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Free 8th grade elections - voting microsofts
EDITABLE kids election ballot
This simple editable kids election ballot makes election night dinner fun for kids. Kids choose each part of dinner. Fully editable to customize your menu.
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K - 8th
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Presidential Elections and the Electoral College Worksheet
This two page worksheet was designed to go along with my PowerPoint on the electoral college, also available on TpT. This worksheet includes 12 response questions which feature charts, complete the sentences, and open response questions.
The download also includes an answer sheet which references the slide number the corresponding information can be found on.
Accompanying PowerPoint is available for $2.50 on TpT
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5th - 12th
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DBQ: Gerrymandering and Apportionment
Document based questions geared toward an American government and civics coursed. May also be used in a U.S. History course to illustrate the historical development of gerrymandering and constitutional principles outlined for apportionment in the U.S.
A series of 6 documents including charts, graphs, and primary sources, A great resource to utilize for collaborative learning.
Keywords: gerrymandering, apportionment,Constitution, DBQ, apportion, reapportion, apportionment acts
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8th - 12th
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Democrats and Republicans: An overview WORKSHEET
This is a free download to accompany the PPT titled, "Democrats and Republicans: An overview".
The PowerPoint is highly visual and allows students to investigate the differences in the two major political parties in our country. follow along with the slides as they complete this worksheet. Can be easily modified for various grade levels.
On the PPT, there is information and graphics to discuss:
1) platforms of both democrats and republicans,
2) a left-to-right historical political spectrum (
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2nd - 12th
I Do Solemnly Swear...(Statistics Project)
This is a statistics project that can be modified to fit grades 6 to 12. This can also be done by hand or in excel. It would be a great assignment to use as a unit project or as a group presentation. It is a cross curriculum activity that will combine history and math together to give the kids a great way to explore box and whisker plots, bar graphs, pie charts, and more. Because this is statistics, you can change the way the graphs are created to fit the need of the course you are teaching!
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6th - 12th
Voter Turnout Data Analysis Activity - DIGITAL - pre election 2020
This activity is perfect for students to explore voter turnout data in the U.S. This no-prep digital worksheet includes 6 "stations" with links to data from various credible research sites- supplemented with charts and visuals - that describe voter turnout in the U.S across a variety of demographics (race/ethnicity, age, gender, education, etc). Additionally, each data/graph is supplemented with 3 questions that ask students to analyze the data and think beyond the statistics.Available for Googl
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6th - 12th
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FREE 2024 Electoral College Lesson for Middle School
FREE PPT presentation to use with 2024 Electoral College Simulation in my store. Can be used as a shorter stand-alone lesson if you skip the end of the presentation. Lesson explains political parties, methods of electing government officials, the electoral college, and the 'winner take all' system.
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6th - 8th
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Electoral College Map
Electoral College Map. Students will label the number of electoral votes per state, answer questions, and an optional activity of coloring the 2016 election results. Answer key included.You may also like:Constitution JeopardySupreme Court & SchoolsThree Branches of Government BundleColonial Conference & How to BookNational Treasure Movie GuideColonial BiographiesCivil War and Reconstruction JeopardyU.S. Citizenship Test
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5th - 9th
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Constitution Unit Vocabulary Note Work-Packet
Editable US Constitution vocabulary note/work-packet for students to complete during a US Constitution unit. This also makes a great study guide to help students prepare for an end-of-unit test.
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8th - 12th
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Also included in:Â US Constitution Bundle
Customizable Voter Registration Cards and Ballots
Customizable Voter Registration Cards
-You can type in or write in your local supervisor of elections
-Add a precinct number (I used my room number)
-Add school address for the precinct address/location
-Students write in their name on the line provided.
Custom Ballots
-Nominations, students will write in their nominations for class president
-Type in the top two students from the nominations to run for class president in the General Election
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K - 12th
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Federalists v. Democratic-Republicans T-Chart
The first two political parties of the United States with their leaders, basic principles, and supporters.
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5th - 12th
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Political Parties Research Project / Presentation
Who really knows the political parties in the United States? Not me! After realizing I needed to make sure I was on top of things for the next election season, and students sharing they wanted to know more about this almost taboo subject, we added POLITICS to our list of 'hot topics' we would research this quarter. PLEASE NOTE: I am NOT a social studies / history / government teacher but rather a World Language Teacher who also has a Global/Cultural Studies class, I created the following lesson
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8th - 11th
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Election polls: are they helpful?
