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Should the U.S. Require Half Its Government to Be Female? | America From Scratch Instructional VideoShould the U.S. Require Half Its Government to Be Female? | America From Scratch Instructional Video
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PBS
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7th - 12th
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Social Studies & History
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Should the U.S. Require Half Its Government to Be Female? | America From Scratch

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If you had the opportunity to change the format of the United States government, what changes would you make? That is the question asked by PBS's "America From Scratch" series. Would you require that half of the government be female? Would you mandate that a certain percentage of candidates must be female? Check out the responses in a short video from the series.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

the voting rights act, voting rights, suffrage, women's suffrage, the united states constitution, governments, gender, gender bias, gender equality, stereotypes

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Have groups research the percentage of women currently serving in local, state, and national governments as well as the number of women elected over time from each state

Classroom Considerations

  • One of eleven resources from the PBS "America From Scratch" series

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  • A worksheet includes pre-viewing, viewing, and post-viewing questions

Cons

  • None

Common Core

SL.9-10.3 SL.11-12.3

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