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Free 12th grade government 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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13 Original British Colonies Blank Map
This is a map of the original 13 British Colonies that is blank and able to be filled out by students. The directions also state that students are to color the three regions and include a key and compass rose on their maps. Great way for the students to learn about the 13 Original colonies.
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5th - 12th
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Bill of Rights Tshirt Activity
This is a neat activity that has students use visual thinking to remember the Bill of Rights. Visual thinking is a learning style where the learner better understands and retains information when ideas, words and concepts are associated with images. This activity can be done in class or used as an homework assignment.
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5th - 12th
Free Hamilton the Musical Lesson Plan
This free download walks the educator through using lyrics from Hamilton the Musical in the classroom. The download includes lyrics samples and questions for teachers to use as they discuss topics ranging from the Colonial Period to the War of 1812.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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.
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6th - 12th
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Current Events Project
This is a project for middle school and high school students. Students explore credible websites and research current events that interest them. Students will write summaries about what they have read and can share them with the class. This is a great way to start a dialogue about current events in local, state, federal, and global politics, economics, and social issues.
Students are challenged to write in expository and persuasive formats. This allows students to dig deeper into the materia
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6th - 12th
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List of Landmark Supreme Court Cases
This is a fairly comprehensive list of landmark Supreme Court cases. The document is in the form of a signup sheet in which students can select cases to research, write about, and/or present. These landmark decisions are grouped together chronologically by theme. The purpose of providing this resource is to give instructors a prearranged list of major Supreme Court decisions rather than having them spend time and energy compiling one on their own. It can also be used as the basis for class a
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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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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3 Branches of Government
This activity includes notes breaking down the 3 branches of government into 3 columns. Then an activity with a blank chart for students to cut and paste the duties and jobs of each branch of government into the correct column.
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6th - 12th
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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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George Washington and the Making of the Constitution | Video Worksheet
This is a guided documentary response worksheet of " A More Perfect Union: George Washington and the Making of the Constitution (Full Movie)"This documentary "...explores the many challenges facing the new nation and describes how our founding fathers, led by George Washington, created the United States Constitution. Born of compromise, this founding document laid the foundation for our more perfect union.Includes scaffolded timestamp, extended thinking, and answer key.
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7th - 12th
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Country Fact Sheet
This is a basic fill in the blank template that can be used as students begin gathering information about a particular country. It helps them focus on finding relevant details about a country before writing a research paper. It works well in a computer lab or library setting where students can search for the answers.
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6th - 12th
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Current World Issues Project Pack!
This is a pack of two excellent projects which allow students to research, explore, and discuss major issues facing today's societies. With special focus on issues they'll hear about on the news and around the dinner table, these projects are designed to use each student's curiosity about different topics to educate the entire class. For each of the two projects here, you'll receive handouts which explain the requirements clearly to students, as well as the rubrics/grade sheets used to score and
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9th - 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
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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A Letter from Birmingham Jail Lesson # 1
One of the most important documents in understanding the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr is the letter he wrote while he was jailed in Birmingham, Jail. This first lesson provides students with the opportunity to learn about the historical background of what was occurring in Birmingham, Alabama at the time and also engage in the ability to read and respond to text dependent questions designed to engage students in thinking and understanding key ideas of the document. This is the fir
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6th - 12th
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First Day Activity- Government.
This lesson is great for the first day of school in a government class. It is also a good activity for a teacher coming into a government class in the middle of the year. This lesson includes a quick ice-breaker activity, a discussion of anarchy vs. democracy in the classroom, and finally the creation of a classroom respect constitution that both the teacher and students sign at the end of it's creation. This lesson will last 2, 40 minute periods, or one double block class.
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11th - 12th
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Checks and Balances Activity
This Checks and Balances activity can be used in many ways throughout a government course, and over many grade levels depending on how you adapt it. This processing activity can also be helpful for students that benefit from visuals that aide in their understanding of the content being taught. Students will use the example being provided in the first box to decide which branch would put a check on that action. In the second box they will highlight the appropriate branch doing the checking, and
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8th - 12th
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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Landmark Supreme Court Case review chart
This is a chart of Landmark Supreme Court cases that will help students to review for state exams. It includes a brief background, constitutional issue, opinion and impact for each case. There are 17 cases total. Marbury v. Madison through New York Times v. US.
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11th - 12th
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Compromises of the Constitutional Convention
This activity allows students to compare and contrast the key compromises made at the U.S. Constitutional Convention including the Great Compromise, the Three-Fifth Compromises, and the Electoral College.
This activity can be utilized in a variety of ways, depending on your teaching style and lesson planning needs:
1) It can be used as a graphic organizer for note-taking for a lecture or discussion.
2) It can be completed by students or groups of students as a hands-on research activity and
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9th - 12th
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