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High school government research for Microsoft PowerPoint
Government and Economics Debate Project
This is one of my favorite activities! I have done this each semester over the course of seven years and it has proven to be very enriching for the students.
This product is included in a Government projects and simulations Unit here: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Government-activities-projects-simulations-and-video-clips
In short, students form groups of four. They choose a topic from the long list of potential debate topics. Once their group agrees on a topic, they divide up th
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
(Grades 10 - College )Legal Studies Lesson Plans / Law Lesson Plans Bundle (Sub)
(7-10 days worth of activities) Law Lesson Plans Sub Day Bundle / American Government Lesson Plans Bundle (Judiciary Studies) is a collection of Law Lessons / Legal Studies Lesson Plans / American Government Lesson Plans and related activities ideal for sub days. A bundle for grades 7-9 can be found here.The bundled price is priced at 20% off individual lesson pricing. You will receive the following:1- Constitutional Law Lesson Plans focusing on First Amendment Protections (1-2 Day Activity) Lec
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Fourth Amendment | Students Rights In schools + Research Project & Presentations
This lesson creates meaningful learning for students as they learn how the 4th Amendment applies to them as students. Students are engaged as they analyze several court cases and explore interesting questions. For example, can schools implement a school wide urine drug test? Can school officials search your car, locker, cell phone, or other belongings? Students learn about how the 4th Amendment protects individuals against unreasonable searches by requiring state agents to obtain a warrant based
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9th - 12th
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Mock Presidential Campaign and Election Activity
Introduce your students to the presidential campaign process with this interactive activity. As a group, your students will create a political party, nominate a presidential candidate, write a party platform, create materials to advertise their chosen candidate, create a slogan for their party, as well as campaign posters, buttons, and a song.Click here to subscribe to my newsletter and receive a FREE game!
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4th - 10th
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Socratic Seminar: Privatization of Prisons
This has everything you need for a Socratic Seminar on the privatization of prisons.What's included:14 slides with seminar instructions, grading rubric, etc. (PowerPoint)Research Guide (PDF)Links to 4 articles and 1 video for research (in slides)Cornell Notes template (PDF)List of 14 advantages (PDF)List of 17 disadvantages (PDF)*This seminar is included in the Corrections listing.
Grades:
9th - 12th
Foreign Affairs Projects: Non-Profit Advertisement + U.S. Conflict Presentation
Foreign Affairs Projects: Non-Profit Advertisement Students will learn how to create a digital advertisement using google slides. They will choose a non-profit NGO or INGO based on a area of interest. For there, they will take time to research, prepare, and create a full advertisement that focuses on the good this non-profit does for the world. (example included)U.S. Conflict PresentationStudents will have their choice to choose a specific conflict the U.S. has become involved in since our cou
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7th - 10th
Also included in:Â Foreign Relations / Global Affairs Unit BUNDLE: ABCivics!
Death Penalty Research Project: 8th Amendment
Need an interesting project for researching the Death Penalty?Death Penalty Research Project: 8th Amendment is designed for success in middle school or high school. This activity includes detailed directions and different topics for students to research about the death penalty. This comprehensive research assignment provide rigorous instruction allowing students to research and understand the death penalty and ultimately give their opinion on the death penalty. Allows students to have a more cr
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8th - 11th
US History | Constitutional Amendments 11 - 27 | Examining the Texts
This resource enables students to analyze the Amendments to the Constriction by first reading primary source excerpts. These quotes are each followed by an explanation including the effects of the amendment. It allows students to understand the background and reasoning of why these changes were necessary.If you want to save money, check out our U.S. History: U.S. Constitution Bundle! This includes 13 resources that work together as a great learning segment. It provides teaching materials and ass
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7th - 12th
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Also included in:Â US HISTORY - GOVERMENT & CITIZENSHIP: US Constitution BUNDLE
JFK assassination presentation and analysis
This is a presentation of the JFK assassination details and analysis of events that transpired surrounding the assassination. It outlines the details from the FBI surrounding the controversies concerning his death and whom may been responsible for this. Students can study the varying perspectives from primary and secondary sources. This can also be used by students as a research piece for studying the assassination.