Over the next year, many countries will hold elections to decide who their new leaders will be. In the run-up to these elections, polls will share information about the popularity of candidates and make predictions about who might win.Use this one-hour Headline resource to help your students:Understand why elections and polls are often in the newsDebate whether polls are useful during electionsDiscuss what could make polls more reliable
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5th - 12th
Current Events: News Reporter
Add Current Events into your daily routine. Set up a class calendar and assign a daily news reporter. Students use the planner and write or record a news video for the class. There is also a student self-evaluation rubric for grading. My class looks forward to the daily reports. We do ours right after the morning announcements. Takes 4-7 minutes to share and discuss. Activity can be adapted to suit any grade.
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2nd - 8th
TYPES OF GOVERNMENT Georgia Social Studies
Different types of government systems is one of the most abstract concepts- and students NEED a hard concrete anchor to learn these important ideas. THIS IS IT!
A Concrete Teaching Model for the Abstract Government Power Standards
Using Simple Picture Drawing
Specializing in Upper Elementary and Middle Grades Government Concepts
UNITARY, CONFEDERATION, FEDERAL
AUTOCRATIC, OLIGARCHIC, DEMOCRATIC
PARLIAMENTARY and PRESIDENTIAL SYSTEMS
+Easy Step-by-Step Instructions
+Visual Displays for Teac
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4th - 10th
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Being an American Citizen= CH 4- Making changes with a petition
This animated story tells a story of how Harold uses the qualities of good citizenship to make a change in his local government. Harold rights a wrong by creating a petition with other students to make a change. They take their petition to the local city council. The city council members vote to approve the petition. Harold and his fellow students take responsibility and use many qualities of good citizenship, such as persistence, responsibility and problem solving to make a change in their
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K - 12th, Adult Education
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Women Want the Vote! - Woman's Suffrage Worksheets II
September 5, 2015
Dear Teachers:
My name is Emily, and I am a Junior Girl Scout in the Texas Oklahoma Plains Council. I am completing these worksheets as part of my Girl Scout Bronze Award Project.
I became interested in woman's suffrage when my mother was teaching a unit on the history of woman's suffrage to her gifted and talented students at school. I asked my fifth grade teacher why we couldn't study woman's suffrage in social studies. She told me that there wasn't enough time to study
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3rd - 10th
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Political Party Poster
Create your own party! You are going to create a brochure or poster for a political party of your choice. You are going to make up a political party of your choice. Determine which part of the political spectrum you wish to occupy. Remember: you can sway left or right on each issue, but no dramatic shifts.
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6th - 11th
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Constitution Primary Source Document Analysis
Students analyze Article 2, section 1 of the constitution. They are asked to look for specific content, and then are asked to make inferences about the document. A timely and easy lesson for students to understand our political system.
This could also be a nice intro to a discussion about the Electoral College, and its merits.
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5th - 10th
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Election Ballot Box Index Card File
This activity consists of a pattern to create a 2 dimensional "ballot box" pocket folder that will be used to store index cards, as well as a set of questions/labels for the index cards. Students will answer questions about the election process, the presidency, or other questions that the teacher chooses (question labels are reprogrammable) on the index cards. The cards can be used as the basis for a written report or as the report itself. They can also be used as a study guide or as an asses
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2nd - 8th
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For Which We Stand: Voting in the United States
For Which We Stand: Voting in the United States is the seventh part of a bundle for the book, For Which We Stand. Activities can be used alone or as part of an interactive notebook! For Which We Stand: Voting in the United States activities focus on the the history of voter suppression, gerrymandering, and voting rights in the United States. This bundle includes two reading passages, interactive journal insert, quizzes, discussion activity and short answer prompts.This is a great activity as a s
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
Gerrymandering Powerpoint
This powerpoint takes you through the history and uses of gerrymandering over the years and includes a great and simple youtube explanation by CGP Grey. This powerpoint in meant to be used in conjunction with my gerrymandering puzzles. By the end of class your students will be better informed about this questionable side of politics and will hopefully lead to debates about gerrymandering's value or moral standing. Have fun!
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8th - 12th
Political Cartoon Project
Students will learn about the different components of a political cartoon and create their own. Can be used in any secondary class (high school or middle school) and easily adapted to any topic.
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5th - 12th
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4th Amendment Supreme Court Case Analysis
This is a GREAT activity while studying the 4th Amendment and students' 4th Amendment rights at school.
This class activity incorporates the Supreme Court Case of New Jersey v. T.L.O. and its effect on students' 4th Amendment rights while at school.
This handout is two pages long.
The first page gives a brief description of the New Jersey v. T.L.O. court case and encourages students to do further research before answering the guided research questions which follow.
The second page instructs
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7th - 12th
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