Government and Economics
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Mock Trials for Government and Civics: The Trial of the Big Bad Wolf
$11.00Booker T. Wolf has been accused of murdering the two pig brothers in this mock trial for your government or civics class. Hand out roles to each member of your class, either as a part of the court process, a witness or a juror and let your class decide...$11.00 -
A Mock Trial for Government and Civics: The Trial of Lancelot
$11.00In this mock trial, your students will act as court officials, witnesses, and jurors to determine if Lancelot murdered Mayor Arthur King and stole the infamous Holy Grail from the Camelot Museum of History. Your government or civics class will have a...$11.00 -
Articles of Confederation & Constitution Quiz w/ Key
$1.50This is a great quiz to assess your students knowledge on the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution. This comes with both the quiz and a key as well as an editable version in case if you would like to change any of the wording or questions. The...$1.50 -
U.S. Government | Congress | Who Represents YOU? | Web-Quest
$0.00Who are your members of Congress? Using this 2 page web-quest, your students will visit the house.gov and senate.gov website to research the Senators from their state and the Congressman from the district in which they live. They will also look at...$0.00 -
The Constitutional Convention - supplemental text
$2.00The end of the Revolutionary War did not create the United States; rather, it created 13 independent, sovereign states loosely affiliated under the Articles of Confederation. It took a series of economic, foreign policy and domestic crises to convince...$2.00 -
You Be the Judge - analyzing Supreme Court cases on the Bill of Rights
$3.00It’s one thing to simply memorize the Bill of Rights; it’s quite another to actually understand how they apply in everyday life. Teaching the former gives students words but no understanding for what they mean; teaching the latter gives...$3.00 -
Checks and Balances practice worksheets
$3.00One of the main strengths of our form of government, as laid out in the Constitution, is the system of Checks and Balances which protect against government over-reaching by spreading out power among three disparate and independent branches. Wisely, our...$3.00 -
Checks and Balances study aid/ interactive notebook
$3.00One of the main strengths of our form of government, as laid out in the Constitution, is the system of Checks and Balances which protect against government over-reaching by spreading out power among three disparate and independent branches. Wisely, our...$3.00 -
Checks and Balances Quiz Show PowerPoint
$4.00Let’s face it – review of Checks and Balances is not exactly a student’s idea of fun. As a teacher, however, you can take away most of the boredom and drudgery by making a game out of it. This 74 slide Quiz Show PowerPoint helps...$4.00 -
Checks and Balances complete unit, including text
$12.00One of the main strengths of our form of government, as laid out in the Constitution, is the system of Checks and Balances which protect against government over-reaching by spreading out power among three disparate and independent branches. Wisely, our...$12.00 -
The Constitution and Bill of Rights unit bundle, including text
$30.00The end of the Revolutionary War did not create the United States; rather, it created 13 independent, sovereign states loosely affiliated under the Articles of Confederation. It took a series of economic, foreign policy and domestic crises to convince...$30.00 -
History Dominoes - Constitution
$0.00Time to Play! This game enables teachers to actively engage students in reviewing the basic events of the Constitution Era. A fast and fun game that all students can use to learn. The product contains easy to cut cards enabling a teacher to quickly...$0.00