Keeping an Appointment

Students explore the process for presedential Cabinet appointments. They determine common characteristics found in members of the Cabinet.

Much like a garden, once the seeds of peace are planted, they need to be tended! How can humankind make and keep peace? The second installment in a series of 15 peacebuilding activities focuses on different perceptions of peace. The...

If the Supreme Court is so supreme, why do all cases not just start there? High schoolers learn why every case does not start at the Supreme Court as well as the importance of hierarchy in the US judicial system in the 11th installment...

Young scholars gain an awareness of conflict and peace keepings around the world. In this peace and conflict lesson plan, students use newspapers, magazines, the Internet, and other mediums to research and discuss the awareness of peace...

Contrary to popular belief, the government cannot do anything it wants. As the 17th lesson of a 50-part unit exploring government and politics, a short video explains the controlling limits placed on appointments and powers in...

The fifth in a series of six lessons focusing on Afghan history and art Here's the amazing story of the Tahilwidar, or Key Holder Tradition in Afghanistan. Class groups are assigned roles and then act out the process, developed to keep...

Turn learning into a game by asking pupils to play an online interactive activity! Learners choose their own characters, departments, work toward building the population of their towns, earn money, and must maintain an approval rating...

Students investigate reform in British Parliament. In this current events instructional activity, students visit selected websites to learn what the House of Lords is responsible for and determine how their jobs may be changing.

Students discuss the proposed plan to turn a field near their school into a housing complex. Individually, they develop a plan to propose to the developer to keep the land in its natural state. Using a map, they map out the property and...

Students read an article about the appointment of Robert Gates as Secretary of Defense. After discussing the advantages and disadvantages of having a civilian in charge of the military, they explore the differences between Gates and...