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Higher education elections - voting lessons
Presidential Election 2024 | Political Parties Spectrum | Democrat & Republican
The two major Political Parties, Democratic and Republican, are debating their beliefs to influence voters! What is a political party anyway? What is the difference between Democrats and Republicans? Am I a Democrat or Republican? These are common questions that all students begin to ask themselves, and this lesson will help answer all their burning questions!I have been teaching for many years and have struggled to find a resource that helps students truly understand what the differences are
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in:Â Civics & US Government Lesson, Activities, Simulations and More: The Bundle
Lincoln-Douglas Debates Reading
A great READING resource with QUESTIONS and ANSWER KEY included! It focuses on the Lincoln-Douglas Debates. Included are 1 page reading, 1 question sheet and 1 answer key! Perfect for homework assignments, classwork or test review! Can be used for both middle and high school level. The reading defines what debates are and provides context on why Lincoln and Douglas debated. Next, it focuses on events that shaped the topic of the debates. This includes Kansas-Nebraska Act, Bleeding Kansas, and t
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Social Science Survival Packet: High School American Government BUNDLE
INCLUDES:Movies/Documentaries Viewing GuidesProjectsBell Ringers Classroom Task Cards 85 Resources! Teaching packets with movie or documentary guides and associated projects is a strategic approach to enhancing engagement, fostering critical thinking, supporting multidisciplinary learning, addressing diverse needs, promoting active participation, facilitating project-based learning, cultivating media literacy, aligning with curriculum standards, and encouraging a lifelong love of learning.While
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Teaching American Government Resource BUNDLE (Viewing Guides/Projects/Etc.)
Teaching American Government Resource BUNDLE Includes: Viewing Guides (Summaries/Vocabulary/Questions)Projects (Bill of Rights Poster)Essay PromptsTask CardsPacing Guideand More!
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Politics/Government/Voting Movie Viewing Guide BUNDLE
Politics/Government/Voting Movie Viewing Guide BUNDLEEnrich your American Government/Political Science Classes with these classics!Guides INCLUDE: Summaries/Vocabulary/Questions
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Election of 1860 Reading
A great READING resource with QUESTIONS and ANSWER KEY included! It focuses on the topic of Election of 1860.
Included are 1 page reading, 1 page question sheet and 1 page answer key! Perfect for homework assignments, classwork or reading for test review! Can be used for both middle and high school level.
The reading first provides a background context about the underlying tensions that surrounds the 1860 election. This involves explaining how John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry and the 1858
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Elections/Voting/Government Movie & Documentaries Viewing Guide BUNDLE
Elections/Voting/Government Movie & Documentaries Viewing Guide BUNDLEEnrich your Government/Political Science Classes with the Movies/Docs.Guides INCLUDE: Summaries/Vocabulary/Questions
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Voting Rights Lesson & Activity - Felony Disenfranchisement - Current Events
This voting rights lesson and activity covers felony disenfranchisement, the last "legal" form of disenfranchisement, and an important issue in civics and democracy, criminal justice, civil rights, and current events. Most U.S. states revoke people's voting rights when they have been convicted of a felony. This engaging lesson builds students' civic values and elicits critical thinking about voting rights. Students read about the background of felony disenfranchisement, including a brief histo
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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American Political Culture
American Political Culture
Almost all Americans in spite of a diversity of races, classes, religions, ethnicities, or occupations hold to a common set of core values and beliefs. This course/unit explores six core beliefs of American political culture. Most of these core beliefs and values are unique to the American culture. In spite of these common beliefs, many Americans act in ways that are opposite to these values and assumptions.
These beliefs are:
• Individualism
• Free enterprise and
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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Voting Rights Lesson, Guided Notes & Activity - PBS Frontline Whose Vote Counts
Use this multi-day lesson to teach students about current and historical issues in voting rights using the PBS Frontline documentary, Whose Vote Counts. Great for Black History Month! Students learn about the historical context and impact of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as well as the impact of the Supreme Court decision in Shelby County v. Holder (2013) overturning key portions of the Voting Rights Act on modern-day voting rights. Students critically analyze the narratives underlying the t
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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The Candidate (1972) Movie Viewing Guide: Summary/Vocabulary/Questions
"The Candidate" is a political satire film released in 1972, directed by Michael Ritchie and starring Robert Redford. The film follows the story of Bill McKay (played by Redford), a young and idealistic lawyer and community organizer. McKay is approached by Marvin Lucas (played by Peter Boyle), a political strategist, to run for the U.S. Senate in California against the incumbent Republican Senator Crocker Jarmon. Initially uninterested in politics and skeptical of the political system, McKay ag
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Elections/Voting/Government Movie & Documentaries Viewing Guide BUNDLE
Dave (1993) Movie Viewing Guide: Summary/Vocabulary/Questions with KEY
"Dave" is a 1993 comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman. The story revolves around Dave Kovic, a look-alike for the President of the United States, Bill Mitchell. When President Mitchell falls into a coma, his conniving Chief of Staff, Bob Alexander, recruits Dave to stand in for the President to avoid a political scandal. Dave, an affable and well-meaning man, embraces the role and begins to make positive changes in the country, much to the surprise of those around him.As Dave becomes more involv
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Elections/Voting/Government Movie & Documentaries Viewing Guide BUNDLE
LBJ (2016) Movie Viewing Guide: Summary/Vocabulary/Questions
"LBJ" is a biographical drama film directed by Rob Reiner, released in 2016. The film focuses on the political career and presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson, the 36th President of the United States. It particularly highlights the period following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963 when Johnson ascended to the presidency.The movie explores Johnson's efforts to push through significant civil rights legislation, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It delves into his complex rel
