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      • Lesson 1&2 - Intro
      • Lesson 3 - US Government
      • Lesson 4 - Rise of Republicanism
      • Lesson 5 - Impact of WWI
      • Lesson 6 - Harding and Coolidge
      • Lesson 7 - Isolationism
      • Lesson 8 - Hoover and the economy
      • Lessons 9&10 - CR The Great Migration
      • Lesson 11 - Women in the 1920s
      • Lesson 12 - Immigration 1917-33
      • Lesson 13 & HW - Mass Entertainment 1917-33
      • Lesson 14 - Bust
      • Lesson 15&16 - Boom: Standards of living, leisure and travel
      • Lesson 17 - Government response to the depression 1929-32
      • ​Lesson 18 - Essay planning
      • ​Lesson 19 - Roosevelt background
      • ​Lesson 20 - The changing role of the President under Roosevelt
      • ​Lesson 21 - The changing role of the President in Foreign Policy
      • ​Lesson 22 - The impact of the New Deal(s) on the standard of living
      • ​Lesson 23 - The impact of the New Deal(s) on Women
      • ​Lesson 24 - Essay DIRT
      • ​Lesson 25 - THE IMPACT OF THE NEW DEAL(S) ON BLACK AMERICANS
      • ​Lesson 26 - Immigration under FDR
      • ​Lesson 27&28 - Society and the Quality of Life 1933-45
      • ​Lesson 29 - Essay Planning (Women)
      • ​Lesson 30 - Truman & Eisenhower
      • ​Lesson 31 - Impact of the Cold War 1945-50 on the political environment
      • ​Lesson 33-4 - Challenges to segregation 1945-61
      • Lesson 36 - Suburban domesticity; Women 1945-61
      • Lesson 37 - Immigration Policy 1945-61 ​
      • Lesson 38 - Media and Culture
      • Lesson 39 & 40 - Standards of living and mocks revision
      • Lesson 41 - JFK
      • Lesson 42 - LBJ
      • Lesson 43 - Impact of Vietnam
      • Lesson 44 - Women 1960s
      • Lesson 45 - Divisions in the CR movement (Non violent direct action vs Black Power)
      • Lesson 46 - Immigration
      • Lesson 47-8 - Assessment feedback
      • Lesson 49 - Minorities 1960s - NA
      • Lesson 50 - Minorities 1960s - HA
      • Lesson 51 - 1960s Affluence
      • Lesson 52 - Johnson's WoP and GS
      • Lesson 53 - Nixon
      • ​Lesson 54-5 - Ford and Carter
      • ​Lesson 56 - Vietnam and Conservatism
      • ​Lesson 57 - Civil Rights of black Americans and minorities 1969-80
      • ​Lesson 58 - Gay Rights 1969-80
      • ​Lesson 59 - 1970s Women
      • ​Lesson 60 - 1970s Immigration
      • ​Lesson 61 - 1970s Culture
      • ​Lesson 62 - 1970s Economy
      • ​Lesson 63 - 1970s Standard of Living
      • ​Lesson 64 - 1968-80 Essay Plan
      • ​Lesson 65 - 1968-80 Essay DIRT
      • ​Lesson 66-67 - Theme 2 Revision
      • ​​Lesson 68-69 - Theme 3 Revision
      • Lesson 70 - Introduction to Historical Interpretations (Section C) ​
      • Lesson 71 - The effect of Reagan’s economic policies
      • Lesson 72 - The extent to which ‘big government’ was reduced
      • Lesson 73 - 74 Section C essay practice (Reaganomics and Big Government)
      • Lesson 75 - ​The nature and extent of social change
      • Lesson 76-77 - AP2 DIRT (Mock feedback)
      • Lesson 78 - The extent to which the presidency and US politics were revitalised (and Summer HW)
    • Paper 2: South Africa
    • Paper 3: British Empire >
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    • Paper 1 - Medicine in Britain, c1250–present >
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    • Paper 2P: Superpower relations and the Cold War, 1941–91
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  • A Level History
    • Paper 1: USA >
      • Past Papers
      • Revision
      • Lesson 1&2 - Intro
      • Lesson 3 - US Government
      • Lesson 4 - Rise of Republicanism
      • Lesson 5 - Impact of WWI
      • Lesson 6 - Harding and Coolidge
