US Constitution: Revision Notes
17 pages of highly detailed, comprehensive A-Level Edexcel Politics notes on the topic of the US Constitution. Discusses:
The nature of the US constitution - the vagueness of the document, its codification and entrenchment
Strategies other than safeguard the constitution
The powers of the US branches of government as given in the constitution
The amendments process, including advantages and disadvantages, with examples
The key features of the US Constitution and an evaluation of their effectiveness today
Exploration of the system checks and balances with examples
The main characteristics of US federalism and whether it works well
The extent of democracy within the US Constitution, its strengths and weaknesses and its impact on the US government today
The debates around the extent to which the USA remains federal today with case studies on Bush, Obama, Trump and Biden