teacher will break you into pairs (with a different partner for each question) to produce a detailed plan for each of the extended questions on page 316 on 'Essentials of UK politics' by Heywood.

PM10a - Mini-Mock Examination (to be undertaken in exam conditions - 30 mins) - your Laws Teacher will select two of the extended questions and you will have a choice of question from those two.

Learning skills/styles used: R&P, E&R, CT, CP, CIT, LD and some LA.

Prior to the delivery of this section students should read and precis Chapter 6 of 'Essentials of UK Politics' by Andrew Heywood, and/or Chapter 9 of 'UK Government & Politics' written by Garnett and Lynch (2005 edition)

Take your notes to class so they can be checked at the start of the lesson/lecture.

UK13a - UK's Constitution- [PowerPoint] or [Pdf Print File]

UK13b - New Labour's Constitutional Reforms - Read, precis, and discuss.

UK13c - Reproduce in your own style a diagram representing the relationship between Judges and politics, taken from Heywood (Pages 266-272).

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PM11 - Your Laws teacher will break you into pairs (with a different partner for each question) to produce a detailed plan for each of the extended questions on page 191 of 'Essentials of UK politics'

PM11a - Mini-Mock Examination (to be undertaken in exam conditions - 30 mins) - your Laws Teacher will select two of the extended questions and you will have a choice of question from those two.

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UK14 - Read and precis 'Judges and Civil Liberties' - Chapter 9 of 'Essentials of UK Politics' by Andrew Hewood.

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Revision ...

During the first week of revision there will be Key Skills opportunities ...

* The Key Skills exercises are optional since students can undertake these exercises in other subject or tutorial lessons. Please advise your teacher - before the lesson starts - if you wish to do a key skills exercise (see your Personal Tutor for a Key Skills form). *

PPPR1 - * Key Skills 3.1b * (Make a presentation about a complex subject (using at least one image to illustrate complex points). Your presentation could be about: The advantages and disadvantages of Parties/Pressure groups etc. It could explain voting behaviour and/or different electoral systems. You need a key skills form and you need to agree the presentation topic with your Laws Teacher before delivery.

PPPR2 - Read and precis two related articles from either Politics Review or the Advanced Topic Masters, handing your notes to the Tutor * Key Skills 3.2 *(Read and synthesis information from two extended documents about a complex subject. One of the documents should include at least one image to illustrate complex points.)

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Revision will include planning, discussing, and answering past examination papers.

For copies of past AQA Government & Politics examination papers/mark schemes see - http://www.aqa.org.uk/qual/gceasa/gov_assess.php

For details of the AQA specifications see: http://www.aqa.org.uk/qual/gceasa/gov.php