The Role of Parliament

The Coalition

1Wednesday 14th September 2011Miss Christian 12E F9 Lesson #1

Learning ObjectivesTo understand the possible implications of a hung parliamentTo investigate the formation of the CoalitionTo analyse how having a Coalition government will affect the functions of Parliament

The Hung Parliament

You have 30 seconds to write down a brief explanation of what can happen when there is a hung parliament.

The Hung Parliament

So what did Brown, Cameron and Clegg do?Watch the Five Days That Changed Britain Documentary.Complete the Question Sheet.

NB: The documentary will help you to answer the questions, but some questions will require your own research.

The CoalitionWhat were the results of the 2010 election? (5 marks)What happened after the election results were announced? (5 marks)Why did the Conservatives not form a government after the election? (5 marks)Explain the deal that led to the formation of a coalition government. (10 marks)What happens (or might happen) when there are disagreements? (5 marks)How did the Liberal Democrats feel about the deal? Include Leaders, MPs, and Party Members. (10 marks)How did the Conservatives feel about the deal? Include Leaders, MPs, and Party Members. (10 marks)What happened to Gordon Brown and Labour? (5 marks)How will having a coalition affect the functions of parliament? (25 marks)

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtHFcmDtoxw

5 Days That Changed Britain

The Coalition Progress ReportYou are Nick Robinson (the BBCs political editor).You have been tasked with compiling a fact file on the achievements, failures, disagreements and embarrassments of the coalition so far.Your fact file needs to be accessible to Joe Public with political vocabulary and concepts explained clearly.You MUST include dates of examples as these will be invaluable for your exam revision.

Controversial votesMinister resignationsLib Dem policy success/failureConservative policy success/failureDisagreements between coalition partners

HomeworkExtra READINGhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/7915918/How-the-Coalition-government-was-formed.htmlhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/election_2010/8676216.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8693832.stm