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President Calvin Coolidge

For Students 5th - 8th
In this President Calvin Coolidge learning exercise, students read a 4 page description of the life and presidency of President Calvin Coolidge. This reading discusses his upbringing, career, family and death. Students then answer 8...
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Zimbabwe

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the hardships being faced by the people in Zimbabwe.  For this World History lesson, students research the challenges of Zimbabwe, such as hunger, poverty, low life expectancy and political controversy.  Upon...
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Doing the Honours

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students investigate the actions of British political parties. In this current events lesson, students research the listed Web sites that include information about political party fundraising and peerage. Students also report on honors...
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Budget Debate: How Would You Balance the Federal Budget?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine how to balance the federal budget. In this American economics activity, students read the provided article "Congress Debates Cutting the Budget." Students then collaborate in small groups to determine how to balance the...
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MLA Formatting Information

For Students 5th - 11th
In this MLA formatting worksheet, students read information on proper formatting according to MLA style guidelines. Pages have no associated activities and are informational only.
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Supplementary Angles

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students develop an understanding of the journalistic concept of the "news angle," by examining the newspaper coverage of an airplane disaster.
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Social Studies: Campaign Finance Reform

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Students develop arguments for and against campaign finance reform, examine federal and state laws that attempt to limit contributions to political candidates, evaluate various plans for campaign finance reform and formulate their own...
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Church and State Separation: The Challenge and the Debate

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Students describe the basic elements of the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment as it relates to the separation of church and state and freedom of religion.
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Delegating Authorities

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners compare and contrast democracies around the world after reading a New York Times article. They create posters and participate in a "democracy roundtable" in which they discuss two democracies.
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Our Constitutional Connection Lesson 3: To Vote Or Not To Vote? That is the Question!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students design colorful posters to "get out and vote" after studying the three amendments to the US Constitution that extend voting rights. They analyze the importance of voting to a healthy democracy.
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Journalism in War Time: What Does the Public Need to Know?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students view the film "War Feels Like War" about journalist's experiences in the Iraqi War and discuss the role of journalism in war. They evaluate different media sources for war reporting and determine the questions they want to see...
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Allow Me to Demonstrate…

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the causes, actions and results of different demonstrations from around the world in modern history.
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Justices for All

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine role of Supreme Court justices in the American political process, research the qualities of the current Supreme Court justices, and write opinion papers evaluating the current justices and recommending future nominations.
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It's an Ad Eats Ad World

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the power and influence of television advertisements in presidential campaigns. They choose issues in the 2004 campaign and create promotional materials addressing these issues from varying points of view.
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Hollywood Candidate

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students consider how a political candidate creates a campaign image. They, in groups, create short biographical films promoting various candidates currently running for office in the United States.
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Democracy in Action

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students consider words that reflect their knowledge and opinions about democracy. They work in groups to research countries that have recently transitioned to democratic forms of government.

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