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GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS-First Amendment Court Cases
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS-First Amendment Court Cases
The study guides, known in teacher-talk as graphic organizers, are designed to cover the material essential to a real understanding of U.S. governm...
By Joseph Tusing
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Subject: Civics, Government Level(s): 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Homeschooler Duration: N/A

Five Characteristics of Being a Good Friend
Five Characteristics of Being a Good Friend
This is a great book that teaches the five characteristics of being a good friend: caring, trustworthy, responsibility, fairness, and respect. Thi...
By Jill Patrick
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Subject: Civics, Social Studies - History, Valentine's Day Level(s): Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd Duration: 30 Minutes

Indian Removal Role Play
Indian Removal Role Play
This a very effective role play designed to get the students to interact in the roles of Andrew Jackson, planters, northern missionaries, Cherokees...
By Patrick Obrien
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Subject: Civics, U.S. History, Native Americans Level(s): 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: 2 Days

Socialization, Public Opinion & Political Action  Presentation
Socialization, Public Opinion & Political Action Presentation
25 slides, deals with topics such as: Demographics,Simpson- Mazzoli Act,Immigration, Projected Congressional Reapportionment Post 2010 Census,Censu...
By Lesson Universe
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Subject: Civics, Government Level(s): 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: N/A

Origins of Gov't Test
Origins of Gov't Test
This test about the foundation and origins of American Government, which includes an Answer Key for teachers, has a variety of different types of q...
By Jefferson Adams
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Subject: Government, Civics Level(s): 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Adult Education, Homeschooler Duration: N/A

Noise From The Locker Room - Volume One
Noise From The Locker Room - Volume One
Noise From the Locker Room is an (8) part booklet series of 120 character building rhyme time poems for use with parents, students and teachers. T...
By Rose Marie Whiteside
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Subject: Poetry, Basic Principles, Civics Level(s): 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Adult Education, Staff Duration: N/A

Lawyers-Vocabulary
Lawyers-Vocabulary
This goes with my Role of Lawyers Powerpoint, but you can use it separately. It is a graphic organizer that allows students to take notes on severa...
By Brooke Travers
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Subject: Civics, Criminal Justice - Law, Government Level(s): 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: N/A

FOCUS on the NEWS
FOCUS on the NEWS
FOCUS on the NEWS--The Week in Review. Topics include: World, U.S., Government, Sports, Entertainment, Science, History, and Round-Up. State of t...
By Deanna Thein
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The Preamble to the United States Constitution
The Preamble to the United States Constitution
Using Mike Wilkins' 1987 Preamble in License Plates, students will explore the purposes of the United States government....
By Billie Wixom
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Subject: Civics, Government, U.S. History Level(s): 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 12th, Homeschooler Duration: N/A
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Electoral College 2012
Electoral College 2012
One of the toughest concepts to teach students, and adults, is the Electoral College. This worksheet includes general questions as well as short c...
By Colorado Teacher
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Subject: Civics, Government Level(s): 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: 30 Minutes
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Sumiko Seko's Dilemma
Sumiko Seko's Dilemma
Sumiko Seko sits on a committee charged with approving the site for a new international airport. Japanese business testify in favor of the airport...
By Interactive Education
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Election Vocabulary Bingo Chips
Election Vocabulary Bingo Chips
Use these VOTE button BINGO chips with my Election Vocabulary Bingo game or you can use them with another game of your choice. They might make the...
By B.rogers
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A More Perfect Union:  America Becomes a Nation Viewing Guide
A More Perfect Union: America Becomes a Nation Viewing Guide
This detailed viewing guide to the film, A More Perfect Union: America Becomes a Nation, keeps students on task and involved in the story of the Co...
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Advisory Group Series -  Sharon's Dilemma (Sharon and Jill)
Advisory Group Series - Sharon's Dilemma (Sharon and Jill)
The answer to the question, what to do Monday in Advisory? Sharon and her best friend Jill enter a clothing store. Jill tries on a blouse and quic...
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Government - Civil Rights: Equal Justice Note Sheet
Government - Civil Rights: Equal Justice Note Sheet
This is a two page note sheet over Civil Rights: Equal Justice that goes along with the powerpoint presentation on this site....
By Ken Norman
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Subject: Civics Level(s): 11th, 12th, Homeschooler Duration: 1 Week
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One Crazy Summer Novel Unit -Grades 9-12, LA and American History
One Crazy Summer Novel Unit -Grades 9-12, LA and American History
This is an original novel unit for "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia, Grades 9-12. The novel unit includes, benchmarks, objectives, novel ...
By Mrs. Lena
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Subject: English Language Arts, Civics, U.S. History Level(s): 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Homeschooler Duration: 1 Week

