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Common Core WHST.11-12.1b worksheets
Debates about Voting in the US: Turnout, Electoral College, Citizens United, etc
Is voting important? Does my vote count? Should we have the Electoral College? Should corporations be able to spend money on elections? Use these ready-to-go stations to have students analyze and build arguments about voting. ZIP FILE INCLUDES:6 stations with debates about voting/elections in the United States (2 pages for each argument) Student handout Culminating activity: Debate Opening Statement Writing Optional extension activity: Creative Visual PropagandaTeacher directions CHECK OUT THE P
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9th - 12th
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AP® US Government -- Unit 5 Bundle (Political Participation)
This comprehensive bundle contains the 13 printable worksheets that accompany the full AP® US Government Unit 5 curriculum. Your students will benefit from daily activities that include Short Answer, Fill-in-the-Blank, True/False "Match-'Ems" and more! The bundle also includes a free 40-question multiple choice test that covers the material from Unit 5.Our bundle is the perfect companion to help prepare for the AP® Exam. -- All worksheets contain annotated answer keys with full bibliographic i
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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AP® US Government - Comprehensive Full-Year Accompanying Curriculum
This comprehensive full-year curriculum bundle contains the 66 printable worksheets and daily activities that accompany the complete AP® US Government curriculum. Your students will benefit from daily activities that include Short Answer, Fill-in-the-Blank, True/False "Match-'Ems" and more! The bundle also includes a free multiple choice test to accompany each unit.Our bundle is the perfect companion to help prepare for the AP® Exam. -- All worksheets contain annotated answer keys with full bi
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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AP® US Govt Unit 4 Bundle -- (American Political Ideologies & Beliefs)
This comprehensive bundle contains the 11 printable worksheets that accompany the full AP® US Government Unit 4 curriculum. Your students will benefit from daily activities that include Short Answer, Fill-in-the-Blank, True/False "Match-'Ems" and more! The bundle also includes a free 30-question multiple choice test that covers the material from Unit 4.Our bundle is the perfect companion to help prepare for the AP® Exam. -- All worksheets contain annotated answer keys with full bibliographic inf
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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AP® US Government -- Unit 3 Bundle (Civil Liberties & Civil Rights)
This comprehensive bundle contains the 13 printable worksheets that accompany the full AP® US Government Unit 3 curriculum. Your students will benefit from daily activities that include Short Answer, Fill-in-the-Blank, True/False "Match-'Ems" and more! The bundle also includes a free 45-question multiple choice test that covers the material from Unit 3.Our bundle is the perfect companion to help prepare for the AP® Exam. -- All worksheets contain annotated answer keys with full bibliographic in
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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AP® US Government -- Unit 1 Bundle (Foundations of US Democracy)
This comprehensive bundle contains the 10 printable worksheets that accompany the full AP® US Government Unit 1 curriculum. Your students will benefit from daily activities that include Short Answer, Fill-in-the-Blank, True/False "Match-'Ems" and more! The bundle also includes a free 25-question multiple choice that covers the material from Unit 1.Our bundle is the perfect companion to help prepare for the AP® Exam. -- All worksheets contain annotated answer keys with full bibliographic informat
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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AP® US Government -- Unit 2 Bundle (Interactions Among the Branches)
This comprehensive bundle contains the 15 printable worksheets that accompany the full AP® US Government Unit 2 curriculum. Your students will benefit from daily activities that include Short Answer, Fill-in-the-Blank, True/False "Match-'Ems" and more! The bundle also includes a free 45-question multiple choice that covers the material from Unit 2.Our bundle is the perfect companion to help prepare for the AP® Exam. -- All worksheets contain annotated answer keys with full bibliographic informa
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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AP® US Government Unit 5.2 Voter Turnout (Graph Interpretation)
Unit 5.2 of the AP curriculum explores the way that state laws, demographic characteristics and structural barriers impact levels of voter participation in the US.The United States, with its unique history of expansion, opportunity, immigration, religious freedom & racism, contains one of the most demographically complex populations on Earth. And nowhere is this diversity more clear than in the nation's varying rates of political participation.This self-contained learning packet presents st
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: AP® US Government -- Unit 5 Bundle (Political Participation)
