Government, Citizenship, and Economics
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Theories of Government - The Philosophes
$4.00This PowerPoint presentation is wonderful for introducing students to the theories of WHY government is necessary and HOW government should work. After explaining the two extremes of government power (absolute versus mob rule), the presentation guides...$4.00 -
Physical Features: World Mapping Activity
$2.00This product is a mapping activity over prominent physical features of the world. Students will label and color major physical features such as; Great Lakes, Andes Mountains, Ural Mountains, Amazon River, Sahara Desert, Great Dividing Range and more.When...$2.00 -
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 -
Biography: William the Conqueror
$2.25The biography includes a series of questions based on the reading. In using this in my own class room, students are encouraged to: 1. Number the paragraphs 2. Read the biography 3. Highlight answers in the reading 4. Use complete sentences The...$2.25 -
Biography: Thomas Aquinas
$2.25This biography of Thomas Aquinas focuses on the concepts set forth in his seminal work, Summa Theologica, his attempts to reconcile faith with reason, his belief in natural law, and his influence on other philosophers such as John Locke and Thomas...$2.25 -
Government | Comparing Forms of Government in the Real World | Case Studies
$3.99In this Government class activity your students will learn about the different Forms of Government and how they can be classified (direct/representative democracy, theocracy, oligarchy, monarchy, parliamentary, presidential etc.) by using...$3.99 -
Biography: Niccolò Machiavelli
$2.25This biography on Niccolò Machiavelli focuses on his government service during the Florentine republic, the arguments presented in his seminal work The Prince, and his impact on political leaders throughout the modern west. The biography includes...$2.25 -
Biography: Thomas Hobbes
$2.25This biography on Thomas Hobbes focuses on his seminal work, Leviathan. Here, Hobbes argues that the selfish, often violent nature of people necessitates the creation of a strong central authority. Under an unspoken agreement, people agree to give up...$2.25 -
Biography: Augustus
$2.25This biography of Augustus describes his origins, including his introduction to public life by Julius Caesar. The biography traces Augustus' rise to power and the beginning of the Pax Romana. The biography includes a series of questions based on the...$2.25 -
Biography: John Locke
$2.25This biography on John Locke focuses on his Two Treatises of Government. Believing that man was born with a "blank slate" (tabula rasa) and was essentially good by nature, Locke argued that the only true governments were those who ruled with the consent...$2.25 -
Biography Bundle: The Philosophes (Distance Learning Option)
MSRP: $11.25$9.00This resource contains five biographies on Enlightenment thinkers and their ideas about the nature of government. The collection includes Niccolò Machiavelli, Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Charles de Montesquieu, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. The...MSRP: $11.25$9.00