1. Government and Politics!
Welcome to
Government and Politics!

2. Teachers
Mrs Arney- Assistant Head
Mr Deakin

3. What do we learn? AS What is democracy? Elections Pressure groups
Political Parties
Parliament
The Judiciary
The constitution
The Prime Minister A2
UK policy issues: Education, Welfare, Environment, Economic, Law and Order. What are they? How have they changed? How successful are they?
The EU: How it works, what does it do, what are its policies, what impact has it had on the UK

4. 2016: A Busy Year for Politics?
Your task is to read the news story that you have been given about politics in 2016
In your groups, you are going to present back to everyone else what the big issue was for politics in 2016
Extra points awarded for own knowledge!

5. Group Activity
In your groups, work together to match the key political terms to the right meaning
The group to complete this first wins!

6. So…is politics right for you?
As your teachers, we will:
Provide you with well planned, informative lessons
Support you to do well in your exams
Encourage and support you to do your very best
Provide trips/guest speakers where possible to enrich your knowledge
In return, you will be expected to:
Attend all lessons
Do your best
Keep up to date with classwork and homework
Read around the subject: keep up to date with the news
Have a positive and pro-active attitude to studying

7. Summer Task
Your task over the summer is to research and answer the essay question:
“What does the 2016 EU Referendum reveal about British Politics?”
It should be set out as an essay, with a clear introduction, conclusion and paragraphs.
Things you could include:
Campaigning- what happened?
Voter turn out
Results: what does this show?
What are the consequences of the results?