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12th grade government resources for Easel Activities
Understanding the Declaration of Independence | Civics & American History
This Understanding the Declaration of Independence Article & Review breaks down each section of the United States Declaration of Independence in a clear, easy to understand way. Questions throughout the article reinforce the key ideas, and a 2-page review has students summarize each section, define key vocabulary, and connect passages of the Declaration to the United States Constitution. Fitting for Civics, Government, and American History classrooms, this is a great review of the Declaratio
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5th - 12th
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Declaration of Independence Close Read for Civics & American Government
In this Declaration of Independence Close-Read, students work through three pages of excerpts from Thomas Jefferson's Declaration, answering questions in the margins to define key terms, analyze the text, and determine the big ideas behind this foundational document. (If you've enjoyed the Influential Documents Annotated Close Read or the John Locke & Thomas Jefferson | Social Contract Close-Read & Comparison, this is designed to match!) Perfect for middle and high school students in Civ
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6th - 12th
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We the People | Preamble to the Constitution One-Pager Activity
This Preamble to the Constitution One-Pager is a creative project that lets your students demonstrate their understanding of the six goals of government laid out in the Preamble! Aligned to the Florida State Standard for Middle School Civics, SS.7.CG.1.8 Preamble of the U.S. Constitution, students read a short passage on the purpose of the Preamble and the importance of its first three words “We the People”. They underline or highlight each of the six goals of government laid out in the Preamble
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5th - 12th
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Standards-Based Bell Ringers for Civics & American Government - Quarter One
I'm in love with these Standards-Based Bell Ringers for Civics and American Government. Centered around critical thinking, these Bell Ringers provide curriculum-focused enrichment for middle and high school Civics and American government students. Quarter One covers everything from Civics and Citizenship, Civic Duties and Responsibilities, forms of government, John Locke and the Social Contract, King George and the American Revolution, as well as the Declaration of Independence!With 10 Weeks of
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6th - 12th
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CNN 10 (CNN Student News) Current Events, 17 Different Common Core Worksheets
Keep your students focused and engaged while watching CNN 10 or any other news program! These 17 different current event response sheets will help your students engage with the news like never before as they grow in their ability to describe, understand, apply, analyze, evaluate, and create on a daily basis. The 17 response sheets offer a wide variety of choice and are aligned with Common Core Standards. They strengthen ELA and social studies skills through cross-curricular activities and promot
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4th - 12th
Obligations of U.S. Citizenship PSA | Civic Duties Creative Project for Civics
In this Obligations of Citizenship PSA | Civic Duties Creative Project for Civics, students choose one of the five Civic Duties and create an advertisement that describes the civic duty, its benefits, and the potential impact if that duty is neglected. This makes a great creative, culminating activity for your Citizenship Unit. The completed PSAs look amazing on a bulletin board, too. Perfect for the Open House! Aligned to the Florida State Standard SS.7.CG.2.2 Obligations of Citizenship, this r
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5th - 12th
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Primary Sources: The Magna Carta and English Bill of Rights
As part of an overall discussion of the influences upon American government, this resource consists of a graphic organizer that divides excerpts from both the Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights into sections that students can then paraphrase, either individually or in groups. Doing so makes the speech more accessible to all learners.The resource also includes a series of questions based on each document. The questions, which progress in complexity, also establish connections with speci
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Bundled Mini-Lesson: Influences on American Government
Standards-Based Bell Ringers for Civics & American Government: Quarter Two
These Standards-Based Bell Ringers for Civics and American Government cover everything from Elections and the Electoral College, the Articles of Confederation, the Constitution, and the Legislative Branch! With 10 Weeks of daily prompts, these Bell Ringers provide rigorous and engaging enrichment for American Civics students -- full of critical thinking, creative prompts, test prep, and reflection questions, you can use these Bell Ringers as hooks for lessons, to launch discussions, review mater
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7th - 12th
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Dred Scott Supreme Court Case Document Analysis Activity | Citizenship
Want to study the Dred Scott Supreme Court Case? Hoping to practice primary source analysis with your students? Need a no-prep resource to prompt discussion and further study of the Dred Scott Supreme Court Case and its impact on slavery and American citizenship for African Americans?This 1-page handout provides the original Supreme Court ruling as well as the document image for students to analyze with guiding questions for a better understanding of American documents and, in this case, the Dre
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5th - 12th
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Women's Rights Movement / Feminism DBQ (1950s-70s)
Feminism / Women's Rights movement of the 1950s-70s. Thirteen primary source documents (text and photographs) with guiding questions, leading up to a DBQ prompt that can be completed in-class or at home. An answer key for the guided questions is provided, and a rubric is included for easy grading.
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: DBQ & Mini-DBQ Bundle Distance Learning
Plessy v Ferguson Supreme Court Case Document Analysis Activity
Investigate the impact of the Plessy v. Ferguson ruling on the American climate with this primary source analysis activity. This 1-page handout provides the original Supreme Court ruling as well as the document image for students to analyze with guiding questions for a better understanding of American documents and, in this case, the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson case. Includes a significance wrap-up question in which students utilize all of the information to explain the significance of the case or r
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5th - 12th
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Political Cartoon Analysis: Join or Die
This “Join or Die” political cartoon analysis activity examines the political cartoon created by Benjamin Franklin at the outset of the French and Indian War. The cartoon was also adopted during the Revolutionary War Era. Today, it is, perhaps, the most recognizable American political cartoon.
