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Adult education civics resources
Veterans Day Program Script School Assembly or Class Activity to Honor Veterans
Are you planning a Veterans Day celebration for your school this year? This Veterans Day program script will help you get started as you plan your Veterans Day program.Our school's Veterans Day program has been my absolute favorite event of the year for over fifteen years!I have found that a program that celebrates Veterans is one of our favorite activities to bring together community members of all ages and students in our school. I have used this script at our school-wide Veterans Day progra
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1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Four Corners | Mini Debate Activity | Fun Game | After Testing | Current Events
Teacher burnout begone!!! You AND your students will love this fun activity! Perfect for those in-between days when you don't have anything planned. This Four Corners Mini Debate Activity is a great no-prep activity that you can use any time of year for a fun, engaging activity that your students will LOVE! They will love moving around the room as you click through the 35 debatable topics - mostly controversial, but some are silly as well! This is perfect for middle school/high school, but teac
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Bill of Rights Scenarios
This is a great activity for a unit on the Bill of Rights and/or the U.S. Constitution. In this activity/ assignments students are assigned to read 12 different scenarios. After reading each scenario they are to figure out if the individual in the scenario had their Constitutional rights violated or not. All scenarios deal with the first 10 amendments. This product comes complete with an answer key. This product WILL generate interesting debate and in-class discussion. Product could also
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Twelve Angry Men / 12 Angry Men Video Guide Original Questions
This video guide helps to capture the important vocabulary and central ideas that make this video such a valuable tool for use in any government course. I firmly believe this is a video that every high school student should see and this video guide will help ensure they are productive, engaged and gain valuable knowledge from one of history's greatest films!This product is also sold as part of the Judicial Branch Unit Bundle and the Individual Rights, Law and the Internet Unit Bundle! Each bun
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Three Branches Government Bundle
Political Parties| DEMOCRATS V REPUBLICANS | What are the Differences? | Digital
This is an easy and comprehensive way to teach the differences between the Democrat and Republican political parties. Both printable and digital versions are included!Buyer Feedback:Easy to use, comprehensive, and versatile with options for print and digital. This purchase includes a 3-page reading about the differences between the two major political parties; the Democrats and the Republicans. It reviews the different ideologies on the following issues:the economytaxessocial issuesforeign polic
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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MEDIA LITERACY INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK | WITH CRASH COURSE VIDEOS
It is essential that our students are able to assess all different forms of media for reliability and accuracy. The Crash Course team and Jay Smooth have done an AMAZING job of covering the history and application of media literacy in a 12-video course. This product is an interactive notebook with guided notes that follow each video. In the end, students apply their knowledge and evaluate their own media sources.This unit is best suited for high school English and Journalism classes, based on th
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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#Activism Research Project: Perfect for Social Justice/Informational Text Unit
Thanks to social media and trending hashtags, modern activism movements look much different than the activism of the past. This project is a great addition to any study of activism, social justice, social movements, informational text, or just as a stand-alone research project. It is crucially important we teach students how to research and understand the movements of their generation so they can actively participate in the dialogue that is taking place all around them. Understanding the current
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Government: Interest Group Simulation
This simulation is one of my favorite activities to run in class. In short, special interest groups will be lobbying politicians for their support in changing legislation. You may, if you would like, make this a competition between the interest groups to see which interest group can garner the most amount of support from the Congressional representatives. The handout includes a student overview, specific instructions for the politicians and for the interest groups, the Politician's handout, 1
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Government: Political Party Handouts and Activities
There are many activities and handouts that will surely get students more acquainted with the American political party system! Many of these are web-based, while others do not need a computer.
Here are the activities:
1. Web activity: find out what each political party believes in regard to 10 key issues.
2. Partner activity: groups will receive strips of paper, which each has a party's stance on it. They then need to glue or staple each stance in the student handout table (box) provided. Thi
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Media Literacy: The Complete Unit
This unit is a student favorite-- they often want to keep the conversation going and seek out ways to apply the information learned from this unit to their everyday lives. This unit covers everything from identifying fake news, avoiding filter bubbles and echo chambers, native advertising, logical fallacies, the first amendment, using Wikipedia the smart (and safe!) way, social media algorithms, and more!
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Marbury v. Madison & Judicial Review Analysis + Distance Learning Version
Marbury v. Madison & Judicial Review Analysis takes students back to the landmark decision that established Judicial Review. From background of the case, and the Midnight Judges to its decision, and even criticism from Thomas Jefferson. Students meet all the key players, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, John Marshall, and William Marbury. This can be used in class or as homework as it’s a completely stand alone assignment. This is also perfect for substitute teacher plans, and of
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
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Map of Canada Assignment - Detailed Map
This is a minimal-prep assignment that you can simply photocopy and distribute to students now! The assignment is broken down into 10 steps and is perfect for an applied or academic classroom. The assignment includes a built-in checklist for students to use while completing their maps.
