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Free 12th grade elections - voting resources for Microsoft Word
Presidential Elections and the Electoral College Worksheet
This two page worksheet was designed to go along with my PowerPoint on the electoral college, also available on TpT. This worksheet includes 12 response questions which feature charts, complete the sentences, and open response questions.
The download also includes an answer sheet which references the slide number the corresponding information can be found on.
Accompanying PowerPoint is available for $2.50 on TpT
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5th - 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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Democrats and Republicans: An overview WORKSHEET
This is a free download to accompany the PPT titled, "Democrats and Republicans: An overview".
The PowerPoint is highly visual and allows students to investigate the differences in the two major political parties in our country. follow along with the slides as they complete this worksheet. Can be easily modified for various grade levels.
On the PPT, there is information and graphics to discuss:
1) platforms of both democrats and republicans,
2) a left-to-right historical political spectrum (
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2nd - 12th
I Do Solemnly Swear...(Statistics Project)
This is a statistics project that can be modified to fit grades 6 to 12. This can also be done by hand or in excel. It would be a great assignment to use as a unit project or as a group presentation. It is a cross curriculum activity that will combine history and math together to give the kids a great way to explore box and whisker plots, bar graphs, pie charts, and more. Because this is statistics, you can change the way the graphs are created to fit the need of the course you are teaching!
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6th - 12th
2012 Political Party Platform Comparisons
Students are provided with excerpts from the platforms adopted in 2012 at the national conventions of the Republican, Democrat, Libertarian, and Green Parties. They are also given a worksheet (adaptable by the instructor for group-work, whole-class discussion, individual work, etc) to compare and contrast the viewpoints of the parties and provides an opportunity for students to examine their own views.
I spent HOURS going through the party platforms to cut them down to a size that would be acc
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Federalists v. Democratic-Republicans T-Chart
The first two political parties of the United States with their leaders, basic principles, and supporters.
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5th - 12th
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Vice Special Report: A House Divided Viewing Questions With Answers
A viewing guide with questions and answers to the documentary A House Divided by Vice. This documentary explores the events of the past 8 years which increased the political divide, led to increased gridlock in government, and ultimately paved the way for the election of Donald Trump.
The documentary can be found on HBO as well as purchased on Amazon or other similar video platforms.
I use this in my AP Gov as well as Civics courses to, among other things, explore the role of media in shaping
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Political Cartoon Project
Students will learn about the different components of a political cartoon and create their own. Can be used in any secondary class (high school or middle school) and easily adapted to any topic.
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5th - 12th
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4th Amendment Supreme Court Case Analysis
This is a GREAT activity while studying the 4th Amendment and students' 4th Amendment rights at school.
This class activity incorporates the Supreme Court Case of New Jersey v. T.L.O. and its effect on students' 4th Amendment rights while at school.
This handout is two pages long.
The first page gives a brief description of the New Jersey v. T.L.O. court case and encourages students to do further research before answering the guided research questions which follow.
The second page instructs
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7th - 12th
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Suffragette Movie Guide
This guide follows the movie as students watch. It can be used while they watch the movie or given as a short assignment at the end of the movie. The last two questions are essay questions and can be omitted or given to advanced classes. There are also questions that require outside research pertaining to the movie and the suffrage movement in general.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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General or Local Election Project for AP or General Government Students
The Election Project can be used for any election whether it be national or local. It is designed to be used with high school students taking AP (Advanced Placement) or regular Government.
This has also been use dwith self-contained special education government classes with very good results.
Students will come away from this activity with a very good understanding of elections and the political process.
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10th - 12th
Legislative Branch Vocabulary Quiz
A 15 question Legislative Branch Vocabulary Quiz that includes key terms: constituents, implied powers, Reapportionment, United States census, Incumbent, Limited Government, Lobbyist, Impeachment, Veto, Speaker of the House, Expressed powers, redistricting, Filibuster, Political parties and Franking privilege.
