Please click here for details of the various 'Learning Skills' and 'Learning Styles' that we use.
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Unit 4 GOV4A -
The Government of the USA ...
Prior to delivery of this section students must produce read and precis notes on Chapter 1 of 'US Government & Politics' (written by Anthony J Bennett) and/or Chapter 1 & 2 of 'Understanding US/UK Government & Politics' (written by Duncan Watts). Take your notes to class - they will be checked before the lecture.
US4-1a - The Constitutional Framework [PowerPoint] & [PDF Print File]
US4-1b - 'Reshaping American Federalism' - article by Alan Grant - Show read & precis notes
US4-1c - Mini-Mock Exam US1 - this exercise will take up to three lessons to complete
US4-1d - Constitutions - rights and responsibilities [PowerPoint] & [PDF Print File]
US4-1e - Mini-Mock Exam US2 - this exercise will take up to three lessons to complete
Learning skills used: R&P, E&R, CT, CP, LD and some basic LA.
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Prior to delivery of this section students must produce read and precis notes on Chapter 5 of 'US Government & Politics' (written by Anthony J Bennett). and/or Chapter 5 of 'Understanding US/UK Government & Politics' (written by Duncan Watts). Take your notes to class - they will be checked before the lecture.
US4-2a - The Legislature - Congress [PowerPoint] & [PDF Print File]
US4-2b - Mini-Mock Exam US3 - this exercise will take up to three lessons to complete
US4-2c - Congress and Parliament - [PowerPoint] & [PDF Print File]
US4-2d - Congress and Parliament activity
US4-2e - 'Congress and law-making in the US' - article by Alex Wadden - Show read & precis notes
US4-2f - Mini-Mock Exam US4 - this exercise will take up to three lessons to complete
US4-2g - Prior to the lesson students should go the the library, photocopy, and then read and precis (take to class): 'US Congress and US Parliament are they in decline?' - written by Anthony Batchelor - 'Politics Review' November 2006.
* iMINDMAP ACTIVITY * Students should produce, for the next lesson, an iMindmap that explains the 'How laws are made in the US'. These should be printed off and taken to class. You should also take an electronic copy of your iMindmap on a pen drive so that you can deliver/explain your MindMap to the class.
Learning skills used: R&P, E&R, CT, CP, LD and some basic LA.
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'US Politics - PowerPoint Presentation Awards' - students need to produce PowerPoint presentation slides in relation to Chapter 14 - 'President and Prime Minister' - for the lesson after the completion of the Lectures on 'The Presidency' [Chapter 6 - A J Bennett]. Once these individual PowerPoints are completed your Laws teacher will pair you with another student so that you can agree/produce and deliver the slides to the class (this will take place after completion of 'The Federal Bureaucracy' [Chapter 7 - AJ Bennett]). An Awards Certificate will be presented to the winning team.
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Prior to delivery of this section students must produce read and precis notes on Chapter 6 of 'US Government & Politics (pages 222- 239 & 248 - 287)' (written by Anthony J Bennett). and/or Chapter 4 of 'Understanding US/UK Government & Politics' (written by Duncan Watts). Take your notes to class - they will be checked before the lecture.
US4-3a - The President - [PowerPoint] & [PDF Print File]
US4-3b - 'The American presidency' - article by Robert Busby - Show read & precis notes.
US4-3c - Mini-Mock Exam US5 - this exercise will take up to three lessons to complete
* iMINDMAP ACTIVITY * Students should produce, for the next lesson, an iMindmap that explains: 'The role of the President'. These should be printed off and taken to class. You should also take an electronic copy of your iMindmap on a pen drive so that you can deliver/explain your MindMap to the class.
Learning skills used: R&P, E&R, CT, CP, LD and some basic LA.
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Prior to delivery of this section students must produce read and precis notes on Chapter 6 of 'US Government & Politics (p.239 - 248)' (written by Anthony J Bennett). and/or Chapter 4 of 'Understanding US/UK Government & Politics' (written by Duncan Watts). Take your notes to class - they will be checked before the lecture.
US4-3c - The Federal Bureacracy - [PowerPoint] & [PDF Print File]
US4-3d - Mini-Mock Exam US6 - this exercise will take up to three lessons to complete
* iMINDMAP ACTIVITY * Students should produce, for the next lesson, an iMindmap that explains: 'The federal bureacracy'. These should be printed off and taken to class. You should also take an electronic copy of your iMindmap on a pen drive so that you can deliver/explain your MindMap to the class.
Learning skills used: R&P, E&R, CT, CP, LD and some basic LA.
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US4-3e - 'President & Prime Minister' - The US Politics PowerPoint Presentation Awards - students to present their presentations to the class.
Learning skills used: R&P, CT, CP, CIT, LD and some basic LA.
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Prior to delivery of this section students must produce read and precis notes on Chapter 7 of 'US Government & Politics' (written by Anthony J Bennett). and/or Chapter 6 of 'Understanding US/UK Government & Politics' (written by Duncan Watts). Take your notes to class - they will be checked before the lecture.
US4-4a - The Supreme Court - [PowerPoint] & [PDF Print File]
US4-4b - Plan answers to the four Exam Focus questions on page 221 of A J Bennett
US4-4c - Key Supreme Court Rulings & Judicial Activism and Restraint - Discuss
US4-4e - American Politics and the Supreme Court, Undertake these activites to help you do well in the exam.
Learning skills used: R&P, E&R, CT, CP, LD and some basic LA.
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Prior to delivery of this section students must produce read and precis notes on Chapter 8 of 'US Government & Politics' (written by Anthony J Bennett). and/or Chapter 3 of 'Understanding US/UK Government & Politics' (written by Duncan Watts). Take your notes to class - they will be checked before the lecture.
US4-4f - Civil Rights & Liberties: In class, students should produce written answers to each of the Exercise Questions (1-12) on page 242-3 - these will be collectively marked in class
US4-4g - Mini-Mock Exam - Produce essay plans/answers for each of the exam focus essays (1-7) on page 243 of 'US & Comparative Government & Politics' (written by Anthony J Bennett).
Learning skills used: R&P, E&R, CP, LD and some basic LA.
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For copies of past AQA Government &
Politics examination papers/mark schemes see - http://www.aqa.org.uk/qual/gceasa/gov_assess.php
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