You can use this Annual Update for tasks throughout your course and for help with examination questions.
– Review all the relevant developments in US politics from the last year, with examples linked closely to A-level specification points
– Develop your confidence with expert analysis you can draw on both throughout your course and in the exams
– Enhance your knowledge to build a bank of up-to-date examples linked to the specifications, helping you to develop persuasive arguments for your essays
– Research up-to-date political topics like the 2020 US Presidential elections and the government response to the COVID-19 pandemic
– Make connections between the latest developments and the political context of the US, with our focused links between the topic, the context and the exam content
US Update 2021 – Table of Contents
1. US election – primaries
2. US election – campaigns
3. US election – the result
4. Supreme Court
5. Covid-19 and presidential power
6. Civil Rights: Race and Voting Rights in the US
7. Congress: Hyper-partisanship: is it effective?
8. Constitution – is it out-dated?
