Book excerpt: This US Politics Annual Update will help students: - Review all the relevant developments in US politics from the last year, with examples linked closely to A-level specification points - Develop their confidence with expert analysis they can draw on both throughout their course and in the exams - Enhance their knowledge to build a bank of up-to-date examples linked to the specifications, helping them to develop persuasive arguments for their essays - Learn more about the US government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Joe Biden's first year as US President, and how to put them into context - Make connections between the latest developments and the political context of the US, with our focused links between the topic, the context and the exam content - Use our updated exam skills feature to clarify how to use the information they have just learned in their exam US Politics Annual Updates 2022 Chapters 1. The growing challenge of federalism 2. Representation in the 117th Congress 3. President Biden's first year 4. Biden's Cabinet 5. Supreme Court: The impact of appointments on its future 6. The Supreme Court 2020-21: An exercise in fluidity 7. How united are parties in the US? 8. Insurrection at Congress: January 6th, 2021