Looking for fun ways to teach visual literacy and to engage your students in political discourse? The Rock Star English Teacher has an engaging act... ByThe Rock Star English Teacher
This is a PPT presentation designed to demystify the Electoral College for high school or college students. It begins with an activity asking stud... ByElizabeth Stephens
I present this product to you with glee as I kindle your desire to have this important and useful package of words that are used to construct exami... ByIrvin Mpofu
This is an internet scavenger hunt activity in which you use your government webpage to find answers to the questions. I use Illinois government b... ByIceman
What better way to introduce budding entrepreneurs to the realities of the business/government nexus than to explore that nexus in a political scie... ByOther Worlds
Patrick head a small construction company in England that has a chance of winning a road construction contract associated with a new tunnel. The d... ByInteractive Education
This two-page handout on fascist government covers the fundamentals of fascist ideology with special reference to Nazism. Includes sections on wha... ByMark Koerner
This is a 14-slide PPT that provides a good introduction to a government or civics class. I would use this presentation for getting down to the bu... ByElizabeth Stephens
This product is a twenty-slide PowerPoint designed for AP Government and Politics classes complete with teacher's lecture notes for each slide. The... ByJefferson Adams
This vaudeville script introduces one of the worst villains of history-- and gives a practical demonstration why the Constitution divides power. It... ByMichael Fountain
The TV show West Wing is a great learning tool for upper level Government students. It is a little difficult for freshman to follow, but juniors a... ByColorado Teacher
Improve your classroom discussions with a rubric that clearly describes the qualities of a good discussion. This rubric works great for Socratic s... ByVeronica Rosmurillo
This activity is designed for AP Government and Politics students to work in groups to determine the validity or public opinion polls. Students are... ByJefferson Adams
This is a project that I use for AP American Government, but it can be easily adapted to other subjects and grade levels by reducing or increasing ... ByLarry B.
This is a simulation activity combining the role of the President and Cabinet during wartime with foreign policy considerations. Simulation can ta... ByRebecca Simpson
Saeed Mustefa lives with his family in a small rural village in Saudi Arabia. He has recently been offered a Saudi government scholarship to a col... ByInteractive Education
This power point covers how the Presidency has evolved over time starting with FDR. It starts off talking about how the Executive Branch was setup ... ByR Yanchocik
Have you ever started a lesson by asking your class to open their textbooks to page 77? It's important to get students engaged in the subject befor... ByLee Robie
Students see the importance and benefits of writing in a mini-unit that has them investigate international wrongs (a la NPR links) and participate ... ByAnn Della-calce
amendments, bill of rights, constitution, jeopardy game
One of my most popular law products! Jeopardy Game about the protections under the Bill of... ByCarol Irvin
This is an in-class (1 period) or homework activity which calls for studetns to conduct an online search for interesting information related to Con... ByLarry B.
Machiavelli's The Prince examines politics during the Renaissance, changing the way people looked at government in the same manner that art and lit... ByCreative History
This is a list of about 45 current books that relate to the study of U.S. Government. They are books of comparable length (200-400) words and most... ByLarry B.
An online search for information about the 2008 presidential election. Fund items to look for and discuss. Can be completed in an hour period. T... ByLarry B.
This role play was created to teach students the different roles of key people in United States' foreign policy. It takes the real-life scenario of... ByMatt Miles
A fictitious Secretary of the Interior receives a request from the President to tone down his public criticism of corporations who the Secretary fe... ByInteractive Education
(66 pages, 32,000 words)Darkness at Noon, perhaps the greatest political novel of the 20th century, is a novel of ideas, Koestler examining the psy... ByMichael Cummings
This is a 7-slide powerpoint. Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Religion, Freedom of the Press, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom to Petition are shown on ... ByRebecca Simpson
In 1954, a northern Vietnamese family must decide whether or not to move into the southern half of the country as the war of independence from Fran... ByInteractive Education
This is an extended table comparing political developments in Russia, China, and Iran from statebuilding to the present day. It reveals interesting... ByMelanie Barr
This edition of Daily Discussion Starters presents great discussion/essay prompts about Senator Joseph Lieberman's speech at the Republican Nationa... ByAndrew Pass
After the Supreme Court refuses to stay the execution of a Federal prisoner, Simon Cruz, convicted of killing two drug kingpins, President Bartlet ... ByInteractive Education
The word search handles all 43 presidents and their complete names. The Crossword puzzle answers are the last names of the 43 presidents. The clues... By Lonnie Jones Taylor
This PowerPoint presentation is an excellent outline for your lecture on basic political science and comparative politics terms. It has clear defin... ByMelanie Barr
These are documentary films that I have used in class, or for projects, or for independent studies. One word of caution-- most documentaries are u... ByLarry B.
Use these ten images as posters or on your own handouts or on your own slideshows. Jazz up your own presentations of all sorts. Evaluations comin... ByCarol Irvin
This is part two of a five part lecture on Presidential Roles. It complements HOLT"S AMERICAN GOVERNMENT, chapter 7, section one. The lectures ca... ByLarry B.
During the severe winter of 1846 the Mitchell family confronts the Breen family who must decide whether or not to share the family food supply.... ByInteractive Education
A local party committeewoman faces a conflict between party loyalty and personal integrity when her party nominates a candidate she feels she canno... ByInteractive Education
Save time! Use this introduction to political science powerpoint is an overview of world politics for your first lecture. It's also fantastic for p... ByMelanie Barr
A citizen of Bangledesh must choose between a relief agency and his neighbors in the distribution of his rice crop. The area suffers from the effe... ByInteractive Education
This organizational chart helps students analyze political advertisements over the course of American television and now onto the internet. Using t... ByJefferson Adams
Save time! This clear, straightforward PowerPoint presentation will serve as a fantastic outline for your comparative politics lecture on state cap... ByMelanie Barr