Mr. Hanson's Dilemma-- A lawyer's nightmare
Mr. Hanson's Dilemma-- A lawyer's nightmare
Mr. Hanson has a bit of a problem. His client during the trial confidentially admits his guilt and expects complete obedience to the lawyer client...
By Interactive Education
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Subject: Civics, Criminal Justice - Law, Law Level(s): 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: 45 Minutes

Canadian Flag History and Identity
Canadian Flag History and Identity
Our flag has a long and colourful history. It is a powerful symbol of Canadian heritage, national culture, and our traditional values. Studying o...
By Sean Stafford
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Subject: Civics, Canadian History Level(s): 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, Adult Education, Homeschooler Duration: N/A

Government - Origins of U.S. Gov Note Sheet
Government - Origins of U.S. Gov Note Sheet
This is a two page note sheet over Origins of U.S. Government that goes along with the powerpoint presentation on this site....
By Ken Norman
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Subject: Civics Level(s): 11th, 12th, Homeschooler Duration: 1 Week
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Public Issues Social Studies Unit
Public Issues Social Studies Unit
This is a stand alone powerpoint for K-2 public issues units - the most difficult to find resource! I use this as an intro to the main concepts in...
By Jessica Steffel
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Subject: Civics Level(s): Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd Duration: 45 Minutes

Pennsylvania's Famous Persons Crossword and Word Search with KEYS
Pennsylvania's Famous Persons Crossword and Word Search with KEYS
The 25 clues are the occupation and location (hometown in Pennsylvania) of a famous person from Pennsylvania. The answers are the names of the famo...
By Lonnie Jones Taylor
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Human Nature Survey
Human Nature Survey
I used this survey in a survey/ debate activity on Human Nature after studying the Holocaust, although it may be used in any Social Studies, Englis...
By Mrs. Ace
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Subject: Civics, Psychology, World History Level(s): 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th Duration: N/A
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Civil Rights - A Photostory
Civil Rights - A Photostory
This is a photo story (basically a slide show with narration and a soundtrack) that I created to introduce my Civil Rights Unit. It is about 2 and...
By Marc Stafford
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Subject: U.S. History, Government, Civics Level(s): 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Homeschooler Duration: N/A

US Government: Bill To Law Internet Research and Simulation
US Government: Bill To Law Internet Research and Simulation
This is a standards based internet research project and full classroom simulation that illustrates how legislators create legislation. Allow your s...
By History Guru
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Constitution Math
Constitution Math
In Constitution Math students use numbers from the Constitution and the Bill of Rights to complete math problems. For example: The number of b...
By Pj Creek
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Subject: Social Studies - History, Civics, U.S. History Level(s): 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th Duration: N/A

A Trial of a Trial (Mock Trial in a story)
A Trial of a Trial (Mock Trial in a story)
Mock Trial, or Youth Judicial as it is sometimes called, is one of the most enjoyable, and beneficial events that my children have participated in ...
By Catherine Jaime
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Subject: Civics, Criminal Justice - Law, Government Level(s): 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Homeschooler Duration: N/A
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Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, prepared and proposed by the Marquis de Lafayette with some help from Thomas Jefferson, is...
By Gerald Murphy
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Little Larry Tries Hard to Remember - Social Skills Resource - 1 page
Little Larry Tries Hard to Remember - Social Skills Resource - 1 page
Little Larry Tries Hard to Remember - Social Skills Poster - PDF file 1 page classroom resource. Designed to focus all the things that studen...
By Clever Classroom
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Critiquing Andrew Jackson's 1830 Indian Removal Speech
Critiquing Andrew Jackson's 1830 Indian Removal Speech
This assignment can be done in class or as homework. It encourages students to become active listeners and to critique the speech of Andrew Jackso...
By Patrick Obrien
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Subject: U.S. History, Civics, Native Americans Level(s): 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Homeschooler Duration: 40 Minutes

Which Bill of Rights amendment is involved? scenario WS
Which Bill of Rights amendment is involved? scenario WS
At least one scenario per amendment, students identify which amendment is involved and get to insert names of the friends in the scenarios to add a...
By Mrs. Miller
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Subject: Civics, Criminal Justice - Law, Government Level(s): 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Homeschooler Duration: 45 Minutes

Supreme Court Newspaper
Supreme Court Newspaper
The highest court in our nation, the Supreme Court, has more power than some people realize. The nine justices make decisions that affect the enti...
By Colorado Teacher
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Subject: Civics, Government Level(s): 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: 1 Week

Constitution Reading Guide Articles 2 to 7 for student use
Constitution Reading Guide Articles 2 to 7 for student use
This is the companion to the reading guide for Article 1. It ensures that students are actually reading the Constitution. You can do it as a group ...
By Stephanie Poynor
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Subject: Civics, Government Level(s): 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Adult Education, Homeschooler Duration: N/A

Declaration of Independence Remix Assignment
Declaration of Independence Remix Assignment
A great way to allow students to be creative while they analyze the arguments put forth in one of our most important founding documents! I've inclu...
By I Love Gov
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Subject: U.S. History, Government, Civics Level(s): 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: 90 Minutes