      • Lesson 7 - Isolationism
      • Lesson 8 - Hoover and the economy
      • Lessons 9&10 - CR The Great Migration
      • Lesson 11 - Women in the 1920s
      • Lesson 12 - Immigration 1917-33
      • Lesson 13 & HW - Mass Entertainment 1917-33
      • Lesson 14 - Bust
      • Lesson 15&16 - Boom: Standards of living, leisure and travel
      • Lesson 17 - Government response to the depression 1929-32
      • ​Lesson 18 - Essay planning
      • ​Lesson 19 - Roosevelt background
      • ​Lesson 20 - The changing role of the President under Roosevelt
      • ​Lesson 21 - The changing role of the President in Foreign Policy
      • ​Lesson 22 - The impact of the New Deal(s) on the standard of living
      • ​Lesson 23 - The impact of the New Deal(s) on Women
      • ​Lesson 24 - Essay DIRT
      • ​Lesson 25 - THE IMPACT OF THE NEW DEAL(S) ON BLACK AMERICANS
      • ​Lesson 26 - Immigration under FDR
      • ​Lesson 27&28 - Society and the Quality of Life 1933-45
      • ​Lesson 29 - Essay Planning (Women)
      • ​Lesson 30 - Truman & Eisenhower
      • ​Lesson 31 - Impact of the Cold War 1945-50 on the political environment
      • ​Lesson 33-4 - Challenges to segregation 1945-61
      • Lesson 36 - Suburban domesticity; Women 1945-61
      • Lesson 37 - Immigration Policy 1945-61 ​
      • Lesson 38 - Media and Culture
      • Lesson 39 & 40 - Standards of living and mocks revision
      • Lesson 41 - JFK
      • Lesson 42 - LBJ
      • Lesson 43 - Impact of Vietnam
      • Lesson 44 - Women 1960s
      • Lesson 45 - Divisions in the CR movement (Non violent direct action vs Black Power)
      • Lesson 46 - Immigration
      • Lesson 47-8 - Assessment feedback
      • Lesson 49 - Minorities 1960s - NA
      • Lesson 50 - Minorities 1960s - HA
      • Lesson 51 - 1960s Affluence
      • Lesson 52 - Johnson's WoP and GS
      • Lesson 53 - Nixon
      • ​Lesson 54-5 - Ford and Carter
      • ​Lesson 56 - Vietnam and Conservatism
      • ​Lesson 57 - Civil Rights of black Americans and minorities 1969-80
      • ​Lesson 58 - Gay Rights 1969-80
      • ​Lesson 59 - 1970s Women
      • ​Lesson 60 - 1970s Immigration
      • ​Lesson 61 - 1970s Culture
      • ​Lesson 62 - 1970s Economy
      • ​Lesson 63 - 1970s Standard of Living
      • ​Lesson 64 - 1968-80 Essay Plan
      • ​Lesson 65 - 1968-80 Essay DIRT
      • ​Lesson 66-67 - Theme 2 Revision
      • ​​Lesson 68-69 - Theme 3 Revision
      • Lesson 70 - Introduction to Historical Interpretations (Section C) ​
      • Lesson 71 - The effect of Reagan’s economic policies
      • Lesson 72 - The extent to which ‘big government’ was reduced
      • Lesson 73 - 74 Section C essay practice (Reaganomics and Big Government)
      • Lesson 75 - ​The nature and extent of social change
      • Lesson 76-77 - AP2 DIRT (Mock feedback)
      • Lesson 78 - The extent to which the presidency and US politics were revitalised (and Summer HW)
    • Paper 2: South Africa
    • Paper 3: British Empire >
      • Access to E-Textbook for Paper 3 only
      • Wider Reading
      • Past Papers
      • Lessons
      • Revision
  • A Level Politics
    • Wider Reading & Viewing
    • Weekly News Quiz
    • Lessons
    • Revision
    • Past Papers
  • GCSE History
    • Access to E-revision guides for ALL 4 UNITS!
    • Paper 1 - Medicine in Britain, c1250–present >
      • Wider reading list (Medicine)
    • Paper 2B: Early Elizabethan England, 1558–88
    • Paper 2P: Superpower relations and the Cold War, 1941–91
    • Paper 3: Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918–39​ >
      • Additional Germany Revision
    • Useful websites
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Wider Reading 

