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- 9th - 12th
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Students research branches and agencies of state government to further explain how legislation and initiatives impact Deaf community. They conduct email interviews with Deaf government leaders, and create electronic portfolios. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine why society needs a government to exist. They explore the foundations of American democracy and government: The Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, Constitution, and Bill of Rights. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students participate in a Socratic seminar to discuss and defend the importance of participating in representative government. They take a position on the importance of participating in government, and articulate views on participating in government. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students write a letter to King George III from the point of view of Thomas Jefferson. They defend constitutional democracy and explain the differences between limited and unlimited government. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine challenges to the authority of the federal government while it was first being formed. They read handouts, evaluate the effect of the challenges, and write a summary of the relationship between state and federal power. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine their own representatives at various levels of the government. They create an illustration of those who represent students in the government, and take a survey with their parents about the level of trust they place in government. Full Review »
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- 11th - 12th
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Students discover how Aboriginal forms of Government can be adapted and how the Navajo's have utilized government. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the differences and similarities between state, county and municipal governments. They E-mail a state senator or representative to present their view on a current topic. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students, in groups, design a government. They create a web page that describes the group's fictitious nation, details the citizen's culture, identifies the type of government and explores how the chosen government would respond to challenges. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students discuss the way Hurons and Iroquois Indian tribes governed. They, in groups, represent either a participatory or representative democracy. Full Review »

