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- 10th
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Students take a section of the Growth In Democracy chapter of the text. They do research and development of a project. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students examine the goals of eradicating poverty, preventing conflict and promoting democracy -- outlined in Kofi Annan's 2001 Nobel Peace Prize lecture -- as they apply to today's news. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students describe an imaginary situation where a state of nature exists. They define republic, democracy, anarchy, autocracy, aristocracy, and plutocracy. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 6th
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Students examine the significance of rules in their own society. They list rules they have to follow at home, school, and the classroom, write about the reason for each rule, discuss a new playground rule, and find examples of democracy in the newspaper. Full Review »
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- 12th
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Students, in committee's, analyze the process of democracy by attempting to pass a Bill into law. Different roles are taken on by different group members. In addition, many students present their current event articles to their peers. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students simulate voting on Bills in committee. They discuss and vote on the Bills as they simulate debates. They form a caucus and use it to pass the Bills into law. They simulate how the Lobbyists inform them of where the money is going for their bills. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students complete a model Congress activity. They create a model Congress statistics chart to identify the Bills introduced, passed through Committee, rejected in Committee, passed on Floor Vote, passed through Committees of other house, passed on Floor Vote of other house, and signed into law by the President. Full Review »
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- 7th - 9th
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Students participate in a field trip to lobby government officials on specific issues related to their community. They review the Field Trip worksheet and question public officials on the process of government and democracy. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students are be able to analyze primary sources (photographs and speeches) and write a definition of American Democracy. They are shown a photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. by Ben Fernandez, students are asked what is happening in the photograph. Who is the center of attention? When was the photograph taken. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 5th
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Students participate in a variety of civics-related activities to engage in the process of democracy. They vote on issues relevant to the classroom, read and discuss newspaper articles, identify national, state, and local leaders, define key vocabulary terms related to civics. Full Review »
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