2-3 hour Lesson resource designed for AQA A Level Politics - Paper 2 Government and Politics of the USA but could be used for Edexcel.

Powerpoint to accompany the Hodder textbook AQA A Level Politics (Lemieux, Hammal, Fairclough with Bennett).

Additional resources include comprehension worksheet ‘How Primaries Work vs Caucuses’ and an essay plan: Should the U.S. Abolish the Electoral College.

Lesson Objectives
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

• Define and explain invisible primaries, primaries, caucuses, national conventions, the Electoral College.
• Describe how each part of the U.S. electoral system functions.
• Analyse the advantages and disadvantages of the U.S. electoral system.

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