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6 Sept 2016
Getting started on AS politics - PowerPoint games
This is the third blog post in the "Getting Started on AS Politics" mini series; this post includes links to a few PowerPoint games that you could use as part of your introductory Unit 1 teaching....
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5 Sept 2016
While you were away - Quick multi-choice quiz on the Political news stories over the summer
Here's a quick, 6 question multi-choice quiz about political news stories over the summer as a fun introduction to your new-term classes. The questions are on a Powerpoint file and meant to be...
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5 Sept 2016
Getting started on AS politics - who am I?
One of the first things that all new students of AS Politics need to know is that a huge proportion of the marks available in their AS exams are for knowledge about examples. So why not get them...
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5 Sept 2016
Getting started with US politics - Who Said What?
What a great year for studying US politics with a presidential election looming! A great way of engaging students from the word GO is to get them to closely examine some of the things said by the...
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4 Sept 2016
Getting started with US politics - What's My Party?
This week I'll be posting a mini-series of blog posts that focus on lesson ideas and resources you can use with returning Year 13s who are following the US politics options for their A2. This first...
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4 Sept 2016
Getting started on AS Politics - introducing constitutions
Every day this week I'll be posting a teaching resource or lesson idea for kickstarting your AS Politics teaching. The first resource is one of our favourites here at tutor2u, and has been a winner...
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1 Sept 2016
The EU referendum was 'dire' - the Electoral Reform Society
The Electoral Reform Society (which campaigns for greater democracy in the UK) has described the EU referendum as 'dire' in its report, released this week. The report claims that the impact of big...
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23 Aug 2016
There's No.9 and a No.12 Downing Street too!
Here's an interesting little article on what goes on where in Downing Street published by the Guardian. It may not be something that A Level Politics would need to know for an exam but fascinating...
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22 Aug 2016
Study finds that fracking benefits Republican candidates
Voters in US congressional districts that experience shale oil and gas booms are more likely to kick out Democrat politicians and replace them with less environmentally friendly Republicans. That's...
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20 Aug 2016
A Level Politics Continues to Grow in Popularity
The entry statistics by board and in total for AS and A2 Politics are summarised in the charts below.
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2 Aug 2016
It's 3am, the phone is ringing in Springfield
Back in 2008 during the primaries when Hillary Clinton went head to head with Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination, the Clinton campaign released the 3am attack ad all about a phone ringing...
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29 Jul 2016
Day Four at the Democratic National Convention
Day Four was the final day of the Democratic National Convention, and saw Hillary Clinton accept the Democratic Nomination for President. You can watch a one minute summary below and then watch the...
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27 Jul 2016
Day Two at the Democratic National Convention
Day Two of the Democratic National Convention made history with the official confirmation of the first female to be nominated to be a candidate for President of the United States. Whilst the result...
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26 Jul 2016
Day One at the Democratic National Convention
The Democratic National Convention formally kicked off yesterday with speeches from Michelle Obama, Elizabeth Warren, and Bernie Sanders. There were a few contentious moments along the way as...
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24 Jul 2016
Historic Moments from the Six O'Clock News
As the News is vital to studying politics, I really love this clip archive from BBC Radio 4 of historic moments from the Six O'Clock News. From the death of Margaret Thatcher to the Invasion of...
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24 Jul 2016
Looking ahead to the Democratic Convention
The Democratic National Convention kicks off on Monday 25th July and runs through until Thursday 28th July. The conventions follows the Republican Party's convention last week. So what can we...
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22 Jul 2016
Republican Presidential Nominee: Donald J Trump
Donald Trump has now delivered his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention, declaring to be the Law and Order candidate. The speech itself is worth a watch but the key points have...
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21 Jul 2016
Day Three at the Republican National Convention
Our summaries continue from the Republican National Convention with Day Three. Days One and Two can be found on our blog too. Video is brought to you by The Young Turks.
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20 Jul 2016
May's First Prime Minister's Questions
Yesterday saw Prime Minister May take to the dispatch box in the House of Commons to complete her first instalment of Prime Minister's Questions. Theresa May proved her ability to handle a sombre...
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20 Jul 2016
Day Two at the Republican National Convention
Catch up with the action from Day Two at the Republican Convention, brought to you by the Young Turks. Incase you missed Day One, it can be found here
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