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Higher education government dbqs
Checks and Balances | Digital Learning Activity
A comprehensive and engaging lesson on the principle of Checks and Balances and its influence on the shaping of the American government. Students will test their knowledge with real and made up scenarios. Digital and Paper copies included!This "Checks and Balances" Distance Learning Activity Includes1) A graphic organizer-based activity that assess your students's comprehension of the branches of government and the impact that it has on the history of as well as the modern United States governme
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Foundations of America | Digital Learning | Unit Activity Bundle
Sacco and Vanzetti: Cold Case Files
Essential Question: How did the political climate of the United States post WWI lead to the outcome of the Sacco and Vanzetti trial?Nativism, Red Scare, Anarchy, they're all bleeding into the justice system as we dissect the case of Sacco & Vanzetti. Were they innocent or guilty? Did the justice system get it right? Using case files, evidence analysis, and crafting opinions, students will be able to analyze the case for themselves, identify the justice, or lack thereof, served. This analyt
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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The Powers of Congress | The Legislative Branch | Digital Learning Activity
This objective for the powers of Congress will help your students understand the expressed and implied powers of Congress. Students will get the opportunity to examine these powers and think critically about why the Framers of the Constitution included these powers. Give your students everything they need to master this topic with this great activity. Digital and Paper Copies Included!This "The Powers of Congress" Distance Learning activity includes:1) 4 pages of engaging graphic organizers t
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: The Legislative Branch | Digital Learning | Activity Bundle
American Imperialism Map Activity (Google Comp)
American Imperialism Map Activity Is your class learning about the Gilded Age or Imperialism during the 1900s?In this activity, students will use the map to color and label the important areas of American Imperialism during the 1900s. Map activities help students to understand the impact of American imperialism around the world. Lesson Includes:American Imperialism Mapping PDFAnswer KeyLink to editable Google Drive resourceWith this resource, your student will be able to understand and master c
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: The United States Gilded Age Unit (Google Compatible)
State and Local Government Reading and Activity (Google Compatible)
State and Local Government Activity Is your class learning about local politics and your local community?In the State and Local Government Activity, students will read a handout about state and local governments, they will then answer a series of text based questions. After the reading and questions students will choose a local government service to research and analyze. Students will answer questions about their local service and why it matters to the community. This lesson is a great introduct
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: State and Local Government Unit Plan
US HISTORY & GOVERMENT | The Constitution - UNIT PLAN LESSONS
This resource includes 10 Lessons that explore various subjects related to the Constitution. This offers students helpful background information to understand the Articles of Confederation and the problems that led to the Constitutional Convention.Students can analysis various primary sources, compare arguments, and explore influential documents that played a crucial role in the development of the Constitution. This resource provides a total of 161 Slides & 37 Pages distributed among the 1
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Judicial Philosophy (activism vs. restraint) Activity (Google Compatible)
Judicial Activism vs. Judicial Restraint Activity Is your class learning about the judicial branch and the supreme court of the United States?In this engaging lesson, students will learn the key differences between justices who use judicial activism vs. judicial restraint in their interpretation of the United States Constitution and law code. The lesson begins with an informational reading page for students to explore followed by a set of text dependent questions on the reading. After the questi
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Judicial Philosophy PowerPoint, Guided Notes, and Activity
Pericles Funeral Oration! - World - SUBREADY - Greece - Primary Source DBQs
Pericles' Funeral Oration & DBQ's - World History - Primary & Secondary Source - Written Specifically For Middle/High School Comprehension Level -- 5 DBQ's Included - Cool-Relevant-Pictures/Visual Guides for Students! (I had a lot of fun putting this together, I call it 'work-play!' Email me with questions or concerns anytime -- the.eclectic.professor@gmail.comExtended DescriptionPrimary source document with additional historical context written by yours truly at a high middle or high sc
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
The Constitution | The Amendment Process | Digital Learning Activity
The Constitution was designed to be a living document. If it was to survive for generations, the founding fathers knew that there needed to be a way for it to grow and change with future generations. Give your students the opportunity to see how the constitution is changed and let them analyze some of the most important amendments to the Constitution with this great activity. Digital and Paper Copies Included!This "The Constitution- The Amendment Process" Distance Learning Activity includes:
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Introduction to American Government | Digital Learning | Activity Bundle
Second Amendment: Research and Class Debate (Gr. 7-12)
No study of the Constitution or current events is complete without a well researched and organized class debate. This resource provides teacher and student guidance through the 2nd Amendment debate process-- researching the Amendment and its modern application, the debate format, and a written reflection to conclude.This bundle includes:- Ppt to guide class- Research organizers for student use- Four sourced documents to spur research- Sentence starters for debate participant use- Sideline orga
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Purposes of Government Activity (Google Compatible)
Create-A-State Introduction to Government Activity Is your class learning about global nations and the requirements of earning state recognition worldwide?Create-A-State Introduction to Government Activity allows students to create their own nation through a series of guided questions and topics. The activity explores the requirements of a state (population, territory, sovereignty, and government) while allowing students to creatively explore what it takes to create a new nation. This activity i
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Foundations of Government Unit Plan (Google Compatible)
APUSH Period 2: Colonial Regions (New England/Middle/Southern) Legacy Debate
Bring what many students (and teachers) find to be a fairly dull era of History to life in your classroom with this Colonial Era (APUSH Period 2: 1491-1607) Legacy Debate. This debate has been an absolute hit in my Advance Placement United States History course, and has been used as a review activity before the unit test.In this debate, students divide into three debate teams and have to prove their colonial region (New England, Middle, or Southern/Chesapeake) had the most important influence on
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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The War on Terror: The Torture Report (Document Packet)
86-source document packet on US policy and actions regarding the treatment of prisoners captured and interrogated during the "war on terror" after 9/11. Numerous primary and secondary source documents are included (charts graphs, photographs, political cartoons, quotations, drawings, and government documents).
