The Laws of the Land

From the Magna Carta. Code of Hammurabi, and common law to today's special interest groups and law enforcement agencies, test your young historians on the evolution of the rule of law in society with this multiple choice assessment.

Posed here is an issue of land ownership and law from the year 1773. Learners can use what they know about the US Constitution, statehood, and Articles I, III, and IV to answer five questions regarding the scenario.

The struggles of Sam McCulloch, a free black man, to be recognized as a citizen entitled to own land in Texas are the focus of research project that ask groups to examine a series of primary source documents and piece together...

Did you know that prior to the American Revolution, Alabama was a part of the British empire and called New West Florida? Class members research the economic, political, and social realities of this territory and compare them to those of...

In this geography skills learning exercise, students respond to 33 multiple choice questions pertaining to land use and land changes.

High schoolers review the concept of rule of law. They discuss how the rule of law can give society a positive view. They explore the role of the judiciary as well.

The Mining Act of 1872 allows mining companies to purchase land from the U.S. Government at 1872 prices - about $5.00 an acre! This video features the town of Crested Butte, Colorado, and a mountain just outside of town that was...

Students create a graphic organizer to illustrate the steps elected representatives must take to make a new law. Included: Student work sheet and role-play ideas. Students use their graphic organizers to write a paragraph briefly...

For this primary source analysis worksheet, students analyze colonial New York slave laws. Students respond to 4 short answer questions about the laws.

Learners studying the legislative process do a variety of activities to help them explain how a bill becomes a law in the federal system. This lesson has some interesting suggestions and good objectives but is weak in specifics.