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When Court Cases Get Appealed
High schoolers read and analyze two functional documents. They predict outcomes using prior knowledge and documents. Students draw conclusions about how court cases are appealed. They list the parts of a court case.
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The Alien and Sedition Acts: Defining American Freedom
Eleventh graders explore the purpose of the Alien and Sedition Acts. In this US History lesson, 11th graders analyze primary source documents. Students write an essay using writing prompts.
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Roaring Twenties: The Impact of High School on its Students Over Time
Eleventh graders compare the American high school experience of the 1920's to today. In this historical perspectives lesson, 11th graders examine surveys from 1924 high school students and then create their own surveys for today's high...
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Constitution Questions
For this U. S. government practice worksheet, students respond to 6 short answer questions regarding details of the U. S. Constitution.
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The Four Freedoms
Students discuss the four freedoms. In this freedom lesson, students discuss freedom of speech, freedom to worship any God, freedom from want, and freedom from fear. They create a picture to match each freedom and make a book shaped like...
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Teaching With Documents Lesson Plan: Photographs of Lewis Hine: Documentation of Child Labor
Learners interpret historical evidence presented in primary and secondary resources. In this child labor lesson, students examine photograhs by Lewis Hines and discuss the implications of child labor in America.
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We Accuse Colored Peoples of California V. State of California
Students participate in a WebQuest to investigate discrimination of African Americans, Chinese and Californio/Latino during the Gold Rush era. They act as law clerks to write a letter to their clients about a potential trial.
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The Real Work is Done in Committee: A Simulation
Students research the Canadian federal legislative process, and identify the main features of local, provincial, and federal governments in Canada. They simulate the process of a bill going through the legislative process.
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Songs of Unrest - Lesson 4
Students identify popular songs from 1968 and make connections with the year's current events. They pretend that they are producing a new CD. The CD includes four songs that comment on today's social issues. They write the liner notes.
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Evaluating and Developing Websites at Key Stage 3
Students develop an awarness of material on the web, critiqueing and creating rather than simply surfing. They create produce their own websites.
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Human Rights : Historical Process towards Individual Application
Students compare governments as they relate to human rights of its citizens.
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LAND-GRANT COLLEGES
Students will explore the Morrill Acts and how the agricultural system is involved in education through the land-grant colleges.1. Have groups find the addresses of the land-grant universities in their assigned states and
write a letter...
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Business Texts: Business Minutes
In this vocational worksheet, students write short answers to fifteen questions about meetings and minutes terms. They also rearrange eight meeting steps and describe them in their own words.
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Civil Rights Movement in America
Eleventh graders explore the Civil Rights movement as a culmination of history and cultural perspectives developed from the Slave Trade and Reconstruction. They identify leading persons and organizations and their personal philosophy to...
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Court Documents Related to Martin Luther King, Jr., and Memphis Sanitation Workers
Students read about the civil rights movement in their textbooks. They engage in a whole-class discussion of how nonviolent direct action can be a powerful tool for bringing about social, economic, or political change.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Classroom: Our Constitution: Second Amendment (1791)
Text and summary of the 2nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Site includes a timeline as well as a link to a second timeline that has hyperlinks to additional information.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Classroom: Twenty Second Amendment
Text and brief paraphrased meaning of the Twenty-Second Amendment, provides students with an overview of the amendment which specifies presidential term limits. Links to related resources.
Thomson Reuters
Find Law: u.s. Constitution: Twenty Second Amendment
Read the text of the Twenty-second Amendment and explanatory annotations.
Thomson Reuters
Find Law: u.s. Constitution: Twenty Second Amendment
Complete text, as it is worded in the U.S. Constitution, of the Twenty-Second Amendment. Also provided are annotations of the amendment and a footnote at the bottom of the page.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Classroom: Second Amendment
Check out this interactive timeline on the history of the second amendment.
Other
Tench Coxe and the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, 1787 1823
A scholarly article about Tench Coxe, his support for ratifying the Constitution, the roles he played in the Washington, Adams, Jefferson, and Madison administrations, and especially his analysis and defense of the Second Amendment.
PBS
Pbs Newshour: Supreme Court Rules Against Gun Ban
The Second Amendment and the right for United States citizens to bear arms is an issue often contested throughout the United States today. A recent ruling by the US Supreme Court is another example of such issues. June 30, 2010
Scholastic
Scholastic: New York Times Upfront: Warning Shots
Article examines the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and the reignited debate over gun control. This article describes the Second Amendment and various rulings regarding gun control issues. February, 2011
The Dirksen Congressional Center
Congress for Kids: Amendments
Read a brief synopsis of the Amendments to the Constitution and then complete the matching activity by clicking on the link at the bottom. Includes other links in the section titled "play more" at the bottom of the second page.