Students make a chart on what they learned about how a bill becomes a law. In this law making lesson plan, students research the authority and restrictions placed on Congress on how they make a bill into a law and then present their...

Learners research the factors that are important in winning a battle in the Civil War. In a second activity they are assigned the role of a specific type of person during the Civil War and asked to describe what it's like being that person.

In this population instructional activity, learners collect data on population by researching the Census Bureau and then make online graphs and answer short answer questions about the data. Students complete 5 problems total.

Students define public domain and provide examples of work in the public domain. They define copyright, provide examples of copyrighted materials, and state the procedure for securing copyright for their own work

Students examine state quarters to identify symbols that represent national and regional identity. They discuss the process used to determine what is put on the quarter. They review colonial money, and euros to look for cultural images.

Students explore the Cuban society, politics, culture, and economy. As a class, they take a look at the Bush administrations policy on Cuba after reading "Embargo Remains Until Cuba Alters Policy, Bush Says" from The New York Times....

Students explain how a history of slavery distinguishes American society from other societies. They study posters and documents from different eras in our history which document the practice of slavery, and civil rights violations.

Students are introduced to the concept of racial profiling. In groups, they analzye the case between Oregon and Dominguez-Martinez and evaluate the use of racial profiling as a tool of policemen. They also discuss the laws in place to...

Students engage in a class analysis of posters, responding to each of the worksheet questions. They identify the similarities and differences between the posters.

Eighth graders, in groups, study the law on the Internet.

Students complete matching activities and write an essay about Black Americans in Delaware from 1639.

Students discuss and fill out a worksheet after viewing the State of the Union Address that the president makes every year.

Young scholars examine the California quarter reverse and discuss conservation measures. They discover the concept of conservation by a snack-eating experimen and relate it to John Muir's conservation interests. After evaluating the...

Students reserach the case of Ex Parte Milligan. They explore the influence of the Supreme Court and the court decisions on the rights and responsibilities of citizens. They read Milligan's letter to Stanton and generate questions...

Students identify personal rights allowed under the law in the United States. An exploration of the legal process leads students to describe how the American legal system works. This lesson is intended for students acquiring English.

This resource presents section 6 of article 1 of the U.S. Constitution, which details the rights and disabilities of members of Congress. The site discusses congressional pay, and privileges from arrest and of speech or debate in an...

Complete text of Article I, sections 1-10, of the U.S. Constitution, establishing the Legislative Branch of the Federal government.

This resource provides the annotation on Section 2, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution., which outlines the President's responsibilities as Commander-in-Chief.

Presents key ideas for examining how the Articles of Confederation were replaced with the Constitution and the compromises that were reached during debates.

This 10-question multiple choice quiz is immediately scored and covers details about the Constitution and Articles of Confederation.

This article provides the background of the 16th Amendment, which established a federal income tax.

Article One of the Constitution of the United States of America presented by Page by Page Books.com

This resource explains Clause 5 of Article I of the U.S. Constitution by defining specific words and phrases contained within the clause. Also gives historical background to explain the purpose of the Clause.

This resource discusses Article I of the U.S. Constitution and the suspension of Habeas Corpus during the Civil War. The links throughout the text lead to the footnotes at the bottom of the page.