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CIA
Abu Ghraib
Torture Report
Enhanced Interrogation Techniques
Waterboarding
Stress Positions
George Bush
Dick Cheney
Donald Rumsfeld
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Georgia State Constitution Gallery Walk DBQ (SS8CG1)- NO PREP!
This is a very interactive project where students walk around the room in groups and view documents relevant to the GSE standard SS8CG1. Engage your students as they view, discuss, make inferences, and more. Students answer questions at each display. I have included detail instructions on how to conduct the class project. Answer key included (many answers vary, but I have included suggested answers). Also available on TpT Easel for students to complete independently.Answer Key Included!SS8CG1 De
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8th - 10th, Higher Education
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Also included in: BIG BUNDLE of Georgia Studies Gallery Walk 2nd Semester
The Constitution | Separation of Powers | Digital Learning Activity
The Founding Fathers were concerned with one person having too much power in a government. Their solution to this problem was the Separation of Powers. The US government is divided into three branches of government and each is checked by the other. Give your students and opportunity to examine this material and much more with this great activity. Digital and Paper Copies Included!This "The Constitution- Separation of Powers" Distance Learning Pack includes:1) 4 pages of engaging graphic orga
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Introduction to American Government | Digital Learning | Activity Bundle
The Summer of 1787 - The US Constitution/Founders (QRDs) - Government
Students can read 15+ excerpts from the book Summer of 1787: The Men Who Invented the Constitution. From these excerpts, great class discussions can come with some guidance. For one, there are guiding questions with the documents. Also, teachers can ask students to comment on the document they found most interesting, or a document they had a question about, or any other thought that can carry on dialogue. The idea for Quick Read Discussions, or QRDs, came about when I was getting my master's
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
Judicial Philosophy (activism vs. restraint) PowerPoint & Notes (Google)
Judicial Activism vs. Judicial Restraint PowerPoint and Guided Notes Is your class learning about the judicial branch and the supreme court of the United States?In this engaging lesson, students will learn the key differences between justices who use judicial activism vs. judicial restraint in their interpretation of the United States Constitution and law code. The PowerPoint and Guided Notes (fill in the blank style) contains 11 slides and three pages of notes. The PowerPoint is easy to use and
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Judicial Philosophy PowerPoint, Guided Notes, and Activity
Supreme Court Justice Profiles (Google Compatible)
Supreme Court Justice Profiles The makeup of the Supreme Court is an important factor in understanding judicial decisions that come out of the highest court in the land. In this assignment, students will research the members of the current court using the internet and will create a short profile on each justice along with an illustrated (or copy and pasted) image. An optional extension is available for students to create an in depth profile of one justice as well. Included in this lesson:Teacher
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: The Judicial Branch Unit Plan (Google Compatible)
Activity: Red Scare Padlet
This resource provides access to a Padlet on the Red Scare and Atomic Anxiety in 1950s America. It includes numerous primary sources including political cartoons, videos, pictures, speeches, and more. Provided is a link to the Padlet with the password to access (which CAN be shared with students) and a copy of the answer key.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: Bundle: America in the 1950s
The Structure of Congress | The Legislative Branch | Digital Learning Activity
This introductory objective to the Legislative Branch will help your students with the basic structure of Congress. What are the two houses, how did we get them, who is involved in each? Give your students the answer to these questions and more with this great activity. Digital and Paper Copies Included!This "The Structure of Congress" Distance Learning Activity includes:1) 4 pages of engaging graphic organizers that help your students sort out all of the key concepts about the structure of C
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: The Legislative Branch | Digital Learning | Activity Bundle
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Case Study
Essential Question: In what way(s) does the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire symbolize not only the “dark-side” of industrialization (and to some degree the larger economic ideology of capitalism) but also the catalyst (i.e. validation) for the Progressive Movement? This resource on the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire is great to supplement your core instruction of the Progressive Era and the labor movement. It covers the trial, background information, and other key points of the disastrous ev
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Bill of Rights Jigsaw Activity
This is an easy-to-implement but collaborative and rigorous activity for a U.S. government, history or introductory law or civics course. In it students focus on 2 amendments and then report on historical and contemporary issues related to those respective amendments. As a result, your students walk away with much more knowledge while saving you some valuable class time.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Exploring the Diverse Forms of Socialism: Ideologies, Practices, and Variations
Upon reading the article and answering the questions, students will gain a comprehensive understanding of the diverse forms of socialism, ranging from democratic socialism to utopian socialism, and the principles underlying each ideology. They will learn that socialism encompasses a broad spectrum of theories and movements aimed at restructuring society to prioritize collective ownership, equitable distribution of resources, and social welfare, rooted in common principles such as social justice,
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Roots of American Democracy | Digital Learning Activity
Where do the foundational ideas of American Democracy come from? Did the founding fathers think up all of the ideas that form our constitution? Did we draw influence from other outside sources? Find out the answers to these questions and more with this activity! Digital and Paper Copies Included!This "The Roots of American Democracy" Distance Learning Activity includes:1) 5 pages of engaging graphic organizers that help your students sort out all of the key concepts about the roots of democ
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Introduction to American Government | Digital Learning | Activity Bundle
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