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Government Common Core WHST.11-12.1a resources
FEDERALISTS v ANTIFEDERALISTS | Group Project | Review Game | Assessment
Your students will be challenged with this fun and creative group project. Students will work with groups to create a large position-paper poster project about the Federalists or Anti-Federalists to be able to understand the ideologies related to the ratification of the Constitution. Both printable and digital versions are included."One of my ss favorite projects of the semester!" KasiAfter groups create their projects students will participate in a gallery walk of the projects while completin
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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
Founding Documents Introductory Unit Bundle for US History (Distance Learning!)
The Articles of Confederation, the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Bill of Rights- so important for students to learn, yet it can be shall we say dry material to teach. It can be difficult to get students to buy in, take ownership of their learning, and understand the connections between these founding documents. This unit bundle is designed to flip the switch from lecturing or talking about the documents, to students fully engaging with the documents to understand their relev
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10th - 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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Roosevelt, Wilson and Taft- 3 Presidents 3 Foreign Policies Stations Activity
Stations Project: Three Presidents, Three Policies Activity & AssessmentInquiry Question: What foreign policies influenced American imperialism?By going to war with Spain and acquiring overseas possessions, President McKinley had set the stage for a more aggressive foreign policy. Foreign policy is a government's strategy in dealing with other nations. The next three presidents—Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson—pursued their own policies. But all three gave the United States an even greater role i
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8th - 11th
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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
US History Colonial to Reconstruction
This bundle includes 6 US History lessons that ask students to analyze primary source legislation from the perspective of individuals at the time as well as modern day thinkers. The lessons are intended to encourage students to carry forward historical topics into modern day and explain how this history still impacts their lives today.Topics Include the following ErasColonial: MercantilismRevolutionary: The Stamp ActNew Republic: Washington's Farewell AddressNew Democracy: Andrew Jackson's Elect
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8th - 12th
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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
US Government Case Study Project
This inquiry based project encompasses all you need from assignment details, to templates, to rubrics. The project asks students to identify one issue that can be addressed by the government and then tasks students with researching and developing a course of action for each level (federal, state, and local) as well as each branch (legislative, executive and judicial) of the US government. This portfolio assignment prompts students to think about and develop a course of action that they can tak
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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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
Executive Branch Thematic Unit Bundle (Distance Learning!)
Every year I find that my US History students do not have a complete understanding of the President's role. They usually think the President is some all mighty being with little limit to their power. It leads to issues with their understanding of American History for the not only the rest of the year, but with comprehending current events as well. That's why I integrated an entire unit on the Executive Branch in my thematically-oriented 11th grade US History class this year. And I've seen amazin
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10th - 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
Local Government Current Events
As your students learn about the 4 main purposes of local government, provide public safety, public education, manage land use and infrastructure and recreational activities, your students will find a current event about your city's local government fulfilling each one of those purposes. After researching a current event, your students will write a proposal for a project within one of these purposes of local government that they think would benefit your community.This Google document is complete
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8th - 12th
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Argumentative Writing -- Practicing Claims
These slide worksheets will help your students organize a well written claim, while providing solid evidence and reasoning. First they will drag and drop the correct claim with the corresponding evidence and reasoning, responding to the prompt that dogs are better than cats. Next they will practice writing a claim with correct evidence and reasoning for a silly topic they have a stance on such as Coke is better than Pepsi etc. After that they will drag and drop the correct claims, evidence and r
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9th - 12th
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