Key Concepts in history
Learning Point 1: What is Power? (1 lesson)
Task 1: create your own constitution (1 hour)
Consitition examples
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Task 2: What is political Power?
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Task 1: Brainstorm and Define the concept
In small groups think about the concept of political power. What does it mean? How many political systems do you know about?
On a mini whiteboard drawn a spider diagram and share your ideas.
Share your ideas with the class.
On a mini whiteboard drawn a spider diagram and share your ideas.
Share your ideas with the class.
Learning Point 2: Types of Government (2 Lessons)
WHAT: The different systems of political power through time.
WHY: So that we can compare and contrast the differences between different systems and so that we can evaluate their strengths and weaknesses.
HOW: By researching, analyzing and evaluating 7 different political systems.
WHY: So that we can compare and contrast the differences between different systems and so that we can evaluate their strengths and weaknesses.
HOW: By researching, analyzing and evaluating 7 different political systems.
Task 1: Political systems: Who has the power?
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Who is in charge in each government?
How did they get to be a leader? How long does a leader remain in power? Who gets to vote and when? How are laws passed? Which countries in the world follow this system?
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Assessment: Test your knowledge
Learning Point 3: Debating Democracy (2 lessons)
Task 1: Card Sort
Your teacher will give you a set of cards. In groups of 3 or 4 take it in turns to select a card. Discuss the statement on each card and decide if you think it is a good idea or a bad idea. Place each card in the table depending on your decision.
Once you have completed all of the cards your teacher will tell you which statement belongs to which type of government.
Which type of government did you prefer as a group?
Once you have completed all of the cards your teacher will tell you which statement belongs to which type of government.
Which type of government did you prefer as a group?
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Task 2: Debating Democracy
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Assessment Task: Creating a convincing argument
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Learning Point 4: How democratic was Ancient Greece and Rome? (1 Lesson)
TAsk 5: How democratic was Classical greece and ancient Rome?
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Extension learning: Who rules the world in 2022?
Freedom in the World 2019 Map
Challenges to American democracy are testing the stability of its constitutional system and threatening to undermine political rights and civil liberties worldwide, according to Freedom in the World 2019.
What does it mean to be free?
watch the following video and discuss what you understand by 'the people are free'.