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- 4th
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Students stud Federalism and identify examples of abuse of power. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students discuss the Constitution of the United States and its amendments, then apply this discussion by creating a "Who should Decide What?" list, based upon their ideas about whether controversial issues such as abortion and medical marijuana should be Full Review »
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- 7th - 9th
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Students use an Act of Congress and a Supreme Court case to explore the checks and balances of the U.S. system of government. This excellent lesson uses a real-life case for students to explore how the government system works. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students identify the powers of national and state governments. They evaluate the balance of national versus state power. They utilize worksheets imbedded in this plan to gain a deeper perspective of how the government powers are separated. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students complete a diagram showing the relationship between the executive, legislative and judical brances of the government. They form sentences using the question words. They restate who and what questions as well. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students review the results of the November 2006 mid-term election. Using their text, they read the history of the balance of power and examine recent news articles. They present their findings to the class and may even hold a debate. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students review concepts shown to them in a telecast on the role of the judiciary in a system of separation of powers. After reading an article, they work together in groups to complete a chart on checks and balances. They also discuss Hamilton's belief that the judiciary would be most dangerous to individual freedoms. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students demonstrate the balance of power among the three branches of government through checks and balances. Each group will have to name two checks that they have on one of the other branches. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students conduct Internet research about the governmental balance of power. They create Kidspiration projects demonstrating the workings of the three branches of government. They compare U.S. democracy with other forms of government. Full Review »
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- 7th - 11th
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Students examine the separation of powers in local and federal government. Using case studies, they review several instances of separation of powers. After reading the case studies, they write a brief opinion essays supporting their opinion on the separation of powers. Full Review »
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