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Higher education government research
The Battle of Lexington and Concord: Mysteries in History
The students will try and solve the mystery of who fired the first shots at Lexington by looking at Primary sources, finding the main idea of the documents, making judgements and then writing up a detective report to explain what they discovered.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Bill of Rights Worksheets | The 10 Amendments | Constitution Worksheets
Bill of Rights WorksheetsLearn the 10 Amendments with these Bill of Rights Worksheets.This 19 page workbook includes:✔ Bill of Rights✔ 10 Amendments Worksheets - Each tells what the Amendment is and has a drawing or writing prompt to complete.✔ True and False✔ Fill in the Blanks✔ Answer Keys!✔ Write your own Amendment!Want more United States Worksheets & Activities? Check out the United States GROWING BUNDLE!Interested in more workbooks? Find them below!⟾ U.S.A. Research Workbook (United Sta
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2nd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â United States Worksheets & Activities
Create Your Own Public Policy: Addressing Societal Issues Through Policy
Get your students ready for college-level research projects and engage them with a student-driven project which garners a personal application for each individual student. Graphic organizer included! Class implementation ready! Perfect for United States Government, Economics, Public Policy, and United States History classes! Accessible Google Drive link provided on the initial instruction page. Make a copy and edit to fit your student learner needs!This product is a public policy research projec
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Prisons Around the World: Research Jigsaw (Sociology - Deviance)
Perfect for use in a Sociology class during the Deviance and Crime unit! Students will become an expert on one of 9 prisons around the world. Hyperlinked resources (videos and articles) are already provided for students to use for research. Each student will complete a "doodle notes" style graphic organizer on their assigned prison before sharing with other students. During sharing, an additional graphic organizer is provided for the remaining 8 prisons. At the end of the activity, students will
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Sociology Growing Bundle (30% Savings)
Immigration in the United States Family History Research Project (Google Comp)
Immigration in the United States Family History Research ProjectIs your class learning about Immigration in the United States? In this fun and interactive project students will research the history of their family as it relates to their story of coming to live where they do today. The project includes the completion of a family tree, an interview with a family member, descriptions of food and transitions related to their family, and research on their country of origin. The worksheet is no prep,
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â The United States Gilded Age Unit (Google Compatible)
Chips Trade War - China’s Technology Advances in Chip and Smartphone Production
Chips Trade War - China’s Technology Advances in Chip and Smartphone ProductionGlobal competition in the chipmaking semiconductor industry is becoming increasingly fierce as governments erect barriers to restrict trade, block supply chains, prevent the purchase of critical components and write laws to criminalize selling technology to companies operating in countries deemed a national security risk. As markets evolve in response to new laws and trade restrictions, supply chains change, and domes
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Create a school survey to analyze public opinion polls!
Discussing the role of The People and Public Opinion is a very important topic within any government, civics, current events or history class. However, nothing helps students to learn information better than actually living it! In this activity, students get to design their own survey, poll their peers, analyze the results and answer critical thinking questions about how political analysts might use their research. DOK 3 and 4! Student-centered learning!This is consistently one of my student
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Executive Branch Research Paper
Increase your Civics and American Government curriculum with the Presidential Research Paper—an immersive academic journey meticulously designed to deepen students' understanding of the Executive Branch. As educators, we're constantly seeking innovative ways to engage students in critical analysis and argumentative writing, and this research paper offers a compelling solution. I recommend assigning assigning each student a different president to research.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Government and Economics Debate Project
This is one of my favorite activities! I have done this each semester over the course of seven years and it has proven to be very enriching for the students.