2020 Course Guide 

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What does an MP do?

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Key Words 
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Top Pick - If you're going to read one book this year....
Why we Get the Wrong Politicians, Isabel Hardman
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General Overviews of British Politics

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Andrew Heywood

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topical examples updates [tutor2u]
tutor2u Revision course (£25)

YouTube

Politics Unboringed: ​https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfxy4_sBQdxzZNqvVQXcBPvsl1Zgzy2-q
UK Parliament: ​https://www.youtube.com/user/UKParliament/playlists?view=50&sort=dd&shelf_id=8
BBC Teach: 
​https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/citizenship-gcse-exploring-the-house-of-commons/zfjh8xs

Top picks of ​recent documentaries / Films 

Ch4 - The invention of bors [documentary]
Nextflix - Brexit: The Uncivil War [film about campaign]
Ch4 - puppet masters [documentary]
BBC - The Cameron Years [documentary]
bbc - How the Middle class ruined britain [documentary not impartial!]
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Textbooks
  • Edexcel UK Government and Politics for AS/A Level Fifth Edition by Neil McNaughton
  • Essentials of UK Politics (fourth edition) by Andrew Heywood
  • Politics UK (ninth edition) by Bill Jones and Philip Norton
  • British Politics (third edition) by Simon Griffiths and Robert Leach
  • Exploring British Politics (fourth edition) by Mark Garnett and Philip Lynch
  • Essentials of Political Ideas: For A Level by Andrew Heywood
  • Political Ideologies (sixth edition) by Andrew Heywood
  • Modern Political Ideologies (third edition) by Andrew Vincent

Useful websites
  • UK Parliament website www.parliament.uk
  • Andrew Heywood’s website www.andrewheywood.jimdo.com/articles/
  • Companion website to Andrew Heywood’s Political Ideologies book https://www.macmillanihe.com/companion/Heywood-Political-Ideologies/  
  • Tutor 2U https://www.tutor2u.net/politics/reference/study-notes
  • Politics Home www.politicshome.com
  • The Political Studies Association https://www.psa.ac.uk/psacommunities/specialist-groups/schools
  • Prechewed Politics www.prechewedpolitics.co.uk 
  • Politics Review Extra https://www.hoddereducation.co.uk/magazines/magazines-extras/politics-review-extras
  • LSE Politics and Policy research http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/
  • MP voting tracker https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mps/
  • Simple Politics http://simplepolitics.co.uk/

Useful TV shows/broadcasts
  • Parliament TV (every session / committee meeting) https://www.parliamentlive.tv/Commons 
  • Channel 4 News (7pm daily)
  • BBC News (BBC One - 1pm, 6pm and 10pm, daily)
  • BBC Newsnight (BBC Two 10.30pm, daily)
  • Politics Live (BBC Two 11.15am on Weds but 12.15pm every other day Mon-Fri, daily)
  • BBC News Channel Live (rolling)
  • BBC Parliament Channel
  • Sky News Channel (rolling)
  • Sunday Politics (BBC One, Sundays 11am, after AM)
  • Question Time (BBC Thursdays 10.30pm; only when Parliament is in session)
  • The Andrew Marr Show (Sunday; usually 9am)
  • Have I got News For You? (Fridays 9pm; series based; political satire)

