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8th grade elections - voting lectures
Political Parties-Two-Party System: Warm-Up, Lecture Notes, and Simulation
This product includes two days of lessons that will teach your students all about America's two-party system. The product includes a warm-up prompt, an editable 16-slide power point presentation about our political party system (with video links), student cloze notes, and a political party simulation that will bring the two-party system to life for your students. The simulation comes with detailed instructions to carry out the activity in your classes. The process and discussion questions will s
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8th - 12th
Also included in: AP® Government and Politics Course Bundle
Canadian Civics - Lecture Bundle - Elections, Federalism, Political Parties ++++
Updated to reflect recent political changes (2023). Bonus items added! Now includes 9 ppt. lectures and 6 low-organization review games! The ppts. are visually appealing and clear for students. They have worked very well inhelping students understand the following themes:- Governing Canada (basically why Canada chose a federal system of government)- Canada's Federal System of Government- The Branches of Government- The Governor General- How a Bill becomes Law- Canadian Elections- Ideologies- S
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7th - 12th
Electoral College (Lecture Notes, Simulation, and Reform Activity)
This Electoral College resource will teach your students all they need to know about this important institution of U.S. government. Included are: lecture notes, student cloze notes, an engaging Electoral College simulation, and a follow-up activity about options to reform the Electoral College. This lesson will bring the Electoral College to life and help your students grasp what is often a confusing topic in U.S. Government. Content themes covered: What is the Electoral College and who are the
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: AP® Government and Politics Course Bundle
Women's History: Alice Paul and the 19th Amendment PowerPoint
My students love this PowerPoint on the Women's Suffrage Movement. The following topics are covered:Early Suffrage Movement in the United StatesSeneca FallsSuffrage Movement in EnglandAlice PaulProtests and Imprisonment of SuffragettesWomen and WWIPassage of the 19th AmendmentThe PowerPoint is 80 slides; it usually takes two class periods for my students to cover the information. The PowerPoint includes questions for students to discuss and answer. The Powerpoint works great when complimented wi
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7th - 12th
Presidential Election Process
Updated with Election 2024 information as of April 2024. Teach your students the steps it takes to become president.Included in this product:1. Lesson Plan - editable in two formats - Google Slides & DocIncludes Objectives, Lesson Context, Content/Vocabulary to Preview, Vocabulary in Lesson, Common Student Misconceptions, Day 1-3 Instructions2. Presidential Election Process Slideshow - text is editable, background is not. It includes the following steps:Qualifications to be PresidentBecoming
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Presidential Election Activities Bundle
Election Day & Voting in America
Help students build background knowledge and explore areas of interest. This Power Point includes 31 visual appealing slides perfect for literacy and history lessons.Informational texts help promote vocabulary development and allows students to use prior knowledge to make connections to the text. No prep work needed with these lesson slides. These lesson slides saves teachers time and has interesting facts and great visuals for students. This lesson includes the topics:• Vocabulary Word List• Qu
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5th - 8th
Election of 1800 Presentation and Interactive Notes
The included notes and presentation cover the drama of the election of 1800 including the issues between Jefferson and Adams, the conflict with Jefferson and Burr, and the Midnight Judges.
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8th - 12th, Adult Education
Meet President Joe Biden! The 46th President of the USA Slides & Presentation!
Introduce President Joe Biden, the boy, man, and successful career politician to the class followed by an analysis-vote-reading-discussion activity.Topics included:• Early life• High School• University life• A life in politics begins• Did you know?- Lifelong stuttering problem- GIF inserted• A political career launches• Joe finds a seat at the senate• Tragedy strikes• Second marriage• Vice President • Presidential campaigns• President’s age debate- GIF inserted *Both a PowerPoint and Keynote fil
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6th - 12th
Also included in: The BIDEN-HARRIS BUNDLE!
Congress; The House of Representatives & The Census
This presenation clearly explains and quizes the student onto the nature of apportionment and the House of represenatatives. It contains constant assessment and a project at the end of the presenatation.
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7th - 12th
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Meet Kamala Harris, the First Female Vice President Slides & Presentation!
Introduce the first female, first African American, first South Asian Vice President, Kamala Harris with these engaging slides as students get to learn more about the newest Vice President in American history!Topics include: • Early life• Early life continued• University life• Early career• District Attorney • Attorney General of California• U.S. Senate• Vice President• Review & discussion prompt- moving GIF inserted*PowerPoint & Keynote files are provided for both PC & Mac users!
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6th - 12th
Also included in: THE Black History Month BUNDLE!
