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American Government 2e eBookAmerican Government 2e eBook
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Rice University
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9th - Higher Ed
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Social Studies & History
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American Government 2e

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An informative resource provides a textbook on American government that covers topics such as the definition of government and how democracy works. Each section provides brief questions at the end to assess scholars' understanding. 

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Concepts

american history, origins of american government, american politics, political systems, democracy, american democracy, governments, government systems

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Have learners create posters based on what they think represents democracy
  • Lead a group discussion on ways for students to engage in government 

Classroom Considerations

  • The resource is part of a textbook and does not stand alone as a lesson 

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  • Contains additional learning material for academics 
  • Provides primary sources such as photos in the reading material 

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