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USA Citizenship Test
Need a relevant activity for teaching Government or Contemporary Issues? This is a 40 question test compiled with need-to-know knowledge for the actual US Citizenship test. Use this multiple-choice activity as an introduction for Government class to see if your students would even qualify to be American citizens! Or, use it to show how difficult it is for foreigners to become citizens in your Contemporary Issues class. Fun and eye-opening for students as they experience a real-life activity! C
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8th - 12th
Resistance to Reconstruction: Sharecropping, KKK, Jim Crow Laws
I found that students lacked a true understanding of the institutionalized racism and social/political/economic challenges African Americans faced in the 100 years between the end of slavery and the first breakthroughs of the Civil Rights Movement. To provide more context, I created this assignment explaining sharecropping, the KKK, Jim Crow Laws, Poll Taxes, Literacy Tests, and Grandfather Clauses. It is very informative and great for class discussion afterwards and linking to modern times.
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7th - 12th
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2020 Presidential Election - Political Party Survey
Help your students unearth their ideology (conservative, liberal, libertarian, or moderate) and the political party that they might belong to. Just make sure you use lots of "in my opinion" statements!
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7th - 12th
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Political Parties: Find out if your students are conservative or liberal!
Students can have very strong opinions on many of the topics that surround the news today (often their parents' opinions, but opinions all the same). But do they really know if they are truly conservative or liberal: democrat or republican?
This activity explores all of their beliefs and thoughts on a number of world/national issues and begin to filter their political preferences to one side of the spectrum or the other. This IS NOT an exercise to pin students against students, but rather to
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8th - 11th
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Gerrymandering Puzzles!
The purpose of these materials is to allow your students to try the idea of Gerrymandering for themselves! This lesson goes best with my FREE powerpoint detailing the history of gerrymandering and how it has been used to divide and conquer. There are many ways you could use these worksheets but I suggest at the very least, as a part of your lesson, that you check out CGP Grey's youtube channel and show your students his segment on gerrymandering --> (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mky11UJb9A
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8th - 12th
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Iron Jawed Angels: no frills movie viewing guide
This is made to accompany a class watching the HBO film "Iron Jawed Angels" starring Hilary Swank and Angelica Huston about the woman's suffrage movement. It has 50+ straightforward questions that are easy to answer as you watch the film (keep the kids focused and awake!) as well as a character guide to help them keep all the people clear. It is suitable for grades 9-12 in use in a US history class, Women's Studies, or Government class. I don't use fancy graphics or cover pages - but that's
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9th - 12th
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"Selma, Lord, Selma" Movie Comprehension
Need a great resource for Black History Month or your history units? Look no further! Here you'll find simple movie comprehension questions for Disney's "Selma, Lord, Selma." The film focuses on Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the Civil Rights Movement, and the events leading up to the day known as "Bloody Sunday" in Selma, Alabama in 1965. Most of the questions are multiple choice, with two short answer questions. Movie and document best suited for Upper Elementary. Please view the preview to
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3rd - 6th
Letter to Congress Legislative Branch, House of Representatives Senate worksheet
Assignment to write a letter to a congressperson about an issue the student feels strongly about. A template is included in business letter format.
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8th - 12th
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Types of Government Posters
I created these posters for my social studies classes last year. Each poster features a different type of government and contains easy-to-understand definitions of each form. Posters also include images representing each of the following eight forms of government:*Oligarchy*Monarchy*Republic*Theocracy*Autocracy*Direct Democracy*Representative Democracy*AnarchyEngaging Activity Idea: I laminated mine, hung them around the room, and had students move to each of them in 2-minute increments (station
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5th - 12th
Article II Executive Branch Constitution Scavenger Hunt - Presidents Job
Students "fill in the blanks" using the Constitution to determine what exactly is the job of the President. The questions do require students to make inferences as well as fill in the blank. After they complete the short scavenger hunt, students go back and highlight anything they think sounds like a job description. Also includes my answers.
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7th - 10th
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US History: George Washington's Farewell Address
Packet includes comprehensive yet compact paragraphs summarizing key data. Worksheet includes space for students to write their answers right on the page. Each worksheet is complete with images for visual learners and multiple reading comprehension questions.