Introduction- History of the Internet, Fair Use, and Censorship
This is a really great introduction to the uses of the internet and its intersectionality between Social Media, the government, and our culture. This does not go heavy into current events in the hopes of remaining neutral.
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6th - 10th
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Crash Course Comparing Governments
This is a Google Slides resource that does an overview of different governments, pros & cons of different governments, and has learning targets + compelling questions (see below). Excellent way to start or review a comparative government unit in civics or government class. Once you purchase a copy of the Google Slides you can edit/add/delete anything you want. Learning Targets:Students will develop an understanding of the main types of Governments.Students can identify real world examples o
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6th - 12th
Election Day & Voting in America
Help students build background knowledge and explore areas of interest. This Power Point includes 31 visual appealing slides perfect for literacy and history lessons.Informational texts help promote vocabulary development and allows students to use prior knowledge to make connections to the text. No prep work needed with these lesson slides. These lesson slides saves teachers time and has interesting facts and great visuals for students. This lesson includes the topics• Vocabulary Word List• Que
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5th - 8th
The BIDEN-HARRIS BUNDLE!
Introducing, President Joe Biden and the first female, first African American, first South Asian Vice President Kamala Harris with these engaging slides provided in both PPT and Keynote files for PC and Mac users!
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6th - 12th
Republicans and Democrats: What's the Difference and Why Should I Care? PPT
Have you ever been asked to explain the differences between the Democrats and Republicans and not known what to say?
I created this presentation to teach middle school and high school students about the history, ideologies, and basic differences between the two major American parties. Updated for 2016 it has updated information about the parties, their leaders and presidential candidates, and where they stand on the issues. The presentation comes complete with an interactive assessment activit
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5th - 12th
How Government is Influenced Google Slides Lecture
This Google Slides presentation is a great introduction to a huge set of content that is so important for our students to be familiar with. The influence of government presentation includes the following topics: Mass Media and Bias in the Media, Public Opinion, the Media and the Constitution (including limits on the Media), Social Media and politics introduction, Political Interest Groups and Lobbyists, and Political Action Committees and Elections and the costs of an election. Quick Note: I upd
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6th - 10th
Electoral College - What It Is and How It Works
Looking to be ready to explain upcoming presidential elections to your students? This presentation discusses what the electoral college is, why it came to be, how it works, and nuances of past elections.
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6th - 12th
Poll Taxes & Voting Rights
This presentation gives an overview of what poll taxes are, including voting rights and literacy tests for voting. It briefly discusses the 15th and 24th amendments, additionally, their is an image of a poll tax receipt to illustrate to students how it would have looked and some political cartoons that reference poll taxes.
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6th - 10th
The Seven Roles of the President
Explore the seven roles of the president: Chief of the Executive Branch, Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, Head of State, Director of Foreign Policy, Head of Political Party, Guardian of the Economy, and Legislative Leader. This product comes with a chart for students to fill out, a teacher's key, and a fun, hands on activity building "hats" to match the many roles of the president. The hat activity is based on the idiom, "He wears many hats."
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6th - 12th
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Inauguration History Presentation
Presentation with videos explaining the history behind our nation‘s inaugurations.
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6th - 8th
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Introduction to Propaganda Lecture
Here is a great introduction to propaganda and logical fallacies. I did this presentation to Middle Schoolers and it was a huge hit! This activity includes links to examples of the types of propaganda as well as a quick project for students to do. This unit is very flexible, can be anywhere from 1 day to 1 week. This unit is also very flexible in being appropriate for most age groups.
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5th - 12th
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AMSCO AP GOPO Topic 4.7 Ideologies of Political Parties
Quick resource for Basic Ideologies of Political Parties that includes a research aspect for hot topic issues of each political parties platform. Includes link to Quizlet answers.
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4th - 12th
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The Legislative Branch Distance Learning package
This 73 slide presentation is full of videos, activities, assignments and speaker notes, great for beginner to advanced teachers and perfect for Distance Learning OR in-classroom instruction. This is the GS that I use to take me through the entire unit with no textbook!
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7th - 12th
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The President as "Chief of State:" Lecture and PowerPoint
Explore the role of the American president as the "Chief of State" with this detailed and engaging PowerPoint. Key topics in the PowerPoint include, but are not limited to: the definition of the role and constitutional underpinnings; the president's ceremonial and informal interactions with the public; the president's interaction and usage of the media; relationship of "Chief of State" to "Party Chief;" and concept of the permanent campaign. A final slide serves as an exit ticket with a brief sh
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8th - 12th
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