Bridging Task A Level LAW June 2024
| Subject: A Level LAW |
| Task: |
| In order to prepare you for your LAW studies at AS level, we would like you to complete the following activities.
1] What is the difference between Parliament and Government? 2] What are the differences between the House of Lords and House of Commons 3] What are the stages a BILL goes through before it becomes an ACT OF PARLIAMENT? 4] What is the “rule of Law” within English Legal system?
Double Jeopardy – Watch any documentary on YouTube about the STEPHEN LAWRENCE murder and how his parents got the law changed on “Double Jeopardy”. Answer the following questions: 1. What is “double Jeopardy”? 2. The media sought to influence the law in relation to murder – explain if the media was looking after the interests of society? What evidence was there that Dunlop may have been responsible for it? 3. What impact did the Stephen Lawrence report (McPherson Inquiry) have on double jeopardy? |
| Why is this required for September? |
| You are required to learn knowledge of key legal concepts and theories. You must then be able to explain these legal concepts in an exam. Without learning the knowledge, you will not be able to access the higher marks. |
| What Assessment/Feedback should you expect? |
| Your resources will be checked by staff members and you will undertake a peer assessed quiz to test your knowledge. |
| Time this task (s) should take: |
| A minimum of 2 hours for each absolute. This is likely to be split up in multiple sessions to ensure that you have effectively embedded the knowledge. Depending on the length of the YouTube video 2 hours should be sufficient.
It is important that you don’t just make the resources but that you learn the information too! |
| Suggested links or other resources to support: |
| Crime – The Murder of Stephen Lawrence (youtube.com)
Liv White User Story short (youtube.com)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpLQsn4PlY0
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| Optional Extra tasks: |
| Find 2 recent news articles based on the law EG: Murder case / Issues about Police and summarize what you have learnt from each article. It is important that you can understand what is happening in the world of law. Students who follow Law news tend to find it easier to be able to relate theory to practical examples. We use real life legal cases / examples in lessons as do Eduqas WJEC in the A Level exams. |
| How will this link to independent study tasks in September? |
| This task will provide the foundation for what will be expected of you in your independent learning time, which long term will enable you to be exam ready so that your revision can be more focused on practicing responses to exam questions. |
