Dual teaching model (ii) Under this model, it is assumed that two teachers will share responsibility for the Paper 2 component, with both teaching Paper 2 material in the summer term of Year 1 and Teacher B continuing to teach Paper 2 material in the Autumn and Spring terms of Year 2, at which stage Teacher A has moved on to delivering Paper 3 content. 3.2 Year 1: Summer term Specification content Activities Notes Resources and skills 1 A The electoral process and Students should understand the Students should study Chapter 2: and ‘Elections direct democracy (): definitions of the following political the different types of Voting’ in A2 US concepts and why they are primaries/caucuses Government and Politics electoral systems used in important in US elections: including invisible by Anthony J Bennett the USA primaries, caucuses, national primaries, the national main characteristics of conventions, Electoral College, conventions, presidential and propositions and initiatives. presidential debates congressional elections Chapter 6: and ‘Elections and the Electoral and campaigns. Political Participation’ in Students should learn about the College (this may American Politics and types of elections that take place
Dual teaching model (ii) Under this model, it is assumed that two teachers will share responsibility for the Paper 2 component, with both teaching Paper 2 material in the summer term of Year 1 and Teacher B continuing to teach Paper 2 material in the Autumn and Spring terms of Year 2, at which stage Teacher A has moved on to delivering Paper 3 content. 3.2 Year 1: Summer term Specification content and skills Activities Notes Resources 1 A The electoral process and direct democracy (): electoral systems used in the USA main characteristics of presidential and congressional elections and campaigns. Students should understand the definitions of the following political concepts and why they are important in US elections: primaries, caucuses, national conventions, Electoral College, propositions and initiatives. Students should learn about the types of elections that take place Students should study the different types of primaries/caucuses including invisible primaries, the national conventions, presidential debates and the Electoral College (this may Chapter 2: ‘Elections and Voting’ in A2 US Government and Politics by Anthony J Bennett Chapter 6: ‘Elections and Political Participation’ in American Politics and
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