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Executive Departments Word Find
Executive Departments Word Find
This word find includes the various departments within the executive branch....
By John Marshall Carter
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Subject: Social Studies - History, Government, U.S. History Level(s): 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: N/A
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Smart Response Government
Smart Response Government
This is a smart response pre/post assessment or review. Topics include mayor, president, governor,( not state specific) issues related to state an...
By Lisa Mroz
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Subject: Government, Elections - Voting, Civics Level(s): 2nd, 3rd, 4th Duration: N/A
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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
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American Symbols Review Game
American Symbols Review Game
I made this game as a culmination activity for my American Symbols unit. The questions range from easy to challenging. Slides are illustrated wit...
By Teresa Wilson
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Subject: Civics, Government, Social Studies - History Level(s): 3rd Duration: N/A
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Social Studies - The Government of Canada Part 1 PowerPoint
Social Studies - The Government of Canada Part 1 PowerPoint
This is part 1 PowerPoint presentation covers the legislative and executive branches of the federal and provincial governments in Canada as well as...
By Sean W.
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Subject: Government, Social Studies - History Level(s): 9th, 10th, 11th Duration: N/A
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1305-15 Interest Groups (grades 3-5)
1305-15 Interest Groups (grades 3-5)
In this COMPLETE lesson from InspirEd Educators, students will research an interest group to determine causes they support, actions they take and h...
By Inspired Educators
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Subject: Social Studies - History, Government Level(s): 3rd, 4th, 5th, Homeschooler Duration: N/A
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Powerpoint on "How a Bill Becomes a Law"
This powerpoint presents the process of how a bill becomes a law with clear bullet points in accessible language for students. There are 18 slides...
By Jos76
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Subject: Civics, Government, Social Studies - History Level(s): 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Homeschooler Duration: 45 Minutes
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History of United States Flags PowerPoint Lesson VERY VISUAL
History of United States Flags PowerPoint Lesson VERY VISUAL
This 49 slide PowerPoint presentation shows 40 flags the United States has used during her lifetime. Also included are some of the flags that have ...
By Make History Fun
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Subject: Social Studies - History, Government, U.S. History Level(s): 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Homeschooler Duration: 40 Minutes
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American Symbols: Internet Research
American Symbols: Internet Research
Supplement your American Symbol unit with these internet research worksheets. This file contains five worksheets about different American Symbols: ...
By Mary Shoemaker
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Subject: Government, Instructional Technology, Social Studies - History Level(s): 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th Duration: N/A
Type: Internet Activities, Research, Worksheets

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North America Power Point
North America Power Point
This 25 slide Power Point covers North America the continent, North American symbols, the three branches of government, George Washington, and has ...
By Jennifer Lambert
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Subject: Geography (k-12), Government, U.S. History Level(s): 1st, 2nd, 3rd Duration: 4 Days
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Bill of Rights internet Scavenger Hunt
Bill of Rights internet Scavenger Hunt
Interactive way for students to learn about the United States Bill of Rights and to research tools on the internet as well....each highlighted word...
By Christina Webb
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Subject: U.S. History, Government Level(s): 8th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: N/A
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Local Government Jeopardy
Local Government Jeopardy
Local Government Jeopardy Catagories are shown in preview. Includes: School Districts, Counties, Townships, Fire Departments, Police, etc......
By Mrs. Miller
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Subject: Civics, Criminal Justice - Law, Government Level(s): 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Homeschooler Duration: 45 Minutes
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Election Vocabulary BINGO Board and Vocabulary List
Election Vocabulary BINGO Board and Vocabulary List
Play this fun Bingo game about the election. Use the list of vocabulary words which is included. Have each student fill in his/her own Bingo boar...
By B.rogers
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Subject: Civics, Elections - Voting, Government Level(s): 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschooler Duration: 40 Minutes
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Social Studies Influence of Greece on America Worksheet
Social Studies Influence of Greece on America Worksheet
This worksheet quizzes students on their knowledge of Ancient Greece's influence on America's architecture, sports, and government. It includes 10 ...
By Ms. J
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Subject: Social Studies - History, U.S. History, Government Level(s): 3rd, 4th, 5th, Homeschooler Duration: N/A
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Constitution Reading Guide for Article 1
Constitution Reading Guide for Article 1
This is a guide for reading Article 1 of the Constitution, to ensure student understanding and make sure they have actually READ the information. ...
By Stephanie Poynor
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Subject: Government, U.S. History Level(s): 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: N/A
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Movie Guide: Romero
Movie Guide: Romero
This film describes the civil war in the 1980's in El Salvador and Archbishop Romero's struggle to bring an end to the violent acts perpetrated on ...
