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- 9th - 12th
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Students research, through various resources, the issues surrounding the concept of a balanced federal budget. The research questions focus on how this issue, so popular in the times of Reagan, has continued through to the present. students debate the Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students develop an understanding of how federal revenues are gained by taxes. This foundation enable students to decipher changes in federal tax policy. Groups of students study different types of taxes and prepare presentations on each one. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students study federalism and Congress's power under the commerce clause. They examine the processes used by the Supreme Court and apply them to school safety issues. Full Review »
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- 11th
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Students, in groups, design a self-sufficient community. Groups present the communities they've designed. They compare and contrast the communities presented. They research online the theories of Johann Heinrich von Thunen. They re-evaluate their communities. Full Review »
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- 8th - 12th
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Students explore the levels of the judicial system and the differences between the federal and state systems. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students study recognized pieces of artwork and how they have been parodied. They choose a famous work of art, write a letter to obtain permission to use the work to parody, and then create a parody once permission is granted. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students define term federalism, identify the powers granted to state and national government, and identify powers shared by the state and national governments. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students are introduced to the concept of land grant colleges which allowed agriculture to be brought into education. As a class, they create a timeline and compare and contrast the land grant colleges of 1890 and 1892. They use maps and worksheets to discover and label the states with land grant colleges. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students investigate the concept of the Federal Legislative Process. This is done through the use of research on approved class websites. The lesson gives the option of developing other resources for students to use for the teacher to make or implement as needed. Full Review »
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- 11th - 12th
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Students list and analyze the clauses in the Constitution that define obligations of the state and national levels. They compare dual federalism and cooperative federalism as well as describe fiscal federalism and the role federal money plays in the mix of our government. Full Review »
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