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 focused links between the topic, the context, and the exam content; and use the updated exam skills feature to clarify how to use the information they have just learned in their exam.