AP® US Government Unit 4.6 - Evaluating Public Opinion Data
Unit 4.6 of the AP® curriculum focuses on opinion polls, and how pollsters' various methods impact the credibility, reliability and accuracy of their work.This eight-question short answer worksheet is designed to help students better understand the unique place that public opinion polls hold in US politics. Working with a suggested reading from the Brookings Institution* the exercise challenges students to understand why most Americans distrust polls yet still consider them important. What funct
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: AP® US Government - Comprehensive Full-Year Accompanying Curriculum
AP® US Government Unit 4.3 - Changes in Ideology
Unit 4.3 of the AP® curriculum assesses the process by with political ideologies are shaped by social factors, such as age, race, nationality and socioeconomic status.This two-part worksheet is designed to help students better understand the broad range of viewpoints that exist in American politics. Part I is a seven-question political spectrum exercise that tasks them with ranking familiar political mottos on a liberal to conservative scale of 1 - 10, and then asks them to explain their answer
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: AP® US Government - Comprehensive Full-Year Accompanying Curriculum
AP African American Studies Unit 1 Terms and Assessment
This download includes a worksheet consisting of 51 terms for students to look up. The sheet requires students to define each term, as well as identify the significance of each term. Terms include but are not limited to:Unit 1.3 10. Empire Status 11. Agriculture 12. CE, BCE 13. Bantu People 14. Linguistics 15. Ethnic Groups 16. Race as ConceptIncluded: Student blank sheet, answer key, PDF files, basic terms test in Word for assessment, and, Assessment in Word, and all suggested sources from AP F
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11th - 12th
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Also included in: AP African American Studies Unit 1 Terms Bundle
AP® US Government Unit 3.8 - Due Process & the Rights of the Accused
Unit 3.8 or the AP® curriculum focuses on how the US Supreme Court interprets and applies the 4th, 5th & 6th Amendments to protect the rights of the criminally accused.This two-part worksheet examines how pretrial protections for defendants act to balance society's need for law and order with individual liberties. Part I is a twelve-question matching exercise that seeks to broaden students' understanding of the 5th & 6th Amendments. Terms such as "Double Jeopardy," "Public Safety Except
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: AP® US Government - Comprehensive Full-Year Accompanying Curriculum
Forensic Science True Crime Case: Teacher Slideshow & Guided Student Task BUNDLE
This Forensic Science true crime case study involves the shocking murder of a mother in small town western Massachusetts. I teach this case during my unit on Death Investigations and Forensic Pathology. This case marked the first time in state history that a woman had been on trial for killing her lawfully wedded wife. But did she do it?This case study includes a teacher slideshow presentation and accompanying guided student worksheet, which introduces this engaging case study on a mysterious mu
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9th - 12th
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DEFCON Activity & Worksheet (With American History Examples)
This activity and worksheet for DEFCON is a great way for you to teach DEFCON along with some US history! This activity and worksheet enables you to check for student understanding at multiple points throughout the learning process. Students will not only be assessed on their knowledge DEFCON, but they will also be challenged by applying that knowledge in an activity and worksheetWhat you will SPECIFICALLY find:DEFCON PowerPoint Informational Slide about DEFCONActivity slides asking about Cold W
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9th - 12th
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AP® US Government Unit 2.11 - Checks on the Judicial Branch-Restraint & Activism
Unit 2.11 of the AP® curriculum explores the debate over Judicial Activism in the federal government, and the impact that controversial rulings can have on the court's legitimacy.This eight-question short answer worksheet begins by having students define judicial activism and judicial restraint, and then explores the issue by delving into Supreme Court decisions that exemplify each approach. The later questions then focus on specific ways that Congress and the President can check the power of th
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: AP® US Government - Comprehensive Full-Year Accompanying Curriculum
AP® US Government Unit 5.4 - How And Why Political Parties Change & Adapt
Unit 5.4 of the AP® curriculum examines the various factors that impact the power and influence of political parties -- and how the parties themselves are compelled to change.Using a suggested reading from the right-leaning website Heritage.org*, this eight-question short answer worksheet tasks students with understanding how historic changes in campaign finance rules and technology, along with the rise of candidate-centered campaigns, have changed politics the US. How do political parties act a
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: AP® US Government -- Unit 5 Bundle (Political Participation)
