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Higher education government resources for Microsoft Word
Social Studies Praxis 5081, 5086, or 5089 Study Guide
Thorough study guide for Praxis 5081, 5086, and 5089 covering:World HistoryU.S. HistoryWorld ReligionsGeographyU.S. GovernmentEconomicsand PsychologyI spent almost a year developing this Praxis study guide because I couldn't find one resource that covered all of the material. I passed the Praxis 5081 on my first attempt with a score of 182.Editable, Microsoft Word format, almost 400 pages. If you find this study guide helpful please leave a review! We all rely on reviews to make sure a product i
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Bill of Rights Scenarios
This is a great activity for a unit on the Bill of Rights and/or the U.S. Constitution. In this activity/ assignments students are assigned to read 12 different scenarios. After reading each scenario they are to figure out if the individual in the scenario had their Constitutional rights violated or not. All scenarios deal with the first 10 amendments. This product comes complete with an answer key. This product WILL generate interesting debate and in-class discussion. Product could also
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Twelve Angry Men / 12 Angry Men Video Guide Original Questions
This video guide helps to capture the important vocabulary and central ideas that make this video such a valuable tool for use in any government course. I firmly believe this is a video that every high school student should see and this video guide will help ensure they are productive, engaged and gain valuable knowledge from one of history's greatest films!This product is also sold as part of the Judicial Branch Unit Bundle and the Individual Rights, Law and the Internet Unit Bundle! Each bun
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Three Branches Government Bundle
Inside Job Documentary movie worksheet and key
Charles Ferguson shines a light on the global financial crisis in the documentary "Inside Job" that lead to the real estate housing crash. Narrated by Matt Damon, Ferguson addresses the spectacular rise and cataclysmic fall of banking and real estate loan deregulation in the United States. This narrative centers around interviews of dozens of players including authors, bank managers, government ministers, and even a psychotherapist, who speaks to a culture that encourages Gordon Gekko-like beha
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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12 Angry Men Movie Questions
43 Questions that will help students follow the movie 12 Angry Men and be more engaged. These questions are in order following the original 12 Angry Men movie.Great for helping with class discussion concerning the movie.This goes with the original 12 Angry Men movie.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Executive Branch US Government Bureaucracy Who Does What? Matching Activity
This is a matching activity that pairs roles and responsibilities within the executive branch and departments in the bureaucracy.
This is a worksheet that could be completed as a homework assignment, or in class with a group or partner.
This would also be a great review activity.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Shay's Rebellion: Reading, Primary Resource, and Questions
This packet contains a short synopsis of the story of Shay's rebellion during the Critical period under the US Articles of Confederation. There is also a primary resource which is a letter written by Thomas Jefferson as to how happy the rebellion actually made him because it shows the need for change. There are questions which follow.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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How A Bill Becomes A Law - HABBAL - CLOZED notes/ graphic organizer
Understanding the process of How A Bill Becomes A Law (HABBAL) is a complicated process that is confusing to many students, especially at the federal level. This product serves as both a graphic organizer and/or clozed notes that will make this concept more clear for students. This product comes with both a 'blank' version for students and a complted version for students.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Create your own (dystopian) society
This assignment allows a teacher to introduce students to a dystopian society without ever defining it...the students themselves create a world in which they have to figure out how to maintain control. Through guided questions and mini activities (like creating a slogan and emblem), your students will have an understanding of a dystopia and will be able to define it clearly after completing this exercise.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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"Walkout" Movie Study Guide & Answer Key
This is a study guide and answer key for the HBO films movie "Walkout" about the 1968 student walkouts in East L.A., a major event for the Chicano Movement. It is an excellent movie, and I use it in my American Studies class when we cover the Chicano Movement as part of our unit on the Civil Rights Movement. The kids love it because it is the true story of high school students who walked out of their schools in protest of the racial discrimination they faced. Very inspiring! The study guide cons
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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"13th" Documentary Film Questions
This movie guide goes along with the 2016 Netflix documentary "13th", which looks at the 13th Amendment to the US Constitution and its impact of US criminal justice system. Includes questions from the film and deeper analysis questions. Great for a High School Government or Criminal Justice course
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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The Roots of American Democracy | Digital Learning Pack
Where do the foundational ideas of American Democracy come from? Did the founding fathers think up all of the ideas that form our constitution? Did we draw influence from other outside sources? Find out the answers to these questions and more with this great pack of resources! Digital and Paper Copies Included!This "The Roots of American Democracy" Distance Learning Pack includes:1) 5 pages of engaging graphic organizers that help your students sort out all of the key concepts about the roo
