Full Year of U.S. Government and Civics Essentials Bundle

This bundle includes a variety of slide decks, simulations, activities, and games designed to provide the scaffolding that connects major ideas for a semester of U.S. Government.

It includes Google Slide presentations, which include over 1000 slides, on:

• Purpose of Government, Public and Political Process
• Forms of Government
• The Three Branches
• Civic Participation
• Rights and Responsibilities
• Federalists and Antifederalists
• Political Parties, Interest Groups, and Values
• American Elections Explained
• Gerrymandering and Redistricting
• Types of Democracies, Ranked Choice Voting
• Bill of Rights
• 27 Amendments to the Constitution
• Civil Rights
• Monetary Policy and the Federal Reserve
• Fiscal Policy
• Foreign Policy Lesson and Simulation
• Major Supreme Court Cases
• Constitutional Clauses

It also provides starting and finishing activities:

• Creating a "Perfect Society" creative activity
• Goal setting, grit, and growth mindset
• 180 Bell-ringers and SEL Check-ins to pace the start of class every day
• First Day of Government Bingo
• End of Course Review Slides Assignment

And some engaging lessons and simulations to keep learner interest along the way:

• 2 Inflation Simulations
• Zombie Government Simulation
• Local Election Simulation (Create-a-Candidate)
• Spin Zone Media Literacy Simulation
• Congressional Simulation
• Economic Systems Simulation
• Engaging 3 Branches Simulation
• Global Trade and Immigration Mini-Lesson
• 28th Amendment Project
• Evolution of the Constitution Study Guide and Test
• Government Debt
• Candidate Research Project
• My Mount Rushmore

Finally, it includes all 50 video guides to the critically acclaimed Crash Course series on Government and politics. These are great for setting up units, asynchronous work, or sub lessons. Video guides come with 15 critical questions and an answer key:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. The Bicameral Congress
• 3. Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances
• 4. Federalism
• 5. Constitutional Compromises
• 6. Congressional Elections
• 7. Congressional Committees
• 8. Congressional Leadership
• 9. How a Bill becomes a Law
• 10. Presidential Power
• 11. Presidential Power 2
• 13. Congressional Delegation
• 14. How Presidents Govern
• 15. Bureaucracy Basics
• 16. Types of Bureaucracies
• 17. Controlling Bureaucracies
• 18. Legal System basics
• 19. Structure of the Court System
• 20. Supreme Court of the US
• 21. Judicial Review
• 22. Judicial Decisions
• 23. Civil Rights and Liberties
• 24. Freedom of Religion
• 25. Freedom of Speech
• 26. Freedom of Press
• 27. Search And Seizure
• 28. Due Process of Law
• 29. Equal Protection
• 30. Sex Discrimination
• 31. Discrimination
• 32. Affirmative Action
• 33. Public Opinion
• 34. Shaping Public Opinion
• 35. Political Ideology
• 36. Election Basics
• 37. Gerrymandering
• 38. How Voters Decide
• 39. Political Campaigns
• 40. Political Parties
• 41. Party Systems
• 42. Interest Groups
• 43. Interest Group Formation
• 44. Media Institution
• 45. Media Regulation
• 46. Market Economy
• 47. Government Regulation
• 48. Monetary and Fiscal Policy
• 49. Social Policy
• 50. Foreign Policy