Government and Economics
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Constitution of the United States Break In Activity
$3.00In a Breakout room, people are locked in a room, and need to solve a set of riddles/clues in order to discover the key to leave the room. Since we can't lock students into classrooms in America, we Break IN instead. Solve a set of historical riddles in...$3.00 -
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 -
Triangle Trade Simulation Game
$3.00My students' favorite activity of the year, even in surveys conducted at the end of the year, students still remember it as their favorite activity even though we play it in August/September and ask to play it again. A triangle trade simulation game...$3.00 -
Economic Systems (of the Zombie Apocalypse)
$2.00Ever wonder what the economy will be like after the Zombie Apocalypse? Will it progress the way it has throughout world history? Your students will love to learn about the different economic systems in a fun and engaging way. Will you barter your...$2.00 -
Interest Groups Flipped Unit/ Bundle
$25.00New Interest Group Unit that includes high-interest power point files with links, a student workbook, teachers guide to flipped classrooms and an optional student project. This product contains the entire unit of information on Interest Groups. On...$25.00 -
American Government Mock Presidential Campaign Student Project
$14.00Do you want to get students really excited about the presidential campaign process? Consider purchasing this product. This entire product is student-centered and student driven. I have created a power point that introduces students to the process of...$14.00 -
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 -
Political Parties / Flipped Bundle Unit
$25.00Political Parties Flipped Unit that includes high-interest power point files, video links, a vocabulary term list, vocabulary quiz, a student workbook and teachers guide to flipped classrooms and two optional student assignments. On their own, students...$25.00 -
Interactive Vocabulary Game
$3.00Note to Teachers: Finding ways to teach and allow students to understand and retain key vocabulary is a difficult task. Over the years we all have found various ways to implement new strategies that require students to apply vocabulary terms. This...$3.00 -
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 -
Updating the Declaration of Independence
$4.00This activity provides students with an opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the opening paragraphs of the Declaration of Independence. Students are asked to interpret the paragraphs in today’s style and language. By doing so, they can...$4.00 -
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