Useful News Broadcaster Websites (remember not all will be balanced)
  • BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics
  • BBC Parliament https://www.bbc.co.uk/tv/bbcparliament
  • Channel 4 https://www.channel4.com/news/
  • The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/politics
  • The Telegraph https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/
  • The Economist https://www.economist.com/
  • The Spectator https://www.spectator.co.uk/
  • The Financial Times https://www.ft.com/world/uk/politics
  • LBC https://www.lbc.co.uk/ (Radio talk show: Beware RW presenters)
  • The Week https://www.theweek.co.uk/
  • The New Statesman https://www.newstatesman.com/uk
  • Private Eye (very liberal) https://www.private-eye.co.uk

Useful Podcasts/Radio shows
  • The Today Show (BBC Radio Four 6-9am, daily)
  • The A Level Politics Show https://anchor.fm/nick-de-souza
  • The Guardian UK Politics Weekly https://www.theguardian.com/politics/series/politicsweekly
  • Westminster Hour (BBC Radio Four) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006s624
  • The Week in Westminster (BBC Radio Four) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qjfq
  • FT Politics https://www.ft.com/ft-politics-podcast
  • A Level Politics http://alevelpolitics.com/
  • Talking Politics https://www.talkingpoliticspodcast.com/
  • LBC radio station (beware RW hosts)
Useful Blogs
  • Guido Fawkes https://order-order.com/
  • Political Betting http://www.politicalbetting.com/
  • Iain Dale https://www.iaindale.com
  • Labour list https://labourlist.org/
  • Conservative Home https://www.conservativehome.com/
  • Liberal Democrat Voice https://www.libdemvoice.org/

Useful Journals
  • The British Journal of Politics and International Relations https://journals.sagepub.com/home/bpi​

