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Working with the Media
$4.00This activity provides students with an opportunity to focus their creative energies on producing a 30 to 120 second infomercial aimed at urging voters from the 18-21 year old age group to vote for a...$4.00 -
The Growth of Presidential Powers: Assessing the Expansion of Power
$7.00Although the founding fathers designed the office of the presidency to be remarkably less powerful than that of the legislative branch, the office of the president has grown in its power tremendously...$7.00 -
Does Bureaucracy have too many rules? A student simulation / game
$5.75At all levels of government (federal, state, and local) there are complex organizations called bureaucracies. Their job is to devise rules and regulations so that the laws, are properly carried out...$5.75 -
Economic Indicators - The Unemployment Rate
$3.50Economic Indicators - The Unemployment Rate is a basic list of 20 questions increasing from simple identification questions to application to critical thinking questions. Answer Key Provided Created...$3.50 -
U.S. Government: Forming Public Opinion | Political Parties Comparison | Student Activities
$3.25In this lesson your students will learn about the role of public opinion in U.S. Government and how a person's public opinion (about public policy) gets formed. Students will also be able to compare...$3.25 -
U.S. Government | Constitutional Amendments | Bill of Rights | A Race Activity
$3.99Love the Amazing Race? So do I....this Constitutional Amendments (Bill of Rights) lesson is Amazing Race inspired and is so fun your students will beg for more! In this highly interactive activity,...$3.99 -
The United States Presidency - The Powers of the Presidency
$5.00Included in this packet are two activities that require students to read and complete a graphic organizer which explains each of the many roles of the president. Lastly, students will be able to...$5.00 -
FAMILY FEUD FRQ review Game (AP Government / American Government
$24.00Using the format of the popular games show (family feud), I've created a fun way for students to recall important information used in the free-response section (FRQs) of the AP Exam. There are 54...$24.00 -
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...$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...$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...$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...$2.00