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Civics Common Core WHST.11-12.1b resources
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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Amending the US Constitution - Civics End of Year Project PBL Research Essay
Culminate your American Government & Civics course with this highly scaffolded capstone end-of-course research paper that lets you or your students choose a hotly debated Constitutional issue! Or conduct one as you study each of the three branches for a fantastic way to deeply develop and track growth in essential social studies skills!Everything is included, from background knowledge to final editing, for your students to research and argue whether or not to:Grant Washington DC statehood (
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9th - 12th
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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MODERN AMERICA| BUNDLE | Print & Digital |JFK-Trump| Grades 8-12
This product includes everything you need to teach an entire unit on Contemporary American Society for your secondary U.S. History or American History class. Both Print and Digital (Google Docs) versions are included! Great for Distance Learning.Buyer Feedback:"Love this great resource!!" ElizabethPurchase in BUNDLE, and you will automatically save 20% off of each product! A pacing guide and detailed lesson plans included! “Work smarter not harder!”This purchase includes the following products:
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9th - 12th
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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
Amending the Constitution Civics Legislative Branch Project - DC Statehood
Should the US amend the Constitution to grant Washington DC statehood status or should it remain a federal district? Have your students take on the role of Presidential advisors and research this legislative branch constitutional issue in this highly-scaffolded research essay PBL.This is the perfect addition to your Civics and Government class to culminate your Three Branches or Legislative Branch units or use as a course capstone project.Research and writing skills can be the hardest to teach w
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9th - 12th
Also included in: Legislative Branch Unit with Activities, PPTs, Card Sorts, & Games
Electoral College - Amending the Constitution Executive Branch Project Civics
Should the US abolish or keep the Electoral College? Have your students take on the role of Presidential advisors and research this constitutional issue in this highly-scaffolded research essay PBL.This is the perfect addition to your Civics and Government class to culminate your Voting & Election or Executive Branch units or use as a course capstone project.Research and writing skills can be the hardest to teach well, which you'll be able to do with so many embedded supports like:Audio reco
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9th - 12th
Also included in: Executive Branch Unit with Activities, PPTs, & Simulations
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
Supreme Court Term Limits - Amending the Constitution Civics Judicial Project
Should the US impose term limits or mandatory retirement ages for federal judges, including the Supreme Court? Have your students take on the role of Presidential advisors and research this constitutional issue in this highly-scaffolded research essay PBL.This is the perfect addition to your Civics and Government class to culminate your Three Branches or Judicial Branch units or use as a course capstone project.Research and writing skills can be the hardest to teach well, which you'll be able to
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9th - 12th
Also included in: Civics and Government Inquiry Full Course Curriculum for High School
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
AP® US Government Unit 1 Test (Multiple Choice Answers Only)
This resource is a 25-question multiple choice test on Unit 1 of the AP® United States Government curriculum. The exam is weighted 75% multiple choice and 25% (one) short answer question.**This resource may be used as a standalone, or to accompany the AP® Unit 1 Bundle from MashAvz Common Core Materials.**Please note that two essay questions are included as part of the test, however the answer key is for the multiple choice questions ONLY. No essay grading rubric is included.AP® is a trademark o
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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 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)
Government Summative Project: Governments Around the World
Recent research is emerging as to the ignorance of the American populous regarding basic fundamentals of government's purpose and structure. With this summative project, students are able to bust this myth and show society that our young people can become active and engaged citizens!This summative is meant to be used in conjunction with the following assignments (also available as a bundle):Purpose of Government: HereStructure of Government: HereLimitations of Government: Here**This lesson is a
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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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)
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)
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