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Does the president's party usually gain or lose seats at the midterm elections?

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John Dickerson discusses how the sitting president's party typically performs in midterm election years. John Dickerson is co-host of CBS This Morning. He was previously CBS News' Chief Washington Correspondent, Political Director and anchor of Face The Nation. Dickerson is also a contributor to Slate's Political Gabfest and to The Atlantic. During the 2016 presidential campaign, Dickerson moderated CBS News' two presidential debates. Prior to CBS, Dickerson was Slate Magazine's Chief Political correspondent and covered politics for twelve years for Time magazine.

Material Type: Lesson

Authors: John Dickerson, Sal Khan

The Fifth Amendment - takings clause

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The takings clause of the Fifth Amendment prevents the government from taking private property for public use without just compensation. But what counts as private property, public use, or just compensation? In this video, Kim discusses the takings clause with scholars Richard Epstein and Eduard Peñalver.

Material Type: Lesson

Author: Kim Kutz

Which Reagan policies are still debated today?

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John Dickerson discusses how debates over Ronald Reagan's policies have continued today. John Dickerson is co-host of CBS This Morning. He was previously CBS News' Chief Washington Correspondent, Political Director and anchor of Face The Nation. Dickerson is also a contributor to Slate's Political Gabfest and to The Atlantic. During the 2016 presidential campaign, Dickerson moderated CBS News' two presidential debates. Prior to CBS, Dickerson was Slate Magazine's Chief Political correspondent and covered politics for twelve years for Time magazine.

Material Type: Lesson

Authors: John Dickerson, Sal Khan

Slavery as a Form of Racialized Social Control

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How did racial hierarchy adapt and persist after Emancipation? Throughout its history, the United States has been structured by a racial caste system. From slavery to Jim Crow to mass incarceration, these forms of racialized social control reinvented themselves to meet the needs of the dominant social class according to the constraints of each era.

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Life Skills Ties

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Life Skills Ties is a series of short activities designed in 2006 to accompany Utah's Life Skills Document.  Activities are categorized into 7 domains: (1) Thinking and Reasoning, (2) Social and Civic Responsibility, (3) Character, (4) