BRITISH CONSTITUTION

1. This A Level Politics topic video explains the key features of the historical development of the UK Constitution.

2. An introduction to what the constitution is and where the UK constitution comes from (sources).

3. SOURCES OF THE BRITISH CONSTITUTION

4.The story of the Great Charter of 1215, featuring King John and the Barons.

TASK. WATCH THESE VIDEO CLIPS AND WRITE A SHORT SUMMARY ON WHAT IS BRITISH CONSTITUTION. USE YOUR NOTES AT THE SEMINARS.

THE JUDICIARY IN UK/ TYPES OF COURTS

1. Watch this video to know How offenders are sentenced in England and Wales.

2.Watch this video to know An introduction to the Crown Court, the different roles within it and how a trial at the court works.

3.Watch this video to know what is THE MAGISTRATES' COURT.

Introduction to the Magistrates' Court and the roles of the people within it. To find out more about studying Law and Criminology at Derby visit http://www.derby.ac.uk/law

4. Watch this video to know what is the SUPREME COURT.

What is the Supreme Court? Why was it established in 2009? And what issues does it hear about? This introductory film is primarily aimed at GSCE/Standard Grade students and explores the role and the workings of the Supreme Court, the only court with UK-wide jurisdiction and the highest court in the land.

This video is just one of a range of learning resources on our website designed to aid teaching in the classroom about the law, as well as to complement educational visits to the Court. If you are a teacher or student interested in such a visit, please see the education page on our website for further information.

Task. Write a short summary on the information you have watched and get prepared for your seminar questions.

Test Yourself

LINCOLN 2012

Lincoln (film based on real events)

MARTIN LUTHER KING'S SPEECH

I Have a Dream by Martin Luther King

NATIVE AMERICANS

Native Americans