Foundations of American Government Study Guide and Unit Packet

This thorough packet on Civics and American Government is a perfect unit guide to help students understand all of the key concepts, people, and theories they need to know for a unit of the Foundations of American Government.

The 9-page independent work packet includes engaging pages on all every aspect of a Unit Two in your Civics or American Government classroom. There's also standards-based Essential Questions to guide your whole unit!

It starts off with a short overview reading to introduce students to a Civics or Government curriculum before moving to pages on:

• Vocabulary
• Geography
• People to know
• The Roots of American Government
• Key Concepts
• Visual Literacy

Content covered includes the governments of Ancient Rome and Greece, the Enlightenment, the Great Law of Peace, Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, Declaration of Independence, and more!

There are engaging analysis questions throughout the packet so that students are not just copying information, but thinking about the key concepts. Pages feature primary source excerpts and quotes, images for students to analyze, a Venn Diagram activity to improve critical thinking skills, and more. The resource can be split up and used as worksheets or as a complete packet!

Also included is an editable Google Docs version of the entire packet. This version features links to great online sources and is perfect for those of you who have gone paperless or use Google Classroom. A link to online readings to use with the printed version is included as well!

A complete answer key is also included for your convenience.

This resource can also be downloaded as part of my complete American Government & Civics Unit 2: Foundations of Government Unit Bundle.

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