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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
Political Parties-Two-Party System: Warm-Up, Lecture Notes, and Simulation
This product includes two days of lessons that will teach your students all about America's two-party system. The product includes a warm-up prompt, an editable 16-slide power point presentation about our political party system (with video links), student cloze notes, and a political party simulation that will bring the two-party system to life for your students. The simulation comes with detailed instructions to carry out the activity in your classes. The process and discussion questions will s
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8th - 12th
Also included in: AP® Government and Politics Course Bundle
1860: A Mock Election Activity
The year is 1860. The country is deeply divided. The next president will either lead the country toward a peaceful resolution or a bitter civil war. Who will you choose?In this activity students examine background information about the four candidates running for president in 1860. After taking notes about each candidate, students vote in a mock election. Then they analyze the actual election results.Included in this download:1. Student handout for taking notes about each of the candidates
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6th - 9th
Civics Mock Election Ballot Template
*Used for non-election year project where students make their own candidates running for Senate. However, if you'd like, you could easily modify this for other election projects.
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7th - 8th
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The Election Process: How a President Gets Elected Notes and Simulation Activity
The President of the United States holds perhaps the single highest individual rank in the country. The role of the president includes being the chief executive, commander in chief ceremonial head of state, among others. The road to becoming president is difficult. First, you must win a primary vote of your political party (primaries), then the National Convention vote for your political party and finally the general election vote of the country through the electoral college. With this activity,
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6th - 10th
Biden foreign policy simulation
This product was updated April 22, 2021. . It involves the students in assessing Biden foreign policy in regard to 13 topics:(a) WHO membership (b) the Paris Climate Accords (c) the new START Treaty (d) The Muslim Ban (e) US relations with Saudi Arabia (f) US Embassy in Jerusalem? (g) US relations with right - wing Eastern European governments (h) US relations towards Mexico and Central America(i) The Cuban Embargo (j) US relations with Brazil (k) US relations with N. Korea (l) US
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8th - 12th
Bill to Law - Nine Steps: PowerPoint, Doodle Dat Note, Printables, Simulation
This product provides the nine basic steps involved in making a law, from bill to law, in the U.S. Congress. It includes a colorful, fun PowerPoint that addresses these steps along with a link to Schoolhouse Rocks cartoon video on the topic. Additionally, there is a Doodle Dat Notes Page that allows students to take notes from the PowerPoint in a "scavenger hunt" type way that includes graphics for students to color as they go!Included is a "flowchart" (both complete and blank) that delineates
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
Constitution Checks and Balances Hands-on Scenario
This lesson is designed to give students a chance to understand how our
government’s checks and balances system works. After years of teaching the
Constitution unit to 7th graders I began to discover that students sometimes have
great difficulty understanding how one branch of government oversees the other
branches of government in order to balance out the power between the 3 of them.
This simulation is meant to provide a hands-on activity for students to work in
groups of 3 and provide checks a
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5th - 8th
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Gerrymandering Mini-Simulation
Although Gerrymandering is a part of modern political life it is reviled by those who are harmed by it. Most people do not know how wildly gerrymandering can skew election results, and are generally asked to accept that the process is problematic rather than be presented with evidence to demonstrate its repercussions.This product's goal is to have students discover how harmful gerrymandering is by having them engage in the process. Students are asked to become a member of the House of Representa
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8th - 12th
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Also included in:Â U.S. History I Bundle
Mock Election Project- Teacher Instructions
This project is designed to have students participate in a mock election where they learn about the American election process. Students will form political parties, create platforms, deliver speeches, engage in debates, direct political commercials, and become immersed in your classroom election. This resource includes the teacher directions on how to implement this project. This activity is designed to be used alongside other resources that are available as a bundle! The bundle includes the stu
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6th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Mock Election Project
Bill to Law Simulation - Climate Change
Although Social Studies is normally taught as a standalone subject it is critical to remember that public administration is a multi-disciplinary endeavor requiring an engaged citizenry. Our government, whether it be at the federal, state, or local level is designed to respond to their constituents, and this lesson will help demonstrate this via an immersive simulation.This in mind, this lesson assigns students roles as either citizens or government officials working in the state of West Virginia
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7th - 12th
Also included in:Â Simulation Mega Bundle
Mock Election Project- Debate Questions
This project is designed to have students participate in a mock election where they learn about the American election process. Students will form political parties, create platforms, deliver speeches, engage in debates, direct political commercials, and become immersed in your classroom election. This resource includes sample debate questions for the class president and vice president debates. This activity is designed to be used alongside other resources that are available as a bundle! The bund
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5th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Mock Election Project
Mock Election Project- Campaign Manager Task Chart
This project is designed to have students participate in a mock election where they learn about the American election process. Students will form political parties, create platforms, deliver speeches, engage in debates, direct political commercials, and become immersed in your classroom election. This resource includes the graphic organizer the campaign manager can use to help organize their group. This activity is designed to be used alongside other resources that are available as a bundle! The
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5th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Mock Election Project
Electoral College Simulation
The Electoral College can sometimes be confusing to kids (and adults too!) This simulation takes about 1 hour in class to complete and shows kids how the process works. I did this with my students and they had a lot of fun. Feel free to email me with further questions about how it works.