By Barbara Davis
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Subject: Spanish, Government Level(s): 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Homeschooler Duration: N/A
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AmerGovt: Executive Crossword Puzzle
AmerGovt: Executive Crossword Puzzle
A crossword puzzle set based on American Government's Executive Branch content vocabulary. A full page puzzle, a second full page with answers, and...
By Peddler
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Subject: Government, Social Studies - History, Vocabulary Level(s): 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Homeschooler Duration: N/A
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Amendment Unit
Amendment Unit
This unit gives you a way to cover all 27 amendments in a creative and engaging way. I use these combined assignments to cover the amendments in A...
By Tim Obergefell
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Subject: Social Studies - History, Civics, Government Level(s): 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: N/A
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The Preamble: Six Goals of the Constitution
The Preamble: Six Goals of the Constitution
The "six goals of the Constitution" are defined within the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution. This handout/poster helps students break down the re...
By Askgriff
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Subject: Government, History, U.S. History Level(s): 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Adult Education, Homeschooler Duration: N/A
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Classroom Voting & Elections
Classroom Voting & Elections
This file is a great way to let students vote. It was made for teh 2008 elections, but could very easily be modified to use at a lower or higher le...
By Andrea Cole
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Subject: Elections - Voting, Government, Life Skills Level(s): Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschooler, Staff Duration: 40 Minutes
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Pledge of Allegiance American History readers theater play script
Pledge of Allegiance American History readers theater play script
Full class set of scripts! Every day millions of American kids recite the Pledge of Allegiance, but how many of them really understand why? Here's...
By Mack Lewis
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Subject: Character Education, Government, Reading Level(s): 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, Homeschooler Duration: N/A
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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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Subject: Civics, Government, Social Studies - History Level(s): 3rd, 4th, 5th, Homeschooler Duration: N/A
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1st Amendment Landmark Cases PowerPoint
1st Amendment Landmark Cases PowerPoint
This 38-slide PowerPoint walks students through some tough, controversial Supreme Court decisions. Cases in this file focus on religion and speech ...
By Janet Hall
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Subject: Civics, Government Level(s): 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: N/A
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Social Studies Smartboard Lesson: Democracy
Social Studies Smartboard Lesson: Democracy
This social studies lesson teaches students about direct democracy and representative democracy. Also, it teaches students that the idea of a democ...
By Ms. J
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Subject: Social Studies - History, Government, U.S. History Level(s): 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, Homeschooler Duration: N/A
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Constitutional Convention PowerPoint Presentation
Constitutional Convention PowerPoint Presentation
Objective: To examine the importance of the Great Compromise and 3/5 Compromise Key Terms and People: Constitutional Convention George Washing...
By Mrberlin
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Subject: U.S. History, Government, Social Studies - History Level(s): 5th, 7th, 8th, 11th, Homeschooler Duration: N/A
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GRAPHIC ORGANIZER-What Determines an Election?
GRAPHIC ORGANIZER-What Determines an Election?
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, Elections - Voting, Government Level(s): 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Higher Education, Homeschooler Duration: N/A
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Veteran's Day Flag Pin Set -- Patriotic Flag Set
Veteran's Day Flag Pin Set -- Patriotic Flag Set
Veteran's Day Flag Pin Set Want some flag pins to celebrate patriotic days like Veteran's Day and Fourth of July? Download this file of Adobe...
By Albert Baggetta
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Subject: Social Studies - History, U.S. History, Government Level(s): 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschooler, Staff Duration: N/A
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AP Unit Plan-The Branches of Government
AP Unit Plan-The Branches of Government
This is not a complete unit plan. It is a 93 page series of four comprehensive lectures that covers the most important topics of the AP Government ...
By Joseph Tusing
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Subject: Civics, Government Level(s): 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Higher Education, Homeschooler Duration: N/A
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Revolutionary War Jeopardy Game Powerpoint
Revolutionary War Jeopardy Game Powerpoint
This PowerPoint uses the Jeopardy format to help students review important events, dates, people and the Declaration of Independence. This is great...
By Cabin Boy
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Subject: Social Studies - History, U.S. History, Government Level(s): 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th Duration: 1 hour
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LETTER TO THE NEW PRESIDENT
LETTER TO THE NEW PRESIDENT
As our country's leadership changes hands in January, get your students involved by having them write a letter to the new president. The purpose f...
By B.rogers
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Subject: Expository Writing, Civics, Government Level(s): 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, Homeschooler Duration: 1 Week
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1776 Unit
1776 Unit
My county sends students to see the musical, 1776 each year. Because it is a musical about the founding of our country, it is a great learning exp...
By Talia Dickson
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Subject: English Language Arts, Government Level(s): 11th Duration: 2 Weeks
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We the People Lesson 20 Wkst
We the People Lesson 20 Wkst
Pairs with the We the People Level 2 book, lesson 20 reading....
