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8th grade government scaffolded notes for Microsoft Word
How A Bill Becomes A Law - HABBAL - CLOZED notes/ graphic organizer
Understanding the process of How A Bill Becomes A Law (HABBAL) is a complicated process that is confusing to many students, especially at the federal level. This product serves as both a graphic organizer and/or clozed notes that will make this concept more clear for students. This product comes with both a 'blank' version for students and a complted version for students.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
PBS Frontline-Divided States of America (Questions)
Simple easy to follow questions separated by part 1 and 2. Answer sheet includedThis is a comprehensive list of questions with the answer sheet for this Frontline Documentary. This is an excellent teaching tool for Economics, Government, and U.S. History. This chronicles the rise of Obama and how the rivalry between Obama and Trump began. This is a fair assessment and fairly centered politically. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/divided-states-of-america/
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Mississippi Burning Film Analysis with Answer Key
Product Description: Comprehensive Film Analysis Guide for "Mississippi Burning" - A Government and U.S. History Classroom EssentialExplore Civil Rights and Justice with "Mississippi Burning" in Your Classroom!Engage your students with a profound exploration of racism, justice, and the Civil Rights Movement through our Comprehensive Film Analysis Guide for "Mississippi Burning." Designed specifically for high school government and U.S. history teachers, this guide transforms Alan Parker's powerf
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
Federal, State & Local Representatives Research & Quiz Social Media Editable
The Who Represents You Research Worksheet and Quiz is fully editable, so you may personalize it for your own Civics, Government, AP Government, or other relevant class.
This research worksheet and quiz asks students to use the web to find out their representatives at the federal, state and local level. In addition to finding out who their representatives are, students will also find their representatives on social media—twitter, facebook, official websites—and then choose a tweet, post or mess
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Government Legislative Branch Representative Bundle
Social Studies end-of-year review
The first 13 pages of the file is a completed version of the review sheet covering all of the material needed to master the standards for 6th grade social studies in Georgia (history, economics, government and geography for each: Europe, Canada, Latin America, Australia). Pages 14-26 are an outline of the review sheet which students can fill in.
Great for reviewing content before a final exam or end-of-year test.
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5th - 8th
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Analyzing the Preamble Activity
In this activity, students break down the Preamble in to 6 different parts by analyzing the word choice of the Preamble, drawing a picture to represent each goal of the Constitution, and creating a caption to represent that drawing. Then the students reflect on which of those goals they see the government successful at today.
Teacher directions come on first page, the one page worksheet on the second page.
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7th - 11th
Foundations of American Government - BUNDLE
This Contains6 Powerpoints6 Guided Notes2 Graphic Organizers1 Outline1 ProjectThis Covers all the basics about the foundations of American Government-Need for Government-Types of Government-American Colonies-Revolution Causes-Articles of Confederation -Philosophical Ideas
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Applying the 6 Principles of the Constitution
This worksheet is used with the 6 purposes of the US Constitution Slideshow to apply the concepts learned. Either as worksheet, homework, or quiz. Topics covered include Popular Sovereignty, limited government, separation of powers, checks and balances, judicial review, and federalism. Partner it with the fill in the black note taking worksheet "6 Principles of the Constitution Note Taking Worksheet.
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8th - 10th
6 Principles of the Constitution Note Taking Sheet
This 1 page worksheet allows students to organize information and take notes on the lecture slide show "6 purposes of the US Constitution" Notes sold seperately. Topics covered include Popular Sovereignty, limited government, separation of powers, checks and balances, judicial review, and federalism. Partner it with the application worksheet called "Applying the 6 Principles".
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8th - 11th
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Side-by-side English & Arabic Government notes
Because of the high number of English Language Learners at my school, I created these side-by-side government notes to assist my ELLs to access the content in their native language. Key words are underlined in both languages, so that students may learn the necessary vocabulary to access the content in English as well.
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3rd - 9th
Constitutional Principles Stations and Project
This product is everything that you need to teach Constitutional Principles and keep your students engaged! From stations, reading comprehension, and creating their own presentation this product will break down what the principles are in a language that students understand. This product has the following:1.) Stations (Print out 5 or so copies of these put each of the 5 copies in their own individual folder).2.) Student notes (students will walk around station to station and fill out their notes.
