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6th grade government independent work packet microsofts
14th Amendment and the Equal Protections Clause
This handout has students learn about the 14th Amendment's equal protections clause and then read about and analyze several seminal Supreme Court decisions about the clause including Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v. Board of Education. They also analyze the stop and frisk policy of the NYPD, the 1964 Civil Rights Act and protected classes, and subsequent Supreme Court cases that relate to it (Lawrence v. Texas, Obergefell v. Hodges, and Bostock v. Clayton County). It ends with asking students to
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â Law and Justice Curriculum
Supremacy & Commerce Clauses, & 10th Amendment (Distance Learning and COVID-19)
This handout helps students understand the 10th Amendment to the Constitution, the Supremacy Clause, the Commerce Clause, and seminal Supreme Court cases related to these. It includes a final question about COVID-19 in relation to Federal and state powers. It is formatted for Google Classroom.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â Law and Justice Curriculum
iCivics "Wanted a Just Right Government" Google Doc Note Sheet
This Google Document is a great digital assignment to assess knowledge gained from reading iCivic's "Wanted a Just Right Government."
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6th - 12th
U.S. Constitutional Limits on Governmental Power - Civics EOC Topic 1.9
Civics EOC 2024 Topic 1.9 – Constitutional Limits on Governmental PowerAlthough this was created for students taking the Florida Civics EOC exam, it will work with any civics or government class, as well as many history classes. Students will learn how the U.S. Constitution and constitutional concepts like checks and balances impact governmental power. In this lesson, students will learn examples of how the power of the U.S. Federal Government is limited by the U.S. Constitution as written by th
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6th - 12th
Also included in:Â Civics EOC Bundle I
Pros and Cons of Bureaucracy
This is a great assignment for introducing the positives and negatives behind federal bureaucracy in the United States of America. The passage reveals major points behind how bureaucracies benefit society and how they hold back society. This is a great resource to help your students practice reading comprehension skills as well!
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
DBQ: Should America Keep Its Two-Party System?
GOOGLE DOC COMPATIBLEThis document-based question is a great activity for any middle or high school social studies class. This assignment enhances student learning by taking a look at seven primary and secondary source documents (some supporting the idea of a two-party system, and some opposing it). After reading and analyzing the documents, students will be able to understand the positives and negatives behind America's two-party system! I know you will enjoy it!This will help your students wit
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Constitutional Convention and Compromises Debate Activity (Distance Learning)
This independent work packet has students analyze 4 conflicts at the Constitutional Convention (state vs. federal power, how to represent the states, slavery vs. free states, and Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists) and 3 compromises that somewhat resolved them. It is formatted for google classroom. I have gotten some very rich debates from students using this handout.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â Law and Justice Curriculum
The Ancient Rome Unit Bundle
The Ancient Rome Unit BundleLooking for an engaging way to teach the Ancient World of Rome? Need learning resources that are fun, engaging and flexible enough to be used in a complex classroom? These Google Slide learning resources are designed for flexibility in today’s diverse class structure. In this unit students will explore the world of Ancient Rome by reading the informational learning resources, completing their guided notes, and then showing what they know in each lesson’s unique assess
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6th - 10th
Elections, Voting, Voter Turnout, and Demographics of Voters
This is a packet for students that has them learn about the different elections (local, state, and federal) and different positions within them, then brainstorm many questions about voting and why it is important, which elections are more important to vote for, and how the government should increase or decrease voter turnout. Then, students learn about the differences between a primary and general election. Finally, the bulk of the packet explores voter turnout in midterm vs. presidential electi
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â Participation in Government Curriculum
The Executive Branch and the Federal Bureaucracy
This handout explains the 15 Cabinet Departments and several of the 268 Federal bureaucracy agencies and what they do (along with their annual budget). The goal is for students to analyze how each agency affects their daily life. This can be the basis for further research, class discussions, or to give an overview of the Federal bureaucracy.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â Law and Justice Curriculum
Current Event Portfolio
This is a summative assignment I use in my International Relations class. Students must find and summarize a news article which depicts the different units/topics we discussed in class.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
Israel-Palestine Timeline
Timeline for students to study the Israel-Palestine conflict. For this timeline, I have students read the timeline, then circle 10 events to create a large timeline poster.
