USA Politics: resources for A Level Politics students
The study of USA Politics is useful for comparative politics. Comparative politics is the study of the similarities and differences between countries or political systems. Comparing the UK and USA and how their systems differ, you will learn about how politicians are elected, the nature of the US constitution and how the three branches of government interact with each other and the people.
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About our USA Politics course
Study Dog is an online and mobile learning platform designed specifically for A Level Politics students. Our platform offers a diverse range of resources, including videos, text-based, and audio materials, so you can learn in the way that best suits you.
In addition to providing a variety of content, Study Dog offers progress tracking, enabling you to record your learning advancements across different topics across the A Level course. Our platform encompasses engaging revision notes, video lessons, and comprehensive materials such as case studies and summary grids. These valuable resources can be conveniently accessed at any time from your laptop, tablet, or mobile phone.
By delivering our resources online, we ensure that they are always kept up-to-date. This means that whenever there is a new presidential election or Supreme Court case study, we promptly update our USA Politics content, ensuring you have access to the most current information available.
Course Outline
- Nature of the US Constitution
- Amending the Constitution
- Principles of the Constitution
- Federalism
- Debates surrounding the Constitution
- Structure & composition of Congress
- Functions: Representation
- Functions: Legislation
- Functions: Oversight
- Party & committee system
- Relative strength of the Houses
- Relationship with other branches
- Debates surrounding Congress
- Formal sources of presidential power
- Informal sources of presidential power
- Constraints on Presidential Power
- Relationship with other institutions
- Relationship with other branches
- Waxing and Waning Power
- Presidential Case Studies since 1992
- Debates surrounding the President
- Nature of the Supreme Court & judicial power
- The appointment process
- Constitutional role of the Supreme Court
- Role in public policy
- Supreme Court Case Studies
- Debates surrounding the Supreme Court
- Electoral systems
- Presidential elections
- 2020 Election
- 2016 Election
- Factors determining campaign outcomes
- Campaign finance
- Voting behaviour
- The Democratic Party
- The Republican Party
- Party decline
- Third parties & independent candidates
- Pluralism in the US
- Methods used by pressure groups
- Funding of pressure groups
- Political Action Committees
- Constitutional protection of civil rights
- Pressure groups’ protection of civil rights
- Protection of race rights
- Theoretical approaches
- UK vs US Constitution
- UK vs US legislature
- UK vs US executive
- UK vs US judiciary
- UK vs US democracy
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