AP Government and Economics
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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 since its early conception. Some of this strength is a...$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. In this activity, students will experience the...$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 by Lori "Curriculum" Sheets - Visit My Store$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 the major political...$3.25 -
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 apply these roles by completing short paragraph responses...$5.00 -
AP Government REVIEW SHEETS - Crunch Time (Formula for Greatness)
$7.25Product Description - Created by Lori "Curriculum" Sheets - Visit My Store Each year, I explain to my students how AP Government is like a formula. It is very different than history. In history you wouldn't study Vietnam one day and then Colonization...$7.25 -
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 survey cards total Instruction sheet Strike-out...$24.00 -
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 -
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