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5th - 9th
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Civics Mock Election Voter ID Cards
Template for Voter ID cards to go with your Mock Election.
Students fill out their name, School #, and Political Party for the project.
If you'd like a more customized Voter ID Card - I suggest changing the flag to the logo of your supervisor of elections and adding your school mascot symbol to the right corner.
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7th - 8th
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Civics Mock Election Directions and Rubric for Non-Election Year
This project is based on having mock elections when there is not an election that year. (or you just don't want to do specific candidates on an actual election year)
*For the daily plan and what the teacher would prep, you can purchase the Civics Election Unit Plan. I recommend following Days 1-5 in the plan to make sure students have basic knowledge of political parties, election procedure, propaganda, and interest groups.
You will have students in groups of 3 or 4 and give them (or let them
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7th - 8th
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V.O.T.I.N.G. in the U.S.A. -A historical simulation journey of voting in the USA
This is a fun simulation activity to help students understand the impact that restricted voting rights had on different cultural and gender groups. Students are assigned a certain group. The students then take a journey through all the obstacles that faced certain groups in history through making choices and adhering to the consequences of those choices. This PowerPoint also comes with printables to use during and after the activity. This is a fun and engaging activity that brings the history
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3rd - 6th
Mock Election Project- Student Instructions
This project is designed to have students participate in a mock election where they learn about the American election process. Students will form political parties, create platforms, deliver speeches, engage in debates, direct political commercials, and become immersed in your classroom election. This resource includes the student directions and roles for each group. This activity is designed to be used alongside other resources that are available as a bundle! The bundle includes the student dir
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6th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Mock Election Project
Campaign Trail Simulation
This is a 7-9 day activity which simulates a national election cycle. This is best used after students have formally learned about elections, media, and candidates. The rubric is included. I have a free "electoral college simulation" which also goes with this in my other files.
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6th - 10th
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Mock 2012 Presidential Election Voting Booth
This is a great mock presidential election program written in Excel. It notifies the voter that they have voted so the students can be sure their vote registered. It has a separate tab showing the voting tallies that can be easily reset if it being used for multiple classes. A final tab displays a 3D bar graph of the results. Both the tally tab and the graph tab can be toggled to at anytime. This is very user friendly and I am excited about using it in my classroom on Super Tuesday to let m
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2nd - 12th
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Create your own political party worksheet
Students create their own political party. -Name, descriptions, pic, animal, nickname, 5 main beliefs, stance on issues, slogan
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8th - 12th
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The Media - Polling Mini-Project
Students learn more about public opinion polls by creating and implementing their own poll at school! They collect their own findings and report their data to the class 3-4 days later. Questions students have asked their peers include: What is your favorite school lunch? or What is your favorite movie genre? We've also combined with our Statistics class to collect and analyze these polls.
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8th - 12th
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Freedom Summer Phone App Activity
This product utilizes an app called "Freedom Summer" developed by Indiana University which walks students through 20 primary sources from the Civil Rights Era. On the app, students read and answer multiple choice questions for comprehension. On the worksheet I have created, there are additional questions about events and their impacts, as well as an analysis of which events exemplify taking civic action. As a closure, students put the events in order to show they completed the activity. This is
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8th - 11th
Mock Election Project- Political Party Platform and Schedule
This project is designed to have students participate in a mock election where they learn about the American election process. Students will form political parties, create platforms, deliver speeches, engage in debates, direct political commercials, and become immersed in your classroom election. This resource includes a graphic organizer to help students create their party's platform and create a schedule for their team. This activity is designed to be used alongside other resources that are av
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5th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Mock Election Project
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