In this activity, students will examine this political cartoon from 1754. Through answering a series of Level 1, 2 and 3 questions, students will analyze the symbolism and meaning of the political carto
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7th - 12th
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Miranda v Arizona Supreme Court Case Document Analysis Activity Miranda Rights
This 1-page handout provides the original Supreme Court ruling on Miranda v. Arizona as well as the document image for students to analyze with guiding questions for a better understanding of American documents and, in this case, the Miranda v. Arizona case. Includes a significance wrap-up question in which students utilize all of the information to explain the significance of the case or ruling.Answer Key is Provided! All images and other primary sources collected from Library of Congress, Nati
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5th - 12th
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Standards-Based Bell Ringers for Civics & American Government - Quarter Three
These Standards-Based Bell Ringers for Civics & American Government cover such topics as the Executive and Judicial Branch, the Bill of Rights, Voting Rights Amendments, the Civil Rights Era, the Rule of Law, and Landmark Supreme Court Cases, reinforcing the key concepts you'll be teaching in your American Government curriculum! Suitable for middle and high school students, these daily Bell Ringers engage students with the material, so that they're thinking critically and creatively, forging
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6th - 12th
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Interest Groups & Lobbying American Government Webquest Worksheet or Google
Are you looking for a webquest that focuses on interest groups, lobbying, lobbyists for a high school American Government class? Do you want ready made resources to send home to your students as digital activities for distance learning, or face to face materials for the classroom?Then this is the product for you!This product includes a webquest that will help your students interact with websites and YouTube videos to apply what they have learned in their American Government class.Included are t
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9th - 12th
The Hunger Games Movie Viewing Guide & Worksheets (Government and Economics)
Add an element of fun to your government and economics classes with this "The Hunger Games" Movie Viewing Guide and Worksheets!This movie can be used as a review of the basic principles of government and economics and the viewing guide is designed to help insure that students are paying attention and thinking about the information presented in the film.The Pre-Screening Guide should be completed before viewing the film and includes basic questions relating to government and economics.The Viewin
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: ★ GROWING BUNDLE ★ All Social Studies Lessons (30% Discount)
Age of Easy Money Economic Video Questions Federal Reserve Frontline Economics
Do you want your students to connect to major topics such as money, banking, asset bubbles, credit, Government Fiscal Policy and the Federal Reserve's Monetary Policy for high school Economics? Do you need video questions to correspond to the "Age of Easy Money" from PBS Frontline series?This is the products for you!This worksheet and includes 85 video questions that accompany the PBS Frontline episode, "The Age of Easy Money."Included in the product:Video QuestionsAnswer KeyFillable PDF Version
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9th - 12th
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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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Marbury v Madison Supreme Court Case Document Primary Source Analysis Activity
Examine the Marbury v. Madison Supreme Court Case and practice primary source analysis skills at the same time. This 1-page handout provides the original Supreme Court ruling as well as the document image for students to analyze with guiding questions for a better understanding of American documents and, in this case, the 1803 Marbury v. Madison case. Includes a significance wrap-up question in which students utilize all of the information to explain the significance of the case or ruling.Answer
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5th - 12th
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Types of Propaganda Techniques Article & Review | Civics & American Government
This Types of Propaganda Article and Review introduces students to seven propaganda techniques commonly used by the media, social media influencers, and political candidates. Perfect for middle or high school Civics, American History, and American Government students, this resource includes a 4-page article, a note-taking chart, a review worksheet, and a really fun internet activity, in which students view three historic presidential campaign ads and try to spot which types of propaganda are bei
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Bias, Symbolism, and Propaganda BUNDLE for Civics & American Government
Presidential Democracy and Parliamentary Democracy
No preparation needed. Easy and simple handouts to help students understand democracies. What is a Democracy? Short reading over the basics of democracy.Compare and Contrast: NotesA compare and contrast organizer. The top and bottom three circles are characteristics of presidential or parliamentary democracy. The middle three circles are characteristics that are similar for both democracies. This corresponds with the two articles on each democracy. Presidential Democracy- Reading Parliamentary D
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4th - 12th
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Also included in: BUNDLE: Middle School Government
Duties & Responsibilities of Citizenship Centers Activity & Project
Teaching Civics and looking for a lesson on the Duties and Responsibilities of American Citizenship?Want a fun and engaging lesson for your Government students on our rights and responsibilities as American citizens?This is a great lesson for a U.S. History or Government class, providing students Centers to learn about the duties and responsibilities of citizenship in the United States.In addition to the various Centers, students can practice key vocabulary with the matching card sets, and they
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: Custom Bundle for AT
The Constitution DBQ, Document Based Questions Bellringers Ticket Out Google
The Constitution Bellwork, Document Based Questions, DBQ, Bellringers Ticket Out, Formative Assessment, Google Slides and Google Forms Digital and Print Versions, Digital Distance Learning & Print American History DBQ, American History Test Prep, American History Test Review, American History Bell Work, American History Formative Assessment, American History Ticket Out, American History Interactive Notebook Inserts, American History Task Cards summertimefunmsThis Document Based Questions, DB
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Constitution BUNDLE (Civics Bundle and Government Bundle)
The Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances Worksheet
This informative worksheet provides a detailed exploration of the vital concept of separation of powers within the three branches of government. It extensively covers checks and balances among these branches, elucidating the fundamental principle of bicameralism. Perfect for supplementing government courses, this worksheet offers a comprehensive understanding of the constitutional framework of governance.Printable Activity / Worksheet. PDF - File FormatAnswer Key IncludedRelated Topics Include:S
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8th - 12th, Adult Education
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