1. Parliament and Government L.O: To enquire into how Britain is governed

2. Who is...? Our current Prime Minister? Our Deputy Prime Minister? Your local Eastleigh MP? England’s football team manager? The most recent winner of Britain’s Got talent

3. British Government explained Democracy? You Decide - UK Parliament As you watch this short film can you jot down notes on how our government works

4. The Houses of Parliament The Role of Government Which political party(s) is currently in power? Who is the current PM? What is the Cabinet? What does the Treasury do? What does the Home Office do? What does the Foreign office do? The role of the House of Commons Who sits in the House of Commons? What do they do in the Commons? The Role of the House of Lords Who sits in the House of Lords? What do they do in the Lords? How Laws are made You need to cover the following Green Paper White Paper Bill Act (Examples of a recent Acts passed) The Role of the Monarch (Queen) What power does she have? The Role of MP’s How many of them are there? What do they do?

5. Government and parliament Can you tweet in 140 characters any weaknesses you may see in our system of British government and how you would change them?