By Tina Letlow
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Subject: Government, U.S. History Level(s): 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: N/A
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Richard Nixon and the Watergate Scandal
Richard Nixon and the Watergate Scandal
This PPT was used in 11th grade U.S. History. It's a PPT on Richard Nixon and his Watergate Scandal. But can be used for any grades from 8th-12th...
By Steffi Angle
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Subject: Social Studies - History, U.S. History, Government Level(s): 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Homeschooler Duration: N/A
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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
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Checks and Balances PowerPoint Presentation
Checks and Balances PowerPoint Presentation
Objective: To examine the nation's system of checks and balances. Key Terms and People: Checks and Balances Barack Obama John Roberts John B...
By Mrberlin
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Subject: Social Studies - History, Government, U.S. History Level(s): 5th, 7th, 8th, 11th, Homeschooler Duration: N/A
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How a Bill Becomes a Law Powerpoint & Handout
How a Bill Becomes a Law Powerpoint & Handout
How a Bill Becomes a Law is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License....
By Kayla Brownell
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Subject: Government Level(s): 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th Duration: N/A
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Rights of the Accused Graphic Organizer
Rights of the Accused Graphic Organizer
This organizer goes through the rights of the accused in the order in which they would come up in a search/arrest situation. I use it throughout my...
By Brooke Travers
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Subject: Government, Civics, Criminal Justice - Law Level(s): 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: N/A
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Causes of the Civil War Powerpoint
Causes of the Civil War Powerpoint
This massive, 47 slide powerpoint thoroughly explains the causes of the Civil War. It focuses on abolitionists including: Nat Turner, Frederick Do...
By Beverly Brown
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Subject: Government, Social Studies - History, U.S. History Level(s): 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Homeschooler Duration: 3 hours
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1305-5 Studying the Preamble (grades 3-5)
1305-5 Studying the Preamble (grades 3-5)
In this COMPLETE lesson from InspirEd Educators, students will study the Preamble of the Constitution to understand its purpose and how it outlines...
By Inspired Educators
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Government in the Colonies Group Activity
Government in the Colonies Group Activity
Students work together as a group to design a Poster or PowerPoint (both directions included) to present to the class concerning the "Government in...
By Monica Lukins
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Subject: Social Studies - History, Government, U.S. History Level(s): 5th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 11th Duration: N/A
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Constitution Project! - Preamble, Articles, Separation of Powers...
Constitution Project! - Preamble, Articles, Separation of Powers...
Students will enjoy learning about the U.S. Constitution when completing this creative and illustrative project (check out Preview). This 12-page ...
By Monica Lukins
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Subject: Civics, Government, U.S. History Level(s): 5th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 11th Duration: N/A
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2104-2 Criteria of the U.S. President
2104-2 Criteria of the U.S. President
In this COMPLETE lesson from InspirEd Educators, students will consider criteria for the U.S. President. Lesson warm up, teacher instructions, tea...
By Inspired Educators
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Subject: Government, Civics Level(s): 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Homeschooler Duration: N/A
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Constitution Weekly Homework Assignments
Constitution Weekly Homework Assignments
For homework during my US history units, I like to give students a chance to focus on the subjects they are interested in and give them choice in w...
By Charles Boone
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Subject: Social Studies - History, Government, U.S. History Level(s): 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: N/A
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Community Services Memory Game and Activity
Community Services Memory Game and Activity
This document contains two activities- a community services memory game and a "Who Am I?" activity sheet for students to complete after they play t...
By Erin Morrison
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Subject: Government, Other (Social Studies - History) Level(s): Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, Homeschooler Duration: N/A
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Three Levels of Government
Three Levels of Government
This powerpoint introduces students to local, state, and national government. The powerpoint is geared towards 2nd grade students. It was created...
By Rachael Bergstein
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Subject: Social Studies - History, Government, Elections - Voting Level(s): 2nd, 3rd Duration: N/A
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3 branches of government word sort
3 branches of government word sort
Here is a great way to help kids with the powers of the three branches of US government and who belongs where. Students cut out the powers and peo...
By Christel Skeen
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, Civics, Government Level(s): 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 8th Duration: N/A
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ADVANCED PLACEMENT-Interest Groups
ADVANCED PLACEMENT-Interest Groups
This 9 page lecture focuses on the constitutional foundations of interest groups and the techniques they use to achieve their purposes. by-nc-nd...
By Joseph Tusing
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Subject: Government Level(s): 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Homeschooler Duration: N/A
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US Presidents - Flash / Info Cards
US Presidents - Flash / Info Cards
Studying the U.S. Presidents? Want to spotlight the U.S. Presidents on President's Day? Check out these fact/info cards. Each card displays... -...
By L Ackert
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Subject: President's Day, U.S. History, Government Level(s): 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, Homeschooler Duration: N/A
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