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â Introduction to American Government | Digital Learning | Deluxe Bundle
The Powers of Congress | The Legislative Branch | Digital Learning Pack
This objective for the powers of Congress will help your students understand the expressed and implied powers of Congress. Students will get the opportunity to examine these powers and think critically about why the Framers of the Constitution included these powers. Give your students everything they need to master this topic with this great pack of resources. Digital and Paper Copies Included!This "The Powers of Congress" Distance Learning Pack includes:1) 4 pages of engaging graphic organiz
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â The Legislative Branch | Digital Learning | Deluxe Bundle
Roles of the President Web Activity
Most historians and politicians agree that Presidents must wear many hats and perform a variety of roles. These roles include Legislative Leader, Foreign Policy Leader, Judicial Powers, and Commander in Chief. Students will be assigned a President that served at least one full term and use a variety of classroom and internet resources to complete the attached form. Students will provide at least two examples of how their President performed each of the above mentioned roles as well as basic i
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
"Prisoners of Geography": Discussion Questions (AP Human Geography)
Tim Marshall's NY Times Bestselling "Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World (2016)" is exactly the supplemental book my fellow AP Human Geography teachers and I were looking for to enrich our classes. London Evening Standard calls Prisoners of Geography, "Quite simply, one of the best books about geopolitics you could imagine." Each student has a copy of the book, and they complete around twelve higher-level thinking questions we pose to them for each of the
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
My Cousin Vinny - Movie Questions
Movie questions about My Cousin Vinny. Did this on a miniature unit in my government class involving constitutional amendments. Which ones are used, utilized, and in the case of this movie, which ones were ignored? How circumstantial evidence played into the role of the plot? Could be used for Government, a Criminology course, English, or even a film class.
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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History U.S. or Government - Fun Activity - Political Ideology Questionnaire
GREAT way to make politics personal for your students! This is an eye-opening interactive activity for middle school or high school social studies classes. It makes American political ideologies come alive. Answer simple questions about your feelings and opinions and find out whether you're moderate, conservative, liberal or... [gasp] communist! It's so much fun that some kids ask for extras so they can have their family members try it at home. [PLEASE BE AWARE THUMBNAILS OF THIS WORKSHEET
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Legislative Branch Activity - Leadership in Congress & Committees
This assignment is a matching and cloze activity in which students match roles and titles of leaders in Congress. They also match the fuctions and roles of committees in Congress.
This would be a good assignment to use for review or reteach aspects of the Legislative Branch.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Purpose of Government | Digital Learning Pack
Are you looking for an activity to introduce your American Government course? We have laid out a perfect pack of items to help you introduce the basics concepts of government to your students. This in depth pack has everything you need! Digital and Paper Copies Included!This "The Purpose of Government" Distance Learning Pack includes:1) 4 pages of engaging graphic organizers that help your students sort out all of the key concepts about the formation of government. Students complete pages on
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â Introduction to American Government | Digital Learning | Deluxe Bundle
Government: Presidential Elections and the Electoral College Worksheet
This product has students look at a map of the US showing each states number of electoral votes which they currently have. Then, there are questions pertaining to the map. Students then use a chart to discover which states are generally red states, blue states, and swing states. Then they use that information to construct their own map, color coding those states, and creating a key in the box. Great lesson during a presidential election to have students use the map to color each state in as the
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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US Government/AP US Government Political Cartoons About Interest Groups
This activity offers students the opportunity to analyze a selection of political cartoons about interest groups and their influence on Congress. A humorous introduction to this topic that will serve as a hook to keep students interested.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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US Citizenship Test with multiple choice answers worksheet
Actual 100 citizenship test questions with multiple choice answers created by me.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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"National Treasure" Movie Study Guide & Answer Key
Here you will find a list of 21 questions for students to answer as they watch the movie "National Treasure" staring Nicholas Cage. Also included is a comprehensive answer key, complete with trivia about the Declaration of Independence and the clues from the film. As many students have already seen the film, I find that they love matching it against "real" history! It is an opportunity not only to see the Declaration of Independence from a different perspective, but to address the ways in which
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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"Gideon's Trumpet" Movie Guide
This movie guide is set to the 1980 TV movie "Gideon's Trumpet" starring Henry Fonda. Does a great job of showing the workings of the US Supreme Court. Includes questions from the film and deeper analysis questions. Great for a High School Government class.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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