There are two versions of this assignment included in this download – one with and one without the post-it note annotation. There are also two rubrics to reflect both versions of this assignment. You can use the
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Non-Profit Organization Webquest · Community Service · Google · Answer Key
This webquest is a great supplement or introduction to a community service unit. Students visit the websites of five national non-profit organizations. Questions are answered by exploring and navigating the websites. Included with this resource:Webquest Questions: Webquest questions are a combination of short answer and fill in the blank arranged in an easy to follow chart format.Analysis Questions: A longer analysis question for each non-profit is also included that requires to dig a little
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
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Capital Punishment-The Death Penalty - Text and Exercise Sheets
Capital punishment, also referred to as the death penalty, is the killing of a criminal who has been sentenced to death by a court. In most cases it is used for murder, but the death penalty has also been applied to rape, treason and other crimes.Although most countries around the world have abolished capital punishment, it is still a form of punishment in the United States, where it is a much-discussed topic, China and about 60 other countries, including many states of the Middle East.Contents
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Civil Rights Movement Powerpoint
30 Slides to help you teach this important period of American History
Topics Included:
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Segregation
Integration
Armed forces integration
Sit-ins
Civil Rights Leaders: Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, Rosa Parks, Booker T. Washington, Jesse Jackson, Thurgood Marshall
Tuskegee Institute
March on Washington
Seperate but Equal
Brown vs. Board of Education
Little Rock Nine
John F. Kennedy
Civil Rights Act
Lyndon Johnson
NAACP
Check out the preview file for an "at a glance"
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Civics - Life Skills - Government, JURY DUTY
Jury DutyLife Skills - Civics - GovernmentThis lesson is in both a PDF and Google format making it great for distance learning or in class instruction. Objectives: Students will be able to: • Explain the purpose of jury duty.• Identify the requirements to serve as a juror.• Identify the legal consequences for refusal to serve or respond to a jury summons.• Explain the process for postponement or excusal from jury duty. • Describe the jury selection process.Included:1) Lesson Plan2) PowerPoint Pr
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8th - 12th, Adult Education
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Criminal and juvenile Justice
19.1 Crime in American Society
Criminal and Juvenile Justice
Types of Crime I: Crimes Against People
Types of Crime II: Crimes Against Property
Types of Crime III: White-Collar Crime
Types of Crime IV: Victimless Crimes
Types of Crime V: Crimes against Government
19.2 The Criminal Justice System
What Happens to Someone Who is Arrested?
Going to Trial
Correctional Institutions
Facts and Quotes Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Watching: Law and Order
On a piece of paper:
Summarize the episode.
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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U.S. Symbols Clipart
Twenty different American symbols images, perfect for U.S history, 4th of July or elections. Bald eagle, Liberty Bell, Uncle Sam, U.S. Capitol, White House, Supreme Court, Mount Rushmore, Washington Monument, Lincoln Monument, Jefferson Memorial, U.S. flag, U.S. map and the Statue of Liberty. This clip art set includes 41 pages: 21 color and 20 black and white versions. Colors are as shown in thumbnails. Each graphic is approximately 10” on the largest edge.• US flag on pole (short and long pole
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Political Parties | Lecture, Notes, Cartoon Analysis | Print & Digital | Civics
This is an engaging and informative presentation about POLITICAL PARTIES in the United States. Students take notes on the creative Cloze/Cornell notes template. To check for comprehension students complete a political cartoon analysis activity about political parties. Includes both print and digital versions.Buyer Feedback:Fantastic resource - love the Cornell format with question prompts! Nice touch to reveal the political cartoons a piece at a time in the PPT. Thanks!Topics include:What are
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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AP U.S. Government Complete Course w/ google slides
This is my complete course for AP U.S. Government to match the 2018-2019 redesign. Because of the size of the materials this is a Google Drive purchase. You might want to put all of the materials onto a portable hard drive because they are bigger files. The year is broken up over 5 units and includes warm-ups, power points loaded with pictures and video, guided notes that go along with the presentations, quizzes, unit exams, homework/classwork assignments, videos, essential documents/court cases
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
Federal Court System | Lecture Presentation | The Judicial Branch | U.S. Court
This engaging presentation reviews the U.S. Federal Court System. Both printable and digital versions are included. Buyer Feedback:"This presentation is loaded with information that is easily modifiable to whatever needs you may have." Mathew"Great engaging PPT with opportunities to check for understanding!" VictoriaThis editable presentation (both Google and PowerPoint) includes information about the structure of the creation of a National Judiciary, the structure of the Federal and State court
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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History U.S. or Government - Fun Constitution Day Activity - Rights & Reasons
Hostile aliens have conquered Earth! Americans must vote on 3--and only 3--rights or freedoms to keep under the new alien regime. Which will you choose and why? This activity is a great way to get students to engage in the topic of rights and freedoms on Constitution Day or any other day. It features a student-centered critical thinking exercise that serves as an engaging launching pad for a persuasive essay that encourages students to reflect on values that matter to them. The premise is an
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
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Types of Government - PowerPoint Presentation
This is a GREAT - 19 Slide PowerPoint Presentation on the types of government.
Topics Covered:
- What is a Government?
- What is a Citizen?
- Limited vs. Unlimited Government
- What is a Constitution?
- Anarchy (What is it? Pros? Cons? Examples?)
- Types of Autocracies
- Dictatorships (What is it? Pros? Cons? Examples?)
- Monarchy (What is it? Pros? Cons? Examples?)
- Theocracy (What is it? Pros? Cons? Examples?)
- Oligarchy (What is it? Pros? Cons? Examples?)
- Democracy
- Direct Democracy (
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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VOTING & VOTING BEHAVIOR - Presentation - Reading Activity - Print & Digital
This creative product for the secondary civics/U.S. The government classroom includes everything you need to teach about voting and voting behavior. Topics include - the history of voting rights, voting amendments, voting requirements, motor voter law, who votes, why some choose not to vote, and how to vote. It also includes a debate activity, "Philosophical Chairs" and a fun review activity, "Who Can Participate". Includes both print and digital versions.Buyer Feedback:This is great to add as a
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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