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11th - 12th
Also included in:Â US History: Complete Curriculum Bundle
ENL U.S - Southern Resistance: Black Codes, Jim Crow, KKK (English and Spanish)
Attached is a literacy based ENL lesson discussing the Freedmen's bureau, the resistance of the south to Reconstruction, the difference between carpetbaggers and scalawags, as well as the implementation of the Black Codes, Jim Crow Laws, and the start of the KKK . This lesson, like all of my lessons, is 100% translated in English and Spanish. I regularly include leveled texts to assist students with language development, images to assist with understanding, and translations to assist our newest
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6th - 12th
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Also included in:Â US History Lesson Bundle - 1600s to Modern Day (English/Spanish)
AP Comp. Govt. Briefings on Electoral Systems
This activity takes students through presidential and legislative electoral systems in all 6 AP course countries. It provides charts and graphs and detailed information for students to analyze and consider. This 14-page packet is very detailed and is a great review of concepts and systems. Again, it is mostly based on analyzing why these systems were set up in this way and why certain electoral results occurred as they did rather than simple information recall. It goes back to information from
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9th - 12th
Also included in:Â Bundle: AP Comp. Govt. Unit 4
Presidential Cabinet Webquest
Explore what it means to be part of the Presidential Cabinet: who are the players, what do they do, and what qualifications do they have for office. Used in my AP Government class but great for any civics class or gearing up for Election 2016.
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7th - 12th
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Electoral College interactive lesson
Why have your students just read about the Electoral College when they can experience it first hand?
Students will be simulating the actions of the Electoral College in class and see that America does not have a direct democracy.
This lesson can be used with higher elementary grades, middle school, or high school...all ages will enjoy the game!
All my colleagues that I've shared this with love this lesson.
Everything that you need to teach this lesson is included (except for dice).
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4th - 12th
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Gerrymandering Learning by Practice
In this short lesson, students will try to gerrymander a state given to them by drawing district lines among the population to favor a specific party. (No better way to learn how crooks work than being a crook yourself!). The hypothetical state with different colors representing party lines with a hypothetical answer sheet is provided.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
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6th - 12th
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Middle School Student Council Application
I've used this application for the past three years at the middle school level for our Student Council/Student Government organization. Feel free to tweak to your own personal use! Includes:Introduction SheetStudent QuestionnaireTeacher Recommendation Forms
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5th - 8th
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Final 5* Examples Teen Laws/ 'How a Bill Becomes a Law" Mock Congress Bill ideas
Here are 5 final examples of actual bills passed in the state of Colorado that are teen-aged appropriate laws meant to initiate discussion and facilitate further individual student research. This sample batch includes the regulation of boxing, safe routes to school bicycle program, P.E. teacher qualifications, high school graduation requirements, and prohibiting date-rape drugs. These are non-editable resources meant primarily as information for middle and high school-aged students. If you are
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7th - 12th
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6 More* Examples Teen Laws/ 'How a Bill Becomes a Law' Mock Congress Bill ideas
Here are 6 examples of actual bills passed in the state of Colorado that are teen-aged appropriate laws meant to initiate discussion and facilitate further individual student research. This sample batch includes limiting K-12 class sizes, selling school property, authorizing wildlife sanctuaries, updating bicycle traffic laws, ensuring college textbook affordability, and mental health / wellness education in schools.These are non-editable resources meant primarily as information for middle and h
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7th - 12th
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5 Examples Teen Laws/ 'How a Bill Becomes a Law' Mock Congress Bill ideas
Here are 5 examples of actual bills passed in the state of Colorado that are teen-aged appropriate laws meant to initiate discussion and facilitate further individual student research. This sample batch includes prohibiting tattooing and piercing of minors, encouraging hybrid vehicles, a resolution on bullying, protecting phone privacy, and prohibiting teen smoking.These are non-editable resources meant primarily as information for middle and high school aged students. If you are doing a 1-2 day
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7th - 12th
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Are citizens voting? Voter Turnout project
Are citizens voting in our country? Why are they voting? Why are they not voting? How have citizens voted in the past presidential and midterm elections? This project will allow your students to research how the millennial population voted in the 2016 Presidential election between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Students will research voter turnout in other countries and compare their findings with United States voter turnout data. Students will analyze using articles on why Hillary Clinton lo
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11th - 12th
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Mock Classroom Election
GREAT ACTIVITY TO COMPLIMENT ELECTION LESSONS! This mock classroom election allows students to take on the role of candidate, campaign manager, communication director, field director or volunteer. The product integrates several aspects of the election process including campaign materials, social media and the power of field work. In addition, the product includes the electoral college as part of the voting process! All students are engaged and have a clear role throughout the activity. This acti
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9th - 12th
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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
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