How is the country run?
In this lesson, we consider who runs the country and what government is. We will look at the different kinds of power and influence people can have as part of the government.
6 lessons
In this lesson, we consider who runs the country and what government is. We will look at the different kinds of power and influence people can have as part of the government.
In this lesson, we will look at the role of the civil service. We explore what the role entails and the differences between a civil servant and a government minister.
In this lesson, we will explore what is meant by the term 'devolution.' We will look at how the UK is governed at a local level, before looking at governance at a national level. We explore the arguments for and against devolution of power.
In this lesson, we will explore what is meant by the term 'democracy'. We will look at how the United Kingdom can be considered a democracy before looking at other countries and how their political system is organised.
In this lesson, we will look at the nature of the UK political system and then contrast this with the United States political system. We will consider how the political systems of the UK and US are similar and how they are different.
In this final lesson of the unit, we will recap our learning from the previous five lessons. We will revisit key knowledge before moving on to create a revision resource to enable you to look back on this unit with confidence.
Units in Citizenship
Units in Politics, parliament and government