AP® US Government Unit 5.10 - Modern Campaigns
Unit 5.10 of the AP® curriculum examines how changing technology and campaign finance laws have altered the length, cost and strategies of electoral campaigns.Using a suggested essay from the non-partisan Brookings Institution*, this seven-question short answer worksheet focuses on the rise of professional political consultants, and the impact they have had on modern elections: which factors contributed to the growth of the political consulting industry? Why has the impact of political consult
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: AP® US Government -- Unit 5 Bundle (Political Participation)
AP® US Government Unit 3.9 - Due Process & the Right to Privacy
Unit 3.9 of the AP® curriculum explains how Americans' Right to Privacy evolved from the Penumbra of other protections in the Bill of Rights, despite not being mentioned anywhere in the Constitution itself.This two-part worksheet studies the origins and evolution of the notion that citizens have the "Right to be Left Alone" by their governments. Part I is a seven-question matching exercise that tasks students with pairing important Supreme Court rulings with the impact that they had on America
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: AP® US Government - Comprehensive Full-Year Accompanying Curriculum
AP® US Government Unit 5.12 - The Media
Unit 5.12 of the AP® curriculum explores the media's role as a linkage institution, and how media practices can impact the electoral process.Using research conducted by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center as its companion* this eight-question short answer worksheet explores the relationship between party affiliation and levels of media distrust among US voters: what differences exist between how Republicans and Democrats view the news media? Which source does each side trust the most and least
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: AP® US Government -- Unit 5 Bundle (Political Participation)
History Writing Yearly Program with Writing Tests for Rubric Callibration
This file includes a yearly writing program that can be used or modified for a US II course. The file includes a video explanation, rubric, writing template, Google forms, and thesis preparation worksheets. All files are in Word and PDF for editing and revision to address your individual needs.Topics covered: This is a yearly writing program. Students select a topic and stay with the topic for each new essay (1 per marking period). By the final essay, students will have a deeper understanding of
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9th - 12th
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AP® US Government Unit 5.5 - Third Party Politics
Unit 5.5 of the AP curriculum studies how structural barriers within the American political system impact the ability of third party candidates to win elections. This nine-question short answer sheet traces the evolution and historical roles played by third parties in US politics. Using a suggested reading from PBS.org*, the activity challenges students to understand which factors limit the ability of third parties to break into the political mainstream. What functions do third parties serve ev
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: AP® US Government -- Unit 5 Bundle (Political Participation)
AP® US Government Unit 2.5 - Checks on the Presidency
Unit 2.5 of the AP® curriculum examines the methods that Congress can use to check a President's power under the American system of government, and the inevitable friction between branches that results when these methods are employed.This eight-question short answer worksheet tasks students with analyzing the factors that impact relations between the Legislative and Executive branches. Tracing the history and evolution of the confirmation process, it delves into the potential impact of lifetim
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: AP® US Government - Comprehensive Full-Year Accompanying Curriculum
AP® US Government Unit 5.6 - Interest Groups Influencing Policymaking
Unit 5.6 of the AP® curriculum examines the roles - both positive and negative - that special interest groups play in the policymaking process.Using a suggested reading from the University of Minnesota's Department of American Government & Politics* as its guide, this eight-question short answer worksheet provides an overview of how special interest groups operate within the US political system: what are the five main types of interest group in the US? How do interest groups differ from poli
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: AP® US Government -- Unit 5 Bundle (Political Participation)
AP® US Government Unit 5.11 - Campaign Finance
Unit 5.11 of the AP® curriculum explores how fundraising and advertising practices of national political campaigns and their allies impact the election process.This two-part worksheet provides an overview to the various issues related to campaign finance regulation in the US, including political spending by labor unions, questions about free speech, fairness and money in politics, as well as the role of "Dark Money," and so-called "Super Pacs." Part I contains a seven-term matching exercise th
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: AP® US Government -- Unit 5 Bundle (Political Participation)
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