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Free 12th grade civics resources for Microsoft Word
Articles of Confederation Simulation
A great interactive simulation to demonstrate to government or US history students the failures of the Articles of Confederation. After the lesson students will have a clear understanding of why the US needed a stronger central government. Students will take on the role of one of the 13 original states and will participate in a session of Congress to see if they can solve the pressing challenges facing the new nation.
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8th - 12th
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The Bill of Rights Matching
This activity is a simple matching worksheet which can be used as an assignment or a quiz. Students are asked to match each concept with the amendment in which the concept is outlined. This great worksheet will be able to gauge if students can properly identify the amendments in the Bill of Rights.
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7th - 12th
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How a Bill Becomes a Law Activities
This bundle package includes 3 different methods of teaching about how a Bill Becomes a Law. There are graphic organizers, a booklet outlining the steps, and a simulation that has the class try to get a law passed through Congress (their class).
If you like this bundle, be sure to check out The Three Branches of Government: A Unit Plan.
You can find “Full Unit’s” for World History, US History, Economics, and Government at my store.
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6th - 12th
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Leadership Reflection Assignment
Help your students reflect after they complete any kind of Leadership / Team Building / Group Work activity!Reflection is one of the most important parts of leadership. While having a good plan, being able to make decisions as you go, and being able to work well on a team are all important, the most important thing about doing these challenges is not actually the challenge at all – it’s what you take away from it.In this metacognitive assignment, students can use either of two note templates to
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
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Also included in: THE LEADERSHIP BUNDLE
Civics/Citizenship Test and Study Guide
This multiple choice test is designed to fulfill state requirements of administrating the 100 questions citizenship test. *Some questions must be edited to fit your state* Included: 100 Question TestAnswer Key to test
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7th - 12th
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The 'Fill-in" of Rights
This activity allows students to gain a more thorough understanding of the Bill of Rights. Students will be required to fill in the blanks for each amendment. The words selected for the students to fill in are all words which are extremely important to the meaning and interpretation of the Bill of Rights. In doing so, these words will stick out to students, increasing the potential to retain the most important ideas within the Bill of Rights. A word bank is provided so that this activity may be
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9th - 12th
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Student Current Event Form
Very few students have the time in their hectic lives to read or watch the news. This product aids students as they breakdown a newspaper article before they present it to the class. Students are given this assignment monthly, so that in a given month they will hear between 20-30 new stories presented by their classmates and discussed in class. Students chose from the following categories: international, natoinal, state, local, and sports/entertainment. Students are asked in the form record
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6th - 12th
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Mock Congress: Legislative Government Lesson Plan
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Fully outlined lesson with step by step instructions for teacher to facilitate mock congress session.
Contains 2 handouts - 1 with session instructions and 1 reflection assignment.
I used this lesson to scaffold understanding of how the legislative branch functions. Students really got into it because I had a policy where the laws that they passed could become classroom laws for the rest of the term.
Very effective, hands-on learning!!
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6th - 12th
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DBQ: Gerrymandering and Apportionment
Document based questions geared toward an American government and civics coursed. May also be used in a U.S. History course to illustrate the historical development of gerrymandering and constitutional principles outlined for apportionment in the U.S.
A series of 6 documents including charts, graphs, and primary sources, A great resource to utilize for collaborative learning.
Keywords: gerrymandering, apportionment,Constitution, DBQ, apportion, reapportion, apportionment acts
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8th - 12th
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Learning the Constitution Using the U.S. Citizenship Test
Students complete a scavenger hunt using the U.S Constitution to find answers to questions from the U.S. Naturalization test.
Great activity for classrooms with diverse student populations with students who's parents may be in the process of studying for the test themselves.
This version also has additional "AP level" questions that can be kept for additional rigor or removed.
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9th - 12th
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Executive Branch Internet F.B.I. search activity
This is a current Executive Branch- Bureaucracy- Internet search activity for the F.B.I. I have made 25 questions from searching within the F.B.I. website. I end with a conclusion question that asks them to think about the size of our federal government today and relate as to why this agency should be kept or decreased in size.
It is very easy for the student to tour the website with my step by step procedures before they answer a question. I try to make government come alive and make sense t
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9th - 12th
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Bill of Rights Challenge
Students take on the role of a legal team with 10 modern-day scenarios. Their task? Determine how the Bill of Rights protects the rights of Americans.
