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Curated OER

Antitrust Policy & Regulation: CH 32

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Pime your economics class with this presentaion on Antitrust policy and law. They review the antitrust laws and discuss how those laws impacted Industrial and Social Regualations. To be used along side McGraw-Hill/Irwin economics text...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Whose money is it?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students perform research on the Web, in books and by contacting lawyers to find out what steps the court goes through to decide who gets the money. They create a chart to illustrate what laws or policies the court follows.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Telemarketers Rights and Yours

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students research the controversy of whether or not the National Do Not Call Registry is constitutional, and then hold a class debate. Students research the National Do Not Call Registry, the FTC, the FCC, and the most current status of...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The CPI and You

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students examine the consumer price index (CPI). In this economics lesson, students explore how the cost of living and inflation indicate the CPI. Students complete activity worksheets in this lesson.
Primary
Other

St. Olaf College: The Clayton Antitrust Act (1914)

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the text of the Clayton Act, one of the progressive laws supported by President Woodrow Wilson.
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Other

Ibew: Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a brief description of the Clayton Antitrust Act, which Samuel Gompers considered the Magna Carta of labor legislation.
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Other

Emazine: The "Gilded Age" in the United States

For Students 9th - 10th
This article from a wider history of the world focuses on presidential administrations from Benjamin Harrison in 1890 through the Wilson administration. Read about the domestic policies and foreign affairs from 1890-1920.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Woodrow Wilson's New Freedom

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about the domestic legislation of Woodrow Wilson, a progressive president who won the election of 1912. See how the policies he proposed won him the support of those who believed in the platform of the Bull Moose Party.
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Federal Efforts to Control Monopoly

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview of government efforts to break up large corporations and monopolies.
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University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Benjamin Harrison: Domestic Affairs

For Students 9th - 10th
President Benjamin Harrison did not put forth a strong domestic agenda of his own, but find out what legislation he supported that was offered by various congressmen.
Interactive
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Classroom: Commerce Clause

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out this interactive timeline on commerce clause in the United States.