Year 1: Autumn term Week Teacher Specification content Activities Resources 1 A UK democracy 3.1.2.1: Students outline the key Chapters 1, 2 and 9 features of a democratic in UK Government the nature of democracy. society and consider the and Politics for AS/A criteria that should be used Level by Philip Lynch, to measure whether a Paul Fairclough and country is democratic. Toby Cooper (2017, 5th ed.) Debate: what a nation democratic? 1 B UK constitution 3.1.1.1 What is a constitution? Various chapters in UK Government and Students should design Politics for AS/A their own constitution, Level by Philip Lynch, looking at how they would Paul Fairclough and set up an executive, Toby Cooper (2017, legislature, judiciary, rights, 5th ed.) students – elections and multilevel should use the governance. contents and index to research. They should then find out each element of the University College constitution works in the London’s Constitution UK. Unit at 2 A UK democracy 3.1.2.1: Students should produce a Chapter 9 in UK different types of democracy: diagram showing the Government and direct democracy similarities and differences Politics for AS/A representative between direct and government. representative democracy.
Year 1: Autumn term Week Teacher Specification content Activities Resources 1 A UK democracy 3.1.2.1: the nature of democracy. Students outline the key features of a democratic society and consider the criteria that should be used to measure whether a country is democratic. Debate: what a nation democratic? Chapters 1, 2 and 9 in UK Government and Politics for AS/A Level by Philip Lynch, Paul Fairclough and Toby Cooper (2017, 5th ed.) 1 B UK constitution 3.1.1.1 What is a constitution? Students should design their own constitution, looking at how they would set up an executive, legislature, judiciary, rights, elections and multilevel governance. They should then find out each element of the constitution works in the UK. Various chapters in UK Government and Politics for AS/A Level by Philip Lynch, Paul Fairclough and Toby Cooper (2017, 5th ed.) – students should use the contents and index to research. University College London’s Constitution Unit at 2 A UK democracy 3.1.2.1: different types of democracy: direct democracy representative government. Students should produce a diagram showing the similarities and differences between direct and representative democracy. Chapter 9 in UK Government and Politics for AS/A
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