How Ireland is Governed
Download an editable 3rd Year CSPE slideshow explaining the Oireachtas, the Taoiseach, the President and how a bill becomes law.
- Subject
- CSPE
- Year group
- 3rd Year
- Curriculum topic
- Exploring democracy: how Ireland is governed
- Editable download
- PPTX
About this resource
Built for a clear, classroom-ready lesson.
Start with who runs the country, then look at Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann, how TDs are elected by PR-STV and how a Taoiseach is chosen. Students match roles to titles, learn the President's role under Bunreacht na hÉireann, see what a referendum is and sequence the steps by which a bill becomes law, with a model answer and summary.
The sequence works as a complete lesson or as an introduction to the Exploring Democracy strand. Edit the PowerPoint to add current examples, your local TDs or a Dáil debate clip before presenting it to your class.
Learning objectives
- Explain the roles of the Dáil, Seanad, Taoiseach and President.
- Describe how TDs are elected using PR-STV.
- Sequence the steps by which a bill becomes law.
What’s included
- 19 classroom-ready slides
- Explanations of the Oireachtas and PR-STV
- Matching, true-or-false and sequencing activities with answers
- Discussion prompt, model answer and summary
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