Handout
Federal Trade Commission

On Guard Online: Protect Kids Online

For Students 9th - 10th
Become cyber smart! Learn some practical tips that will help guard you against Internet fraud and protect your personal information. Topics include kids' privacy laws, computer security, informational videos, and internet quizzes.
Activity
US Department of Justice

Us Department of Justice: Antitrust Enforcement and the Consumer [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This article outlines how the Antitrust Division of the Department Of Justice works for and protects the typical American consumer.
Website
Other

A Consumer Guide to Credit Protection Laws

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes the laws that protect consumers when dealing with credit.
Article
Other

Consumer Reports: What Congress' Section 230 Debate Means for the Future of Online Speech

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains how this provision of the Communications Decency Act protects online speech and why it's become so controversial.
Lesson Plan
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Exploring the Minimum Wage

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students conduct research on a U.S. Department of Labor webpage to learn about the minimum wage and some laws affecting workers.
Website
Other

Child Labor Coalition

For Students 9th - 10th
The Child Labor Coalition (CLC) exists to serve as a national network for the exchange of information about child labor, protect working minors, end child labor exploitation, and develop public education to combat child labor abuses.
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.
Website
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Cfpb): Private Mortgage Insurance (Pmi)

For Students 9th - 10th
Understand the legalities of private mortgage insurance (PMI) and the law protecting homeowners from paying unnessary fees. Links to understanding the basics of PMI, PMI requirements, the Homeowner's Protection Act (PMI), how to cancel...
eBook
OpenStax

Open Stax: Contesting Futures: America in 1960s: Lyndon Johnson and Great Society

For Students 11th - 12th
Read about the reforms and legislation undertaken through Lyndon B. Johnson's concept of the Great Society. These included economic and educational reforms, consumer protection, changes to immigration laws, and the Voting Rights Act of...
Lesson Plan
iCivics

I Civics: Government & the Economy

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners learn how government and the economy are related and the difference between market, command, and mixed economies.
Handout
US Food and Drug Administration

Food and Drug Administration: Fair Packaging and Labeling Act

For Students 9th - 10th
Visit this resource to read the full text of the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act passed under the Johnson administration.
Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Pure Food and Drug Act

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the history and significance of the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906, and how it led to the later creation of the Food and Drug Administration.
Handout
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Ap Us History: 1890 1945: The Age of Empire: The Progressive Era

For Students 9th - 10th
The Progressive Era from the 1890s to the 1920s evolved as a response to the negative effects of industrialization. Reforms that emerged provided protections for workers and consumers and gave women voting rights. Backlash against the...
Primary
Other

Nhtsa: Highway Safety Act of 1966

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the act that was legislated to improve highway safety.
Article
Other

Truth in Lending Act Regulation Z

For Students 9th - 10th
Site explains Regulation Z , "Truth in Lending" which is the "law requiring disclosure of terms" on a loan given to a business or consumer. Provides specific format of loan information to be disclosed.