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6th - 8th
Voting Rights Amendments and Supreme Court Cases (Distance Learning)
This handout has students analyze the 4 voting rights Amendments (15th, 19th, 24th, and 26th), the Voting Rights Act, and 4 Supreme Court cases about voting (Baker v. Carr, Shelby County v. Holder, Thornburg v. Gingles, and Citizens United v. FEC. It is formatted for google classroom.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â Law and Justice Curriculum
Second Amendment Rights
This handout has students explore and analyze six seminal Supreme Court cases about the Second Amendment and the right to bear arms, including stand your ground laws and the Castle Doctrine. It is formatted for google classroom, but it is a word document that can be reformatted with lines instead of boxes if you want to use it as an in class handout.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â Law and Justice Curriculum
Congress: The Legislative Branch and How it Works
This handout explains how Congress works (Senate and House of Representatives), including how a bill becomes a law, lobbying, and the powers of Congress. Students are asked analysis questions throughout that can be used for very rich class discussions.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â Law and Justice Curriculum
Government Policy Project
This assignment has students attempt to create a government policy to solve a specific problem or issue they see in society. They need to research credible sources (a CRAP test to see if a source is credible is included) and use their research to explain the problem, what laws or policies exist that are currently working or not working, what additional policies, laws, or lawsuits need to occur to fully solve the problem, and which branches and levels of government need to be utilized to solve it
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â Law and Justice Curriculum
Income/Wealth Inequality and Government Help
This handout first has students learn about the causes of wealth and income inequality in the U.S. and then examine several methods that governments can use to alleviate and solve this inequality. The solutions range from supply-side to demand-side solutions, with an explanation of supply-side economics, demand-side economics, and laissez-faire capitalism. It is formatted for google classroom. This handout has given my students fodder for some of the richest debates in economics class, and can l
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â Economics Bundle: Personal Finance, Businesses, and the Stock Market
United States: Unity and Sectionalism
Mainly focused on the Missouri Compromise. Includes: article, guided reading activity, primary source activity, quiz, and answer keys.
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6th - 8th
Ancient Rome: Part 7 - The Death Of Democracy: The Rise & Fall Of Julius Caesar
Ancient Rome: The Death of Democracy: The Rise & Fall of Julius CaesarLooking for an engaging way to teach Julius Caesar and the fall of the Roman Republic? This Google Slides learning resource is designed to be engaging and flexible for today’s complex class structure. Treat yourself and your students with this learning resource packed with in-depth content, visually stimulating graphics and animations, mood music, student guided notes, and a lesson assignment! In this Google Slides learnin
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6th - 10th
Landmark Supreme Court Cases WebQuest
This product is aligned to the new Florida Civics standards. SS.7.CG.3.11 Analyze the effects of landmark Supreme Court decisions on law, liberty and the interpretation of the U.S. Constitution.In this WebQuest, students will utilize oyez.org to learn about the 9 required Supreme Court cases.
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6th - 8th
US Constitution Handbook
This 18-page interactive notebook walks students through the US Constitution. The work is designed to be completed independently over the course of 4-5 class periods. My students the McGraw Hill US History Voices and Perspectives - The Early Years textbook to complete this task, but it can work with any informational text on the Constitution. Students are asked to show knowledge in a variety of ways including drawings, rankings, summaries, and more.
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
Also included in:Â US Constitution Bundle
First Amendment and Freedom of Speech
This handout has students analyze several seminal Supreme Court cases related to the free speech clause in the First Amendment. It is formatted for google classroom, but is a word document so it can be reformatted with lines instead of boxes if you plan on using it in class, on paper.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â Law and Justice Curriculum
The Social Contract, Locke and Hobbes (Distance Learning)
This handout takes students through the ideas of the social contract, and how Thomas Hobbes and John Locke viewed human behavior in the state of nature, and thus how they viewed government. Students are frequently asked to apply these lenses to our current society, gradually understanding the rationale for why we have laws. Students really love to debate and discuss these ideas, so this is a great basis for lots of rich discussions in class. It is formatted for google classroom.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â Colonial America
Universal Declaration of Human Rights Activity and Research (Distance Learning)
This is a multi-day activity where students are each assigned a different article from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (there are 30, so it works for 30 students, but there are also many articles with several sub-points, so it can work with even more than 30). Each student must paraphrase their assigned article into their own words, explain what it means to the class, and the class can then ask them clarifying questions. Then all students analyze how the United Nations should handle it
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â Law and Justice Curriculum
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