This product is included in a Government projects and simulations Unit here: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Government-activities-projects-simulations-and-video-clips
In short, students form groups of four. They choose a topic from the long list of potential debate topics. Once their group agrees on a topic, they divide up th
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Classroom Debates: Gun Control
Engage Your Students in a Thrilling Gun Control Debate!Dive into a complex and crucial issue in American society: Explore the nuances of gun control through a structured classroom debate. Students will research, analyze, and advocate for differing perspectives, developing valuable critical thinking, public speaking, and collaboration skills.Key features of this activity:Multiple perspectives: Learn about pro-gun control, anti-gun control, and independent stances, fostering a holistic understandi
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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(Grades 10 - College )Legal Studies Lesson Plans / Law Lesson Plans Bundle (Sub)
(7-10 days worth of activities) Law Lesson Plans Sub Day Bundle / American Government Lesson Plans Bundle (Judiciary Studies) is a collection of Law Lessons / Legal Studies Lesson Plans / American Government Lesson Plans and related activities ideal for sub days. A bundle for grades 7-9 can be found here.The bundled price is priced at 20% off individual lesson pricing. You will receive the following:1- Constitutional Law Lesson Plans focusing on First Amendment Protections (1-2 Day Activity) Lec
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Supreme Court Case Investigation Project (Bill of Rights Review)
This lesson has been designed to help students understand our justice system through researching and investigating "landmark court cases" in America. Students will also be able to define and identify specific amendments that were violated in many of the cases listed in this lesson. It is critical that students understand the Bill of Rights (Amendments 1-10) before completing this activity. So, there is a video link attached that reviews this information. You will also find additional lesson acti
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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15 Executive Branch Cabinet Departments Info Chart
The 15 Cabinet Departments or Executive Departments as they are sometimes called provide vital information and advice to the President. You can use this information chart to help your students understand aspects of bureaucracy and the various offices that help make up the Executive Branch of the United States. The chart has students research the following:1) Name of the department2) Year the department was established3) Current leader of the department (updated Feb. 2023)4) Duties and responsibi
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â 15 Executive Branch Cabinet Dept. Bundle: Presentation & Chart
American Water Trouble - Contaminants, Vulnerabilities & Cybersecurity Threats
American Water Trouble - Contaminants, Vulnerabilities & Cybersecurity ThreatsAn urgent and insightful lesson to awaken Americans to the toxic contaminants in their water destroying human health and the recent enforcement alert from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) concerning pervasive cybersecurity threats compromising the water supply throughout the nation.Lesson Components Include:- 10 Insightful Articles to Read (web links and PDF provided) - 4 Videos (8 minutes, 6
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Censorship and Social Media in America - Freedom Under Assault
Censorship and Social Media in America - Freedom Under AssaultIs censorship a form of ideological discrimination? In the digital era, should freedom of speech be decided by wealth, whereby inequality can reign based on the rich who own social media platforms getting to play God and deciding whose voices are heard, or should there be net neutrality online, especially on popular social media platforms so all citizens can be heard in important matters and their opinions not censored?Is it the job o
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Contacting Congress - A Powerful, Personal Writing Project
Connect your government students to the legislative process in a way they will never forget. This project challenges students to research active legislation using government websites such as the Library of Congress and Open Congress, select a topic of personal interest that directly affects their lives and propose a course of legislative action to address the issue through a letter to the corresponding Congressional committee. The project combines what students have learned about how a bill be
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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).
Keywords:
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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Supreme Court Cases: Teens on the Docket Project
What's the best way to get a teenager interested in learning about the Supreme Court? Put 'em on the docket!This project looks at 10 United States Supreme Court cases that have every teenager's favorite topic: other teenagers. It is a highly motivating topic and gives you the opportunity to have students examine the nuances and purpose of the judicial system. The project culminates in a trifold presentation and I have included the model that you can make and students can follow.I designed th
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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:Â BIG BUNDLE of Georgia Studies Gallery Walk 2nd Semester
Ohio Election 2023 Issue 1 Abortion, Issue 2 Cannabis Marijuana
Looking for a way to tackle the tough issues in your class? In Ohio, Issue 1 (on abortion) and Issue 2 (on legalizing recreational cannabis / marijuana) are both on the ballot this November 2023. Help your students to research the topics by looking at both sides and show them actual ballot language. After helping them to become informed, it's time to decide! Are they in favor or against Issue 1 and Issue 2?This activity is great on it's own, but it can also be a great jumping off point for a
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
15 Executive Branch Cabinet Dept. Bundle: Presentation & Chart
This bundle includes a google slide presentation over the 15 executive cabinet departments and an information chart for students to complete. Content appears on click to help your students stay engaged with material and go at a uniform pace. Downloadable information chart allows students to write down details to help them understand the scope and role of each department. This lesson should take approximately one 50 min class period if students are writing down all information. Each slide contain
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Socratic Seminar: Privatization of Prisons
This has everything you need for a Socratic Seminar on the privatization of prisons.What's included:Slides with seminar instructions, grading rubric, stem questions, etc.Research Guide for print (Google Doc)Links to 4 articles and 1 video for researchCornell Notes template (PDF)List of 14 advantages (Google Doc)List of 17 disadvantages (Google Doc)
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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JFK assassination presentation and analysis
This is a presentation of the JFK assassination details and analysis of events that transpired surrounding the assassination. It outlines the details from the FBI surrounding the controversies concerning his death and whom may been responsible for this. Students can study the varying perspectives from primary and secondary sources. This can also be used by students as a research piece for studying the assassination.
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Modern Era: Presidential Research Project for US History or Government
The Modern Era Presidential Project is a robust research project that works for an end unit of US History or a final project. It could also work as an assessment on the Executive Branch for a government or civics class. Students are asked to select to use as a lens to evaluate the performance of a span of presidents. I usually ask students to examine Nixon through the last president in power. However, you may choose any span of presidents that work for your unit.Your purchase comes with PDFs of
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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