- GOVERNMENT -

TAKE ME TO YOUR LEADER

What style of government do we have? How often do we have elections and how old do you have to be to vote?

Do some research into the way your government is set up, and compare how your government works to the that of your pair school.

• How many MP's do you have?
• Where is Parliament based?
• What is the role of the Monarchy?

As a class, decide on a topic you would like to debate - you may even be able to find a topic in the newspaper that the government is currently debating.

Set up your own parliament, and debate the issues.

National Curriculum areas covered:
New Zealand - Level 4
English	Social Studies
Speaking 1,4,5 Listening 1,4,5	Strand A1, 2 Strand B1 Strand D1
Britain - Stage 3
English	History
Speaking/listening 1abc, 2ab, 3ab	History study units 2 and 4-2 plus other history links depending on the approach taken