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Presidents of the United States of America
Presidents of the United States is set up in PowerPoint as a slideshow of our 46 Presidents. Each slide has a picture of each President and a few fun facts about them. The facts are kid friendly and for elementary children. Students will love seeing a picture of each President and learning some information about our leaders. This is also an editable PPT. You can alter the PowerPoint as you see fit. Add your own fun facts and trivia or leave it as it is. This is perfect for any classroom. Show t
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1st - 5th
Mock Congress: How a Bill Becomes a Law (Bill-Writing Packet & Activity)
Students research a real-world problem and use a detailed template to write a bill. Students eventually act out the process and have the class/classes split into the House of Reps. and the Senate. They present their bill, try to convince their classmates to vote for it, and present it again for an official vote. If their bill passes the 'House' and 'Senate', it advances to the President (principal?) to become a law or to be vetoed. The detailed, step-by-step packet walks students through the bil
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5th - 12th
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Foreign Government Research Study Comparative Country Project Editable
This project is fully editable, so teachers may personalize it for their own Civics, Government, AP Government, AP Comparative Government, or other relevant class. This resource contains the project assignment, task, and prompt, as well as a four page research worksheet, and a detailed rubric. Each element of this resource can be edited to work with your specific curriculum. With this study, students will analyze the characteristics, and development of different political systems, with emphasis
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9th - 12th
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Model UN Country Profile and Research Guide
Help your students prepare for a Model United Nations conference with this comprehensive set of resources that is appropriate for upper middle and high school delegates. Start by teaching students how to identify credible sources and conduct research for MUN using the handouts and slides provided. Next, they will use the template provided to create a country profile of geographic, social, political, and economic information. Finally, the guiding questions and helpful links about Model UN researc
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Model UN Lesson and Activity Bundle
Global Issues Awareness Project(s)
This comprehensive project challenges students to inform, raise awareness, and advocate on a global issue of their choice. Students research and plan an awareness campaign to deliver to their community, school, and/or student body. Turn students from passive learners into advocates as they assume the role of teacher as they are challenged to inform and educate their peers about their topic. The project requires students to be creative, innovative and use 21st century skills as they complete
Grades:
9th - 12th
Legislative Branch - Who Represents Me? Webquest / Guided Research Worksheet
Here is a two page, guided research assignment / web quest that has students find out who their two senators are and locate their House representative based on their home zip code. Students explore the specific websites of their representatives and enter information they find. This can be used in conjunction with a Constitution unit of study.
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6th - 8th
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Letter to Congress Legislative Branch, House of Representatives Senate worksheet
Assignment to write a letter to a congressperson about an issue the student feels strongly about. A template is included in business letter format.
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8th - 12th
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Congressional Committee online research assignment
This assignment guides student research online to find out more information about the committee work done by their House member and Senator. The students will learn about their representatives' service in their committee, legislation they have created, and students will also have a short reflection piece to write about each representative. It's a great way to connect students with the real-life work being done by their representative and also understand the role of the committee in the lawmaking
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10th - 12th
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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
CE.5c Evaluating Campaign Ads
This activity will have students analyze campaign commercials from the 1960s - 2016. While watching the videos, students will be tasked with answering questions that will lead up to them determining which evaluation strategy the video most closely relates to. The strategies include:
- Separating Fact from Opinion
- Detecting Bias
- Evaluating Sources
- Identifying Propaganda
The students had fun seeing old campaign attack ads. You could either conduct this activity whole group or in small grou
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6th - 8th
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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
NC History and Government: Bundle
This product contains 4 North Carolina Powerpoint presentations by Cheryl Gourley. The topics cover NC Essential Standards including Native American cultures, North Carolina's involvement in major conflicts, NC colonial government and the North Carolina Constitution. Great for lectures and research!
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4th - 8th
Three Branches of Government Project!
Just print and put together! The kids will love this hands on project! They look great displayed in your classroom hanging from the ceiling or on the wall!
