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Civics independent work packet microsofts
Executive Branch Research Paper
Increase your Civics and American Government curriculum with the Presidential Research Paper—an immersive academic journey meticulously designed to deepen students' understanding of the Executive Branch. As educators, we're constantly seeking innovative ways to engage students in critical analysis and argumentative writing, and this research paper offers a compelling solution. I recommend assigning assigning each student a different president to research.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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
Law Related Education Local, State, and Federal Law Complete Unit
Complete Semester Pacing Guide is included as a Bonus Resource.This unit is based on MS standards for Law Related Education and covers:1. Understand the traditional American assumptions as they apply to law and law enforcement.2. Compare and contrast the functions, responsibilities, and jurisdictions of local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies.3. Analyze contemporary issues of law enforcement and their roles in society.4. Discuss the role of health and mental health professionals in a
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9th - 12th
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
8th Amendment Handout (Distance Learning and COVID-19)
This handout has students analyze the 8th Amendment and several Supreme Court cases about the various clauses (excessive bail, excessive fines, and cruel and unusual punishment), the death penalty, and prison conditions. It includes a final question about the COVID-19 pandemic, and the entire assignment is formatted for google classroom.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â Law and Justice Curriculum
"Tinker vs. Des Moines" close reading - understanding students' rights with KEY
Tinker vs. Des Moines is a landmark Supreme Court case that determined students' rights to freedom of expression.This article and the close reading chart guide students through the reading and uses DOK 1-3 answers for inferring, drawing conclusions, and applying it to today's society.I've used this in both journalism and English class.Teacher Key includedREMEMBER to remove the pages with the teacher key before assigning.To view other civil rights lessons, please click here.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
"What are Human Rights?": An introductory activity for Advanced Spanish
This resource is a great way to weave Human Rights and social justice topics into your existing curriculum. Whether you'd like students to do a stand-alone mini-unit on Human Rights, or use a few articles at a time as they apply to your current unit of study, this slide deck will get your students to use their critical thinking and summarizing skills. Each slide in the slide deck includes the official, legal description of the Article, as written by the United Nations, and asks students to rewri
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9th - 12th
Impeachment Lesson: Trump and the January 6th Insurrection
Following the riot at the U.S. Capitol building on January 6th, 2021, Donald Trump was impeached for inciting an insurrection. The dramatic proceedings were carried out during the final days of his presidency and into the beginning of Joe Biden’s term in office.The students will use this event as a backdrop to learn about the Presidential Impeachment process in Congress. This lesson takes approximately 80-90 minutes. If splitting the lesson between two 45 minute class periods, then the first day
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9th - 12th
AP Comp. Govt. Briefings on Electoral Systems
This activity takes students through presidential and legislative electoral systems in all 6 AP course countries. It provides charts and graphs and detailed information for students to analyze and consider. This 14-page packet is very detailed and is a great review of concepts and systems. Again, it is mostly based on analyzing why these systems were set up in this way and why certain electoral results occurred as they did rather than simple information recall. It goes back to information from
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9th - 12th
Also included in:Â Bundle: AP Comp. Govt. Unit 4
Letter to an MP - Civics & Citizenship Australia (2-3 Week Project)
NO PREP, PRINT-READY WORKBOOK- How can you make Civics & Citizenship feel real and relevant to your students? How can students develop a sense of agency (involvement) about Australian politics?This resource gets students thinking about which political issues they really care about and how they can make a difference. It guides them through the process of identifying the responsibilities of different levels of government, evaluating current issues, researching the issue online in depth, and ul
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6th - 9th
Civics & Economics SOL review
Includes student workbook, teacher edition/answered and all power points you will need to review all of the Civics SOL standards!This covers the entire curriculum- save yourself the work, it's all done for you!
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8th
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
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
Equality Verse Equity- Define the Difference!
This assignment can be printed or assigned through Google Classroom. Students will learn the differences between the words Equality and Equity. This can be a great Character Education assignment or as an introduction to a unit or chapter discussing inequailities in history. I use this lesson as an introduction before my assignments titled Equality in the Early United States and The History of Voting Rights in the United States. BOTH ARE FOR SALE!
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Not Grade Specific
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
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
Crash Course: Specialization and Trade Video Questions and Answer Key
This is a google doc that has 10 questions about the video Crash Course: Specialization and TradeThe answer key is included on the same doc, so make sure to copy and/or delete the answer key before assigning to students.The questions are in the same order as the video and all questions are answered. This is easily used as a guide to create Canvas/Google Classroom Quizzes or used as is for a printable worksheet.Be sure to look at my store for related subject area content! Most topics are within a
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9th - 12th
Crash Course: Inflation, and Bubbles, and Tulips Video Questions and Answer Key
This is a google doc that has 10 questions about the video Crash Course: Inflation, and Bubbles, and TulipsThe answer key is included on the same doc, so make sure to copy and/or delete the answer key before assigning to students.The questions are in the same order as the video and all questions are answered. This is easily used as a guide to create Canvas/Google Classroom Quizzes or used as is for a printable worksheet.Be sure to look at my store for related subject area content! Most topics ar
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9th - 12th
Crash Course: Market Failures, Taxes, and Subsidies Video Questions and Answers
This is a google doc that has 10 questions about the video Crash Course: Market Failures, Taxes, and Subsidies The answer key is included on the same doc, so make sure to copy and/or delete the answer key before assigning to students.The questions are in the same order as the video and all questions are answered. This is easily used as a guide to create Canvas/Google Classroom Quizzes or used as is for a printable worksheet.Be sure to look at my store for related subject area content! Most topic
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9th - 12th
Crash Course: Economic Systems and Macroeconomics Video Questions and Answer Key
This is a google doc that has 10 questions about the video Crash Course: Economic Systems and Macroeconomics The answer key is included on the same doc, so make sure to copy and/or delete the answer key before assigning to students.The questions are in the same order as the video and all questions are answered. This is easily used as a guide to create Canvas/Google Classroom Quizzes or used as is for a printable worksheet.Be sure to look at my store for related subject area content! Most topics
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9th - 12th
Crash Course: Markets, Efficiency, & Price Signal Video Questions and Answer Key
This is a google doc that has 10 questions about the video Crash Course: Markets, Efficiency, and Price SignalsThe answer key is included on the same doc, so make sure to copy and/or delete the answer key before assigning to students.The questions are in the same order as the video and all questions are answered. This is easily used as a guide to create Canvas/Google Classroom Quizzes or used as is for a printable worksheet.Be sure to look at my store for related subject area content! Most topic
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9th - 12th
Crash Course: Monopolies & Anti-Comepetitive Markets Questions and Answer Key
This is a google doc that has 10 questions about the video Crash Course: Monopolies & Anti-Comepetitive MarketsThe answer key is included on the same doc, so make sure to copy and/or delete the answer key before assigning to students.The questions are in the same order as the video and all questions are answered. This is easily used as a guide to create Canvas/Google Classroom Quizzes or used as is for a printable worksheet.Be sure to look at my store for related subject area content! Most t
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9th - 12th
Crash Course: Game Theory and Oligopoly Video Questions and Answer Key
This is a google doc that has 10 questions about the video Crash Course: Game Theory and OligopolyThe answer key is included on the same doc, so make sure to copy and/or delete the answer key before assigning to students.The questions are in the same order as the video and all questions are answered. This is easily used as a guide to create Canvas/Google Classroom Quizzes or used as is for a printable worksheet.Be sure to look at my store for related subject area content! Most topics are within
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9th - 12th
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