A great inexpensive time saver. Answer key included,
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9th - 12th
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AP Human Geography: Gerrymandering Online Game Instructions w/ Worksheet
Having a hard time finding a unique way to teach gerrymandering for AP Human Geography? Use this worksheet to play the online gerrymandering game with your students. The game does a great job of explaining everything they need to know. Check out my other items for AP Human Geography at my store: CHANGE THE WAY YOU TEACH!!!
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9th - 12th
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Campaign Ad Project
Students create a TV spot using Youtube or Vimeo to demonstrate their understanding of parties & interest groups. They must also exhibit understanding of propaganda techniques that we've studied in class by watching examples from the Living Room Candidate website. To that end, students must incorporate one or two techniques in their ad.
Time allotted for students - about a week, with a day of in-class lab time
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7th - 12th
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Political Ideology - Janus Figure
Have students compare their political ideology using a Janus Figure. Students are to create consevative and liberal bodies that utilize current issues and propagnada to develop a two headed political figure. This activity can be adapted for American History or World History when comparing ideology types. For Example Free market vs communism.
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7th - 12th
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Netflix Documentary Series: Whose Vote Counts? Explained. Episode 1 Questions
Hello, This is a student participation question guide to follow along with Episode 1 of the documentary series on Netflix called "Whose Vote Counts."Check back later for more episode question guides!
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Black History Month in Spanish
Please check out my youtube channel “Teaching Juntos” for lots of cool resources. Here is a link to a fun video lecture I made about reformers in Spanish: https://youtu.be/qiJdkL5ziOwStudents take notes on the video then answer the questions found in the description of the video. Here is a video about black history month in Spanish: https://youtu.be/dyxZEpLdveo
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5th - 12th
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Selma ~ Movie Guide + Word Search
“I love voting day. I love the sight of my fellow citizens lining up to make their voices heard." Beth Broderick (American actress ~ 1959) These film questions go with the movie 'Selma' starring David Oyelowo chronicling the story of the voting rights march in Alabama in the 1960s. You get:1. A follow-along question sheet with 20 questions all on one page2. An answer key for the question sheet 3. A follow-up word search activity 4. An answer key for the word search Having students select
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9th - 12th
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US History: John Adams Reading
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: US History: Complete Curriculum Bundle
CANADIAN GOVERNMENT QUIZ / WORKSHEET
This is a great review worksheet or quiz to give students to assess their knowledge of the Canadian Government. This quiz covers the following topics:- The three levels of government (municipal, provincial, and federal) - The branches levels of government (legislative, executive, and judicial) - The Parliamentary system (lawmaking, the House of Commons, the Senate) Quiz Format (25 marks):Section 1: Labelling (10 marks)Section 2: Short Answer ( 7 marks) Section 3: True or False ( 3 marks) Section
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
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Voter Registration Lesson Plan
This lesson plan by misssgk is designed to interest and inform students about the process of voting in New Jersey and also how to register to vote by using Youtube videos and guided notes. Students will be able to identify the requirements to register to vote in New Jersey. Students will fill out voter registration forms for their county. Students will be able to explain what happens when they go to the polling place and to describe how to use the voting machines. This lesson is designed for
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9th - 12th
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Student Debate - Civics Government
In this activity your students will research and present a 'televised debate' 4-6 students will be candidates, 6-9 will be issue advisers who do research on specific topics and help prep their candidates, the rest of your students will be in groups who will use opensecrets.org to research how interest groups spend their money. These students will pick an interest group to represent and will create a commercial with props that they will 'air' during the class debate. The document includes the cla
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Iron Jawed Angels Viewing Guide
This is a viewing guide that goes in chronological order for the movie "Iron Jawed Angels" which teaches about the Women's Suffrage movement and the passage of the 19th Amendment Answer key is available for purchase
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
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Meaningful Conversations- Discussion Sentence Starters
These discussion sentence starters will be a lifesaver to help engage your students in "meaningful conversations" with each other!
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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