Currently in the KLS library 
  • American Government 101: From the Continental Congress to the Iowa Caucus
  • Politics for Beginners
  • Alt-Right : from 4chan to the White House
  • 30-second politics : the 50 most thought-provoking theories in politics, each explained in half a minute
  • How democracy ends
  • Them : adventures with extremists
  • Social class in the 21st century
  • American politics : a graphic guide
  • Eve was framed : women and British justice
  • Edexcel A-level politicsStudent guide 4,: Government and politics of the USA
  • In your defence : stories of life and law
  • Making sense of the Troubles : a history of the Northern Ireland conflict
  • Edexcel AS/A-level politicsStudent guide 2,: UK government
  • Political ideas for A level: Liberalism, conservatism, socialism, feminism, anarchism
  • Kill all normies : the online culture wars from Tumblr and 4chan to the alt-right and Trump
  • US government and politics for A-level
  • Enemies and neighbours : Arabs and Jews in Palestine and Israel, 1917-2017
  • Edexcel GCE politics AS and A-level: Student book
  • Essentials of political ideas : for A Level
  • Essentials of UK politics
  • Global politics
  • Political ideologies : an introduction
  • Good as you : from prejudice to pride- 30 Years of Gay Britain
  • Manufacturing consent : the political economy of the mass media
  • The Secret Barrister : stories of the law and how it's broken
  • Times Like These: Graphic Reports of Modern Life
  • Hegemony or Survival : America's Quest for Global Dominance
  • Go figure : the Economist explains
  • On Anarchism
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    • Paper 1: USA >
      • Past Papers
      • Revision
      • Lesson 1&2 - Intro
      • Lesson 3 - US Government
      • Lesson 4 - Rise of Republicanism
      • Lesson 5 - Impact of WWI
      • Lesson 6 - Harding and Coolidge
      • Lesson 7 - Isolationism
      • Lesson 8 - Hoover and the economy
      • Lessons 9&10 - CR The Great Migration
      • Lesson 11 - Women in the 1920s
      • Lesson 12 - Immigration 1917-33
      • Lesson 13 & HW - Mass Entertainment 1917-33
      • Lesson 14 - Bust
      • Lesson 15&16 - Boom: Standards of living, leisure and travel
      • Lesson 17 - Government response to the depression 1929-32
      • ​Lesson 18 - Essay planning
      • ​Lesson 19 - Roosevelt background
      • ​Lesson 20 - The changing role of the President under Roosevelt
      • ​Lesson 21 - The changing role of the President in Foreign Policy
      • ​Lesson 22 - The impact of the New Deal(s) on the standard of living
      • ​Lesson 23 - The impact of the New Deal(s) on Women
      • ​Lesson 24 - Essay DIRT
      • ​Lesson 25 - THE IMPACT OF THE NEW DEAL(S) ON BLACK AMERICANS
      • ​Lesson 26 - Immigration under FDR
      • ​Lesson 27&28 - Society and the Quality of Life 1933-45
      • ​Lesson 29 - Essay Planning (Women)
      • ​Lesson 30 - Truman & Eisenhower
      • ​Lesson 31 - Impact of the Cold War 1945-50 on the political environment
      • ​Lesson 33-4 - Challenges to segregation 1945-61
      • Lesson 36 - Suburban domesticity; Women 1945-61
      • Lesson 37 - Immigration Policy 1945-61 ​
      • Lesson 38 - Media and Culture
      • Lesson 39 & 40 - Standards of living and mocks revision
      • Lesson 41 - JFK
      • Lesson 42 - LBJ
      • Lesson 43 - Impact of Vietnam
      • Lesson 44 - Women 1960s
      • Lesson 45 - Divisions in the CR movement (Non violent direct action vs Black Power)
      • Lesson 46 - Immigration
      • Lesson 47-8 - Assessment feedback
      • Lesson 49 - Minorities 1960s - NA
      • Lesson 50 - Minorities 1960s - HA
      • Lesson 51 - 1960s Affluence
      • Lesson 52 - Johnson's WoP and GS
      • Lesson 53 - Nixon
      • ​Lesson 54-5 - Ford and Carter
      • ​Lesson 56 - Vietnam and Conservatism
      • ​Lesson 57 - Civil Rights of black Americans and minorities 1969-80
      • ​Lesson 58 - Gay Rights 1969-80
      • ​Lesson 59 - 1970s Women
      • ​Lesson 60 - 1970s Immigration
      • ​Lesson 61 - 1970s Culture
      • ​Lesson 62 - 1970s Economy
      • ​Lesson 63 - 1970s Standard of Living
      • ​Lesson 64 - 1968-80 Essay Plan
      • ​Lesson 65 - 1968-80 Essay DIRT
      • ​Lesson 66-67 - Theme 2 Revision
      • ​​Lesson 68-69 - Theme 3 Revision
      • Lesson 70 - Introduction to Historical Interpretations (Section C) ​
      • Lesson 71 - The effect of Reagan’s economic policies
      • Lesson 72 - The extent to which ‘big government’ was reduced
      • Lesson 73 - 74 Section C essay practice (Reaganomics and Big Government)
      • Lesson 75 - ​The nature and extent of social change
      • Lesson 76-77 - AP2 DIRT (Mock feedback)
      • Lesson 78 - The extent to which the presidency and US politics were revitalised (and Summer HW)
    • Paper 2: South Africa
    • Paper 3: British Empire >
      • Access to E-Textbook for Paper 3 only
      • Wider Reading
      • Past Papers
      • Lessons
      • Revision
  • A Level Politics
    • Wider Reading & Viewing
    • Weekly News Quiz
    • Lessons
    • Revision
    • Past Papers
  • GCSE History
    • Access to E-revision guides for ALL 4 UNITS!
    • Paper 1 - Medicine in Britain, c1250–present >
      • Wider reading list (Medicine)
    • Paper 2B: Early Elizabethan England, 1558–88
    • Paper 2P: Superpower relations and the Cold War, 1941–91
    • Paper 3: Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918–39​ >
      • Additional Germany Revision
    • Useful websites
  • KS3 (Y7-9)
  • History Club