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5th - 11th
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Federalism vs. Republicanism
Station Based Learning Explore the difference of Federalism and Republicanism with this bundle that has primary source documents, definitions, and scaffolded activities for students. Also includes vocabulary words.-6 stations
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7th - 8th
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The Responsibility of Voting- Guided Notes
These are the guided notes that go along with the 'The Responsibility of Voting' lesson. All the information is in the slides, and it is an easy way to keep students engaged.
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8th - 12th
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Also included in:Â The Responsibility of Voting- Lesson Bundle
The Three Branches of Government - Checks and Balances Guided Notes
For students to understand the checks and balances, I have created a graphic organizer. This product illustrates how the judicial, executive, and legislative branches all limit the power of each other. One of the pages is the completed version and one is a student version so they can fill in the 'checks' as the teacher explains them.
Randy Tease
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Political Cartoon Analysis Form
A simple step by step form to guide students through political cartoon analysis. The form is a half sheet of paper, with two per page. I copy 100 at a time, and cut in half, that way every time we have a cartoon to analyze there are blank forms ready to go. *See my "How to Analyze a Political Cartoon" presentation for examples of every step.
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7th - 12th
Also included in:Â Bundle - How to Analyze a Political Cartoon and Student Form
Characteristics of Democracy notes
This is a graphic organizer that is intended to be used with my Characteristics of Democracy PowerPoint presentation. The PowerPoint explains the concepts of the US Constitution, popular sovereignty, Congress, the President, the Supreme Court, Checks and Balances, Separation of Powers, and the 3 branches of government. The PowerPoint relates each one of these concepts to parts of a McDonald's restaurant, in order to make them relevant to students and to model the activity for them. This product
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7th - 10th
Types of Government Notes (Ancient Greece)
Fill-in format
Goes with the Types of Governments in Ancient Greece PowerPoint.
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5th - 8th
SS.7.C.3.4: Federalism Scaffolded/Focused Notes
Reading embedded Scaffolded/Focused Notes Activity for SS.7.C.3.4: Federalism. Examines the reasoning behind Federalism, the types of power, and examples. Students read a section of text and complete questions below each section. Answers included. Embedded Exit Ticket.
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6th - 8th
Also included in:Â SS.7.C.3.4: Federalism Bundle
Article 1: Legislative Branch
Student friendly graphic organizer for students to use as notes on Article 1 of the Constitution: The Legislative Branch.
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7th - 12th
Taxes - Financial Literacy
I use this as guided notes while students watch a YouTube video introducing and explaining the concept of taxes in the United States. The video is linked on the document and is focused on teaching young adults about taxes.
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6th - 11th
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Bill of Rights Decoding
The worksheet follows my Bill of Rights Vocabulary Activity. It is a scaffolded approach to having students read a primary source and decipher the meaning. After completing the vocabulary activity (not necessary if you have higher level students, however most of mine come in with little-to-know background knowledge of the verbiage), students will read through each amendment and determine what rights or freedoms are listed in each amendment. Following each amendment are numbered lines that match
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8th - 11th, Adult Education
Elections Guided Notes
Guided Notes on the Election process of the U.S Government. Teacher can lecture of the PPT slides Elections (posted in my store) and students will follow along by filling in the blank words on their classwork. To end the lecture, students will watch a video on Youtube called, "US Presidential Election explained" by the explainitychannel Channel. The questions go in order as the video plays.
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6th - 12th
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Washington's Presidency PowerPoint Notes
These notes go along with the Washington's Presidency PowerPoint.
The PowerPoint and notes are aligned with the Texas 8th grade Social Studies TEKS.
This file is a MS Word document which means that you are able to edit these notes if you would like.
Students complete the fill-in-the-blank notes while you go over the PowerPoint.
To help students, the yellow font on the slides indicates to students what to write down on their fill-in-the-blank notes.
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8th
Political Ideologies Guided Notes
Scaffolded Notes page on Political Ideologies. I usually lecture this topic during the Political Parties unit. It becomes a great graphic organizer for students to separate the ideologies that are the foundations for political parties. I also include a spectrum below so students can observe the progression from one ideology to the next. Use the PowerPoint that is posted in my store to go along with this page!
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8th - 12th
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