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3rd - 6th
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Biden v. Trump Candidate Comparison Election 2024 webquest
Get your students interested in the next presidential election with two candidates who have received a lot of attention recently! A great webquest and research activity that can lead to great class debates or argumentative essays. This is a great way to introduce the 2024 election process, develop research skills with credible websites, develop informed opinions with evidence to back it up, and teach civic responsibilities. Students really have fun with this!
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7th - 12th
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Fourth Amendment | Students Rights In schools + Research Project & Presentations
This lesson creates meaningful learning for students as they learn how the 4th Amendment applies to them as students. Students are engaged as they analyze several court cases and explore interesting questions. For example, can schools implement a school wide urine drug test? Can school officials search your car, locker, cell phone, or other belongings? Students learn about how the 4th Amendment protects individuals against unreasonable searches by requiring state agents to obtain a warrant based
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9th - 12th
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"Run a Campaign" - VIRTUAL Election Final Project (Works for Virtual/Hybrid too!
In this Project, students will decide upon an office, political party, and platform for which they will run a campaign to try to win. They will also have to write and deliver a campaign speech and come-up with some creative ways to advertise for themselves which they will also share! Students will be able to express their knowledge in various ways!This project gives students 4 specific tasks to complete, so it allows them to have the choice of what they prefer to work on and the pace at which th
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6th - 12th
Supreme Court Case Comic Strip Activity
I have been using this activity as long as I've been teaching, making many changes along the way. I think I've finally gotten to the point to where I really like it and the kids also seem to really enjoy it. The idea is pretty simple, each group is assigned one major Supreme Court cases from our history (you choose any cases you wan to focus on) and they create a very comprehensive poster that includes a title, storyboard (comic strip), summary, and analysis. They are required to give details su
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8th - 12th
Constitutional Convention Delegate Webquest (common core)
I teach a multi-day lesson that includes a simulation of the Constitutional Convention. In order for the student to accurately represent their delegate to the convention, I have them complete this webquest on their assigned delegate.
The webquest asks them to define some words that are used during the convention, find out biographical details of the delegate, and record his feelings on the three issues that we will debate (state representation in the legislature, the slavery issue, and electin
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7th - 10th
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New Deal Brochure Project- Great Depression Era- Editable
Students research and design a brochure on a set amount of New Deal agencies. List of optional agencies provided, with room to expand. Editable rubric included. This project is based on student research about the New Deal programs. It is a great follow up to an introductory lesson on the New Deal. Can also be used as the introduction by allowing students to create their own understanding and use it in class. Follow up activities to this project could include gallery walks (to preview peer's work
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7th - 12th
Socratic Seminar: Privatization of Prisons
This has everything you need for a Socratic Seminar on the privatization of prisons.What's included:14 slides with seminar instructions, grading rubric, etc. (PowerPoint)Research Guide (PDF)Links to 4 articles and 1 video for research (in slides)Cornell Notes template (PDF)List of 14 advantages (PDF)List of 17 disadvantages (PDF)*This seminar is included in the Corrections listing.
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9th - 12th
Mock Presidential Campaign and Election Activity
Introduce your students to the presidential campaign process with this interactive activity. As a group, your students will create a political party, nominate a presidential candidate, write a party platform, create materials to advertise their chosen candidate, create a slogan for their party, as well as campaign posters, buttons, and a song.Click here to subscribe to my newsletter and receive a FREE game!
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4th - 10th
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Three Branches of Tennessee Government
Tennessee History 5th Grade New StandardsThis product contains a slideshow and guided notes for The Three Branches of Tennessee Government . It is aligned to the Tennessee 5th Grade Social Studies Standards. I have always printed off 2 per page to save paper, and students can easily read and complete at this font size. All words to be written in the guided notes are highlighted.All test questions are bold and underlined, for students to highlight or underline in their note packet to study later.
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4th - 8th
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