Essay ladders
Introduction, three themes and a conclusion. Five levels: a plain warm-up with half done, the standard build, signposts removed, supply your own evidence, then a blank page.
Parties in decline?
Evaluate the view that the two main US political parties are in decline.
Open ladder ›Campaign finance
Evaluate the view that US elections are now determined more by campaign finance than by policy or candidate quality.
Open ladder ›Amending the Constitution
Evaluate the view that the US Constitution is now too difficult to amend.
Open ladder ›The Supreme Court
Evaluate the view that the Supreme Court has become the most consequential branch of federal government.
Open ladder ›Congress as a check
Evaluate the view that Congress is no longer an effective check on the president.
Open ladder ›Presidential power
Evaluate the view that the US president is too powerful.
Open ladder ›Federalism and states' rights
Evaluate the view that federalism no longer effectively protects states' rights.
Open ladder ›US and UK compared
Evaluate the view that the US and UK political systems have more differences than similarities.
Open ladder ›Predicted-question builders
The drag-and-drop builders already made for the four predicted US questions, each covering all three themes.