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6th - 12th
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Ohio Government - Comparing the Ohio Government with the US Government
This is a worksheet designed to review the major similarities and differences of the Ohio and US Governments. This is the final assignment I give AFTER I teach the material in our chapter on Ohio's government, so students will need to know about the constitutions and structures of each government to complete this worksheet (check out my resources there if you don't have your own). Alternatively, it can be turned into a Web Quest for students to complete.
For simplicity's sake, I included an A
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9th - 12th
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What Side Would You Take? Federalist or Democratic-Republican Personality Quiz
Looking for a way to get your students engaged in a political parties unit? Have them take this short personality quiz that will tell them whether or not they would have been a part of Hamilton's Federalists or Jefferson's Democratic-Republicans. Quick, simple, and great for student buy in.
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6th - 12th
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Bill of Rights Project
This is a Project that demonstrates the importance of the Bill of Rights while taking a roundabout way to teach what rights are protected under the Bill of Rights.
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7th - 12th
Student Declaration of Independence
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Want to get your students excited about the declaration of independence? Have them write their own!
This lesson breaks the original declaration into 4 four parts that are easy for students to recreate. They'll get an opportunity to express themselves and their complaints about whatever "oppressive" institution they choose.
This lesson contains a detailed description of how you ought to spend your time over the 2 hour lesson (step by step "script"), a
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6th - 12th
Federalism Venn Diagram
A Venn diagram helps students understand the complexities of Federalism. Students are given a Venn diagram with a list of options and a textbook or copy of the United States Constitution. Students will use the resource(s) to complete the Venn diagram either in class or for homework.
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7th - 12th
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George Washington's Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior
This is posted in my class. It is George Washington's Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior. These are the 10 rules that most apply to the classroom and how a student should act in class. A real primary source from George Washington!
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2nd - 12th
Small Business Loan Activity
Students attempt to start their own business and become entrepreneurs. Students must determine costs of land, labor and capital. They have to weigh options of sole proprietorship, partnerships, or corporations. Also they will have to make a pitch to get the loan. This is a real world learning experience. Pairing this along with a pitch/presentation this activity can be as large or as small as you would like.
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7th - 12th
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Rock, Paper, Scissors (The system of Checks and Balances Organizer)
If you are reviewing the "Checks & Branches" of our 3 Branches, this is a fun way to include examples of it in your students interactive notebook. In my PowerPoint, I include the Checks of each branch, however, you could also use your own lessons and add this to your lesson/activity. I designate each branch Rock, Paper, or Scissors. For example; Congress - Legislative Branch (Paper) "L" President - Executive Branch (Scissors) "E" Supreme Court - Judicial Branch (Rock)
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
Social Studies Ticket Out the Door Exit Slips
Make your life easier with these FREE Social Studies Exit Slips (aka Tickets out the Door)! This quick and easy closure will let you see how well your students understand the day's lesson.
Easily edit these to adapt them to your specific content objectives.
Add Primary Sources to your Economics and Government Classroom!
Karl Marx Text Annotation Activity
Adam Smith Text Annotation Activity
Economic Systems Primary Source Bundle
Introduction to Government Bundle
This work is licensed under a
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Shifts in Supply and Demand Practice
11 examples situations when supply or demand will shift. Students have to show movement on the S/D graph, explain what causes the change, give the equilibrium price and equilibrium quantity.
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7th - 12th
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Film Guide for ‘The Social Dilemma’ (View on Netflix or Edpuzzle)
-This film guide is designed for teachers who want to cover the most salient parts of the Netflix documentary “The Social Dilemma” without sacrificing more than one class period. As such, this film guide pertains to an excerpt of The Social Dilemma which begins about 52 minutes into the film and runs through the ending credits; it covers the most troubling implications of the concerns raised by the film, with an eye towards their potential impact on civil society, governance and human civilizati
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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FREE LESSON: Racial Issues in the Past and Today
This is a lesson that is, perhaps, very important to all social studies classrooms in the United States. This lesson is a beginning of the year activity designed to have students discuss racial issues and wrongs that occurred in the past year and, of course, throughout history.Topics discussed:2020 Protests following the death of George FloydJuneteenthTulsa MassacreMartin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a Dream" SpeechStudent feelings based on the current state of the U.SThe lesson was designed withou
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7th - 12th
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