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This activity is meant to be completed at the start of a Great Depression Inquiry unit. Students will have had a BRIEF introduction to the Depression but will use this gallery walk to create more questions for an inquiry project. First, I use a quick depression simulation then I show a short video clip that discusses the causes of the Depression. You don't have to use this product in conjunction with an inquiry project however. You can use it as an anticipation activity. The inquiry project

Practice sheet that presents students with 10 different scenarios. Students choose whether they agree or disagree with the scenario based on what they have learned and then they write which amendment is shown in the scenario. Answer key included.

Page one is a fill-in-the-blank activity with common government vocabulary terms. Page two is matching of common U.S. Government Departments. Answer key included.