Foundations of Law-Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau
Foundations of Law-Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau
I use this powerpoint to introduce my Law in America class. There is also an accompanying graphic organizer in my store! This can also be used in a...
By Brooke Travers
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Subject: Civics, Criminal Justice - Law, Government Level(s): 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: N/A

Federal government project
Federal government project
This is a final assessment for the powers and checks of each branch of the federal government....
By Sarah Eckler
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Subject: Civics, Government Level(s): 4th, 8th Duration: 1 hour

2101-6 Republican and Democratic National Conventions
2101-6 Republican and Democratic National Conventions
In this COMPLETE lesson from InspirEd Educators, students will read speeches from Democratic and Republican conventions to determine their purpose....
By Inspired Educators
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Subject: Civics, Elections - Voting, Government Level(s): 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Homeschooler Duration: N/A

Constitution Jeopardy Game
Constitution Jeopardy Game
This is a great interactive review of the Constitution and early American Government. My high school students love playing jeopardy in preparation...
By Adam Aiello
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Subject: Social Studies - History, Civics, U.S. History Level(s): 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: 50 Minutes

Social Studies - Canadian Political Ideologies PowerPoint
Social Studies - Canadian Political Ideologies PowerPoint
This PowerPoint presentation covers the various political parties in Canada. This presentation also covers the political spectrum in national and p...
By Sean W.
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Subject: Civics, Social Studies - History Level(s): 9th, 10th, 11th Duration: N/A

Economics Vocabulary
Economics Vocabulary
This is a list of economic terms that are commonly used when learning about the economy from countries around the world. These terms include the d...
By Dedicated Teacher
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Subject: Civics, Economics (k-12), Social Studies - History Level(s): 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: N/A

Election / Voting Letter
Election / Voting Letter
I wrote this letter for my social studies department. We sent it home the day we started our civic lessons on the election and the importance of v...
By Elblackmon
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Subject: Government, Elections - Voting, Civics Level(s): 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: N/A

Government - Beginning of the American Government
Government - Beginning of the American Government
This slide show teaches students the first government set up by the Framers during and after the American Revolution and the problems and successes...
By Jason Eng
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Subject: Social Studies - History, Civics, Government Level(s): 4th, 5th, 6th Duration: 3 Weeks

Executive Branch Introductory Quiz
Executive Branch Introductory Quiz
A brief powerpoint style quicktime presentation that can be used as a fun introduction to the executive branch and the Office of President....
By Mr. Harms
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Subject: Social Studies - History, Civics, U.S. History Level(s): 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th Duration: N/A

Three branches of US government - quiz or worksheet
Three branches of US government - quiz or worksheet
This quiz is a quick way to check students' understanding of the roles of each branch of the US government. There are 12 questions in all, coverin...
By Stephen Campbell
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Helping Hands Change the World A Thematic Unit on Heroes
Helping Hands Change the World A Thematic Unit on Heroes
This two week unit follows the best teaching methods outlined in Project Glad (Guided Language Acquisition Design (http://www.projectglad.com/) inc...
By Beth Harris
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Subject: Civics, EFL - ESL - ELD, English Language Arts Level(s): 2nd, 3rd, 4th, Homeschooler Duration: 2 Weeks

Current Event Discussions or Debates
Current Event Discussions or Debates
The opportunity to discuss current events in the classroom is an important skill for any teacher to offer and all students to master. This tested r...
By S Mann
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Subject: Social Studies - History, Civics, Economics (k-12) Level(s): 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: N/A

Labor Day and U.S. Civics Holidays Read aloud plays Grades 3-5
Labor Day and U.S. Civics Holidays Read aloud plays Grades 3-5
Here are 5 short plays with mulit-leveled reading parts to build fluency and engage all students. This booklet provides plays about Earth Day, Lab...
By Selma Thinkndo
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Subject: Civics Level(s): 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th ISBN #: 9780439582889

Government - Origins of U.S. Government
Government - Origins of U.S. Government
This is a 168 slide powerpoint over Origins of U.S. Government....
By Ken Norman
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A Committeewoman's Dilemma  Marilyn Fisher
A Committeewoman's Dilemma Marilyn Fisher
A local party committeewoman faces a conflict between party loyalty and personal integrity when her party nominates a candidate she feels she canno...
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Prejudice in Group Relations
Prejudice in Group Relations
A 3-week unit with these lesson titles: "How Persons are Grouped," "Prejudice, An Overview," "Prejudice a Dissection," "Effects of Prejudice," and ...
By Brant Abrahamson
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U.S. State Capitals Scrambled Assessment
U.S. State Capitals Scrambled Assessment
The 50 U.S. capitals are listed. Their names have been scrambled....
By Lloyd Stableford
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Subject: Civics, Government, U.S. History Level(s): 6th, 7th, 8th Duration: N/A