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US Politics

Politics Festive Quizzes for 2024

9th December 2024
Politics Interview Questions

8th December 2022
Excellent video on health care

16th September 2022
Day One at the Republican National Convention

19th July 2016
Day Two at the Republican National Convention

20th July 2016
Day Three at the Republican National Convention

21st July 2016
Republican Presidential Nominee: Donald J Trump

22nd July 2016
It's 3am, the phone is ringing in Springfield

2nd August 2016
The US Presidential Election in Under 2 Minutes

9th November 2016
The Senate

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Vice President (election, role)

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The House of Representatives

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Congress

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Congressional Committees

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Midterm Elections

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Representatives (Role and Election)

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Filibuster

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Senators (Role and Election)

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Bicameralism

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Legislative Process (US)

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The Republican Party

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Open Primary

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Recall Election

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Congressional Elections

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The Bill of Rights

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Third Party

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Codified Constitution

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Impeachment

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Checks and Balances

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Chief of Staff

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Cabinet (US)

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Articles of the Constitution

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Amendment Process

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Advice and Consent Powers

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Amendments

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Congressional Override

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Entrenched Rights

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Due Process

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Constitutional Interpretation

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Executive Office of the President (EXOP)

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Federal Agencies

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Federal Bureaucracy

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Founding Fathers

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Imperilled Presidency

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Judicial Activism

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Judicial Restraint

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Imperial Presidency

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Federalism

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Judicial Review

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Original Intent

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Pork Barrelling

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Power of the Purse

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New Federalism

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Power to Persuade

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Presidential Executive

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Presidential Power

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Quasi-legislative Power

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Separation of Powers

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Spoils System

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States' Rights

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Strict Constructionism

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Supreme Court and the Constitution

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Supreme Court appointments process

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White House Office

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Supreme Court Justices

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Voting Behaviour (US)

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Swing Voter

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Swing State

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Split Ticket (ticket splitting)

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Voting Reform (US)

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Soft Money

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Hard Money

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Differential Abstention

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The US Constitution

Teaching PowerPoints
Federalism

Teaching PowerPoints
US Politics Revision Checklist

Exam Support
A2 Politics - Politics of the US Study Notes - Topic Listing

Exam Support
Checks and Balances

Teaching PowerPoints
Every Vote Counts Amendment

Study Notes
USA PATRIOT Act 2001

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Edward Snowden

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Policy Labs

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Medicare Improvement Act 2003

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First Gulf War

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Affordable Care Act 2010

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Civil Rights Act 1964

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Democratic Primaries 2016

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Republican Primaries 2016

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The US Presidential Election 2016

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The Trump Cabinet

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Congressional Elections 2016

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First Lady of the United States

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Office of the President-Elect

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Presidential Approval Ratings

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Bill Clinton

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The US Judicial Branch

Teaching PowerPoints
Appointments to the Supreme Court

Teaching PowerPoints
Landmark Supreme Court Cases

Teaching PowerPoints
The US Cabinet

Teaching PowerPoints
Government of the US - Study Notes Topic Listing

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Recommended podcast title

5th March 2021
Recommended politics podcasts

21st February 2021
Heads up: recommended viewing for American Politics students

24th January 2021
I would encourage Politics students to engage with this long read

22nd January 2021
Biden's cabinet: the importance of diversity

19th January 2021
Heads up: recommended viewing on Tuesday night

18th January 2021
This week in America

17th January 2021
The 50-50 Senate

11th January 2021
US Politics update: Georgia Senate polls

4th January 2021
Developing politics knowledge beyond the classroom. Part five: podcasts

3rd December 2020
Get the Obama biography

2nd December 2020
Developing politics knowledge beyond the classroom. Part two: MOOCs

12th November 2020
Checks and Balances: Useful US Politics Resource for A-Level Students from The Economist

6th October 2020
US politics and society - recommended viewing on BBC and Netflix

18th October 2020
The Republicans Who Want Trump to Lose

8th September 2020
Edexcel A-Level Politics Bumper Revision Quiz for US Politics

Quizzes & Activities
A story about money in politics

15th October 2017
The Power of the Incumbency

Study Notes
Is the US a federal nation?

Study Notes
Challenging Dahl's Undemocratic Elements

Study Notes
Dahl's Seven Undemocratic Elements

Study Notes
Videos on US Politics

5th June 2016
The Presidential Election Game

22nd March 2016
The Battle for Garland: The Republicans Strike Back

21st March 2016
Super Tuesday 3 - What to watch

15th March 2016
Comparing the UK and US government revision resource

14th March 2016
How the Donald could be stopped?

28th February 2016
Petty, Mean, and Deliciously Rude, yet still better than US Politics

26th February 2016
Key moments from the Iowa speeches

2nd February 2016
Third parties in America

25th January 2016
US Political Advert Round Up

17th January 2016
Key Points from the State of the Union

16th January 2016
Clinton and Blair - the Special Relationship

8th January 2016
The American Empire?

20th January 2016
Clinton to be US President says UK Politics Community

16th December 2015
The Washington Post's Fact Checker - juicy untruths from US Politics

4th December 2015
Trump vs Obama: who said what?

27th November 2015
Politics at the Movies - Bridge of Spies

25th November 2015
Grab your diaries! Here is the debate schedule!

16th October 2015
McCarthy out, Boehner in?

9th October 2015
US Supreme Court Cases to Watch

28th September 2015
Rockin and a Rollin, Splishing and a Splashing, Over the Horizon, What can it be?

21st September 2015
A Virtual Visit to the White House

11th September 2015