Government and Economics
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Capitalism vs. Communism Simulation Game
$5.00Product Description A fun activity for students, designed to make several points about how communist and capitalist systems work differently. Students will enjoy the process of learning the essential differences between the way that communism and...$5.00 -
Notorious Presidential Pardons - The Executive Action (student activity)
$6.00As granted by the Constitution (Article II, Section 2, Clause 1), Presidents have the power to grant clemency in one or more of the following ways: the ability to grant a full pardon, to commute a sentence, or to rescind a fine. Along with that power,...$6.00 -
Interest Group (3 student centered activities)
$5.80In this student-centered packet students work together to complete THREE activities about Interest Groups. Activity One allows them to assess who benefits and who is negatively affected by a piece of legislation. Activity Two addresses how an...$5.80 -
How Much Federal Gov't Control Should There Be? Community Survey Project
$5.00This 3 class period activity provides students with an opportunity to gain further insight into how people in their own community feel about federalism today. Students work to conduct surveys and then present their findings. Teacher...$5.00 -
Rise of Big Business Lesson
$6.00This is a complete 55 minute lesson plan with a powerpoint, guided note-sheet, homework reading and response, and link to a Youtube video clip on the rise of big business. This lesson is designed in word/powerpoint and can be adapted to fit your...$6.00 -
Presidential Powers Lesson
$5.00This simple presidential power is a visual that describes the presidential powers and asks students to locate where this power is given and to give an example of the power in action. Created by Lori "Curriculum" Sheets - Visit My Store$5.00 -
Gov.Federalism - Congressional Expressed Powers (An Unusual Reading Exercise)
$5.00Face it, reading about the expressed powers of the United States government isn't the most exciting thing for most students. In this activity, students are asked to read, interpret and textual information by locating specific text from the book that...$5.00 -
5 Landmark Supreme Court Case Debates
$6.00Included in this packet are 5 landmark Supreme Court cases that contain a brief background of the case itself and a set of arguments presented by both sides, a Debate Format Instruction Sheet for your classes to participate in 1:1 debates as well as a...$6.00 -
Government - The Election Game (Cooperative Learning Activity)
$5.75In this game the students must perform two roles. They must act as voters deciding on the best of candidates or issues. They must also play the role of active campaigners, promoting a candidate or issue. As active campaigners the students must decide...$5.75 -
Who Are You Politically?
$5.00This assignment asks students to research and create a "personal political profile" that allows them to reflect on their own political thinking in a structured way. This assignment can be used as a final assignment or an introductory independent...$5.00 -
DBQ - Early Economic Policy in the United States
$6.00Presented in both a power point presentation as well as a pdf format, these primary source documents help students examine the influence of America's English heritage and the arguments that shaped the financial character of the United States. Can be...$6.00 -
Elections in the US
$6.00This is a complete 55 minute lesson on U.S. Elections in the United States. There are 17 slides of notes, videos on Youtube, podcast, cartoons, and a question to research on the internet, There is a handout provided that goes along with the notes. I...$6.00