Slides and lesson plan to analyze the impact of political speech as a tool to bridge divides in a 2-party system.
This is a full lesson plan that includes instructor script, PowerPoint slides, and student activities about the Articles of Confederation and the Continental Congress.
Unit Theme: Elections, government, and advertisementsLesson Title: What’s a Campaign? Level: Grades 4-5Big Idea/Essential Question: What is an election? What is an election campaign? and How have election campaigns changed over time?
An historical overview of the origins of the U.S. Electoral College
This is a full lesson, activity, and PowerPoint about President Andrew Johnson's impeachment.
This resource is a guide to Reconstruction events and elements. It can serve as a refresher, study guide, or introduction to the period.
This is a lesson plan about Reconstruction and the use of the veto during this period. It investigates how members of Congress and President Andrew Johnson utilized their Constitutional powers to shape the Reconstruction Era.
Through the study of primary sources, students will gain insight into the Senate procedures of filibuster and cloture. They will do so by studying an historic example - the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
This resource includes a complete lesson plan, activity, and PowerPoint that reviews voting rights and how our elected officials make decisions that impact the environment. The lesson focuses on the creation of the EPA and Earth Day.