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Law / American Government Lesson Plans / Journalism Lesson Plans / Speech Lesson
(Grades 6-12, customizable, (1-2 days activity, depending on teacher preference, Sub OK) Constitutional Law Lesson Plans focusing on First Amendment Protections are designed for teachers needing: Law Lesson Plans, American Government Lesson Plans, Journalism Lesson Plans, Speech Lesson Plans, a Television Lesson Plan or Civics Lessons. The PowerPoint lecture discusses what protections are covered by the First Amendment. Next, 5 class discussion scenarios are given with possible answers on accomp
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6th - 12th
Interactive Bill to a Law Project
Trying to figure out how to make government more exciting for your students? Having a hard time creating an engaging Legislative Branch assignment? Look no further!This Bill to a Law Project allows your students to act as members of Congress as they attempt to create bills into laws. Students become familiarized with different Standing Committees and put their creativity to the test as they create a presentation and attempt earn the vot
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9th - 12th
Power Point - U.S. History Collection
Custom designed to meet the needs of U.S. history teachers. Slides include both topic introduction slides as well as slides that allow you to include you own text and/or links. Don't worry about finding the right graphics and designing your own slides - It's already done for you!Over 160 unique slides, covering every era of U.S. History, from the Shot Heard 'Round the World to the Reconstruction, including the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, famous American figures, the Aboliti
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5th - 12th
Distance Learning: Inquiry Lesson - The Declaration of Independence | US History
This inquiry lesson allows students to investigate historical questions. Students analyze the compelling question of "Why do countries declare independence?" With help from supporting questions, students examine and summarize the three main parts of the Declaration of Independence.Through this inquiry, students learn about one of the most important political arguments ever made as they compose their own argument for why the United States and other countries declared independence. If you want to
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9th - 12th
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Enlightenment Thinkers-Intro, Individual Research, Class Discussion Activity,DBQ
Enlightenment Intro, Research on individual Enlightenment Thinker, Class Discussion,Analysis of United States Founding DocsThis bundle of activities introduces the Enlightenment - the ancient and contemporary philosophers who kindled it, the 5 basic pillars on which it was built, the salons and women of Paris who hosted Enlightenment discussions, and a few of its contemporary thinkers. In my class, the slideshow both introduces my students to the Enlightenment then guides them through research o
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9th - 12th
Interest Group Research
This item is the template for a virtual assignment in which students choose an interest group and research it to find out why it was founded, what causes it supports or opposes, and which candidates it has supported. Students can work in pairs or individually. A website is linked on the directions slide which lists many of the interest groups involved in American politics.
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9th - 12th
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Final Research Project Instructions/Example (Social Studies)(Middle/High School)
You get TWO final project templates with this product. One is a more advanced high school level research project outline with a calendar, artifact, research paper and more! The second is a more accessible and fun end-of-the-year or semester project called "Down the Rabbit Hole". Students research their favorite show, tv, sports, etc. and get to rant about it. The only requirement is that they connect it to government and/or history. These ready-to-hand-out instructions include a slide layout, br
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6th - 12th
U.S. Government Politics Mass Media in Politics & The Free Press Group Activity
U.S. Government & Politics Mass Media in Politics & The Free Press Group ActivityIncludes:Topic: Mass Media & Public Agenda Research information from the Free PressTeacher lesson plan5 Student Group Worksheets with answer keysFully editablePlease email me with any questions at HelpingHistory@yahoo.comTERMS OF USE -This item is a paid digital download fromMy TPT StoreAs such, it is for use in one classroom only. This item is also bound by copyright laws. Redistributing, editing, selli
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
Power Point - Civics Collection
Custom designed to meet the needs of U.S. Civics teachers. Over 130 unique slides covering all aspects of American Government, including the branches of government, our system of checks and balances, constitutional rights, right of citizenship, famous speeches and historical American figures. Don't worry about finding the right graphics. The slides are already designed for you to use. Includes both topic introduction slides as well as slides that you can use to enter your own text/links!Slide
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5th - 12th
South: Reconstruction After Civil War
This powerpoint presentation presents the Reconstruction of the South Historical Period. The 27 slide presentation tells the story of life in the South after the Civil War; Lincoln and Johnson's plans for reconstruction; culture and lifestyle after the Civil War; military rule; and plans to rejoin the Union. This presentation gives a vivid description of the Reconstruction of the South historical period through both written and visual images. It's a great introduction to this historical peri
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4th - 12th
NGOs-Do they effectively address global issues? Research Project
Governments are not the only institutions that make a global impact. Private citizens and groups can also pull their resources to address a variety of global issues. Have students explore real-world Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) to determine how and how well they address issues like: International crimeEconomic sustainabilityClimate Change HealthcareViolenceand more!This interactive Google slideshow can be imbedded into your school's Learning Management System, creating a portal for the p
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6th - 10th
Congressional House of Representatives/Senators Project
Directions for a great project idea for a Middle School level Civics classroom!
-Using house.gov as a central starting point students are given 10 questions to answer based on their given Member of Congress.
-Followed by guidelines for their presentation they will create after completing their research.
- 5 W's section for students to participate and held accountable for paying attention during presentations.
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7th - 12th
Research Project Template/Instructions -TWO versions!(Social Studies)(Secondary)
You get TWO final project templates with this product. One is a more advanced high school level research project outline with a calendar, artifact, research paper and more! The second is a more accessible and fun end-of-the-year or semester project called "Down the Rabbit Hole". Students research their favorite show, tv, sports, etc. and get to rant about it. The only requirement is that they connect it to government and/or history. These ready-to-hand-out instructions include a slide layout, br
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6th - 12th
Landmark Supreme Court Case Project & Presentation
This is a great 3/4-day project for Civics/Government (or as a post-AP test AP Government project) to take a deep dive into a landmark Supreme Court caseStep 1. Select your case based on a given description.Step 2. Describe the case in general terms. Step 3. Analyze both sides of the case and their Constitutional connections.Step 4. Build a timeline of the essential moments from the case. Step 5. Analyze the majority opinion and the dissenting opinion (if present).Step 6. Hypothesize about conne
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9th - 12th
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9-11 Project : Truth, Lies, and Conspiracies that surround the day
This project is a project that looks at what happened leading up to 9/11, what happened on the day, and the days to follow.
Students will research the different lies that were made, the facts that happened, and the conspiracies that were formed about 9/11.
They will create a presentation and present their thesis and findings to the class.
My students always get so excited about this project!
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10th - 12th
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