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Politics/Government/Voting Movie Viewing Guide BUNDLE
Government of Bulworth (1998) Movie Viewing Guide: Summary/Vocabulary/Questions
"Bulworth" is a satirical political comedy-drama film released in 1998, directed by and starring Warren Beatty. The film follows the story of Jay Bulworth, a California senator facing a tough re-election campaign. Frustrated with his life, political career, and the state of American politics, Bulworth decides to take drastic action. In a fit of desperation, Bulworth hires a hitman to assassinate him, ensuring that his life insurance will provide for his family. With nothing to lose, Bulworth beg
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Elections/Voting/Government Movie & Documentaries Viewing Guide BUNDLE
Primary Colors (1998) Movie Viewing Guide: Summary/Vocabulary/Questions
"Primary Colors" is a 1998 film directed by Mike Nichols, based on the novel of the same name by Joe Klein. The movie offers a fictionalized portrayal of a political campaign, drawing parallels with Bill Clinton's 1992 presidential campaign. The story follows the charismatic Southern governor Jack Stanton, played by John Travolta, as he runs for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination. The film is seen through the eyes of Henry Burton, played by Adrian Lester, a young and idealistic polit
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Politics/Government/Voting Movie Viewing Guide BUNDLE
Politics of Dune (2021) Movie Viewing Guide: Summary/Vocabulary/Questions
"Dune" (2021) is a science fiction epic film directed by Denis Villeneuve, based on the classic novel of the same name by Frank Herbert. The movie is set in a distant future on the desert planet Arrakis, also known as Dune, which is the only source of the valuable spice melange, a substance with immense economic, political, and mystical significance.The story follows the young nobleman Paul Atreides (played by Timothée Chalamet) and his family as they are entrusted with the stewardship of Arraki
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â American Government/Civics/Political Science Movie Guide BUNDLE
Elections in the United States with Jeopardy Review Game
Understanding elections, and their process and outcomes are an important part of: Civics, Citizenship, and Government. Students will hopefully already be aware of current or past presidential candidates. This lesson plan will be centered on the 2016 campaign. Easily adaptable for both middle and high school social studies classes!
Student Self Assessment on Political Typology
Political Campaign Poster Project
Election Jeopardy Game (very high quality!)
This very versatile lesson could be used
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Canada's Political Parties - Google Slides & Printables!
At the end of this lesson plan, your students will understand the nature of the political parties in Canada, understand how a political party is recognized in Canada, and understand what a party platform is.This lesson can be teacher-directed for a group of students or used individually for students reading at or above grade level. Teacher notes, reading information and follow-up worksheets, an election vocabulary dictionary, and answer key included.The links in the PDF direct you to the google
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4th - 8th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Canada's Federal Election Bundle! Google Slides & Printables!
Swing Vote (2008) Movie Viewing Guide: Summary/Vocabulary/Questions with KEY
"Swing Vote" is a comedy-drama film directed by Joshua Michael Stern and released in 2008. The movie revolves around a fictional U.S. presidential election and explores the concept of a single individual's vote having the potential to decide the outcome of the entire election. The story centers on Bud Johnson, played by Kevin Costner, an apathetic and irresponsible man living in a small town. Due to a series of unusual events, Bud's vote is not counted on Election Day. However, the election come
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Kevin Costner Movie Viewing Guide BUNDLE: High School Social Science
Civics Voting & Voter Participation Research Project for Future Voters
Use this multi-day voting project to prepare students to become informed future voters. This project increases students' knowledge about voting through research of state voter registration and voting rules, interviews of voting-age individuals, and critical evaluation of voting in their state. Students also analyze facts and data about voter participation and determine whether accompanying statements are reasonable or unsupported conclusions.This engaging and rigorous project builds civic valu
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Chicago 7 Riot Trial 1968 Vietnam War William Kuntsler Yippies Abbie Hoffman
The Chicago 7 Trial took place because of the altercations between the police and the protestors who showed up for the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. The ongoing Vietnam War was the basis of the altercation. The trial was a piece of high drama with Bobby Seal bound and gagged in the courtroom and with Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Ruben staging theatrical protests. The appeals court set aside all convictions from the trial.These materials are very flexible and entertaining. They are
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
The Inauguration of a President of the United States
This 26 slide Google Slide show covers nearly all aspects of the Inauguration Day and what students would expect if watching the Inauguration. I have embedded links to 16 YouTube Videos and embedded more than a dozen photos to increase engagement and understanding for the studentsIncluded Topics:When it takes place (historic and modern)Unscheduled InaugurationsWhere is takes place (historic and modern)The Day of the InaugurationThe Oath (with some fun facts included)The Inaugural Address (with f
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in:Â The Election and Inauguration of the United States US President
AP US Gov Unit 4 Political Socialization Citizens' Beliefs & Ideology Charts
Students can work together to identify the areas of political socialization, provide examples, connect them to liberal and conservative beliefs, and think about how these elements have impacted and influenced their political ideologies. For Topics 4.1-4.4 from the CED for AP US Government.Total of 3 charts. One for political socialization; one for liberal and conservative beliefs regarding: individualism, equality of opportunity, free enterprise, rule of law, and limited government; and one for
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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The American President- Text and Exercise Sheets
The President of the United States is one of the most powerful people in the world. He must lead a strong nation and make sure that laws are put into effect. He is the commander of the army and can send American soldiers to war. The President also decides which relationships America has with other countries. He is the Head of State and meets with leaders of other nations.Contents : 23 pagesIntroductionA president's jobThe cabinetLife of a presidentThe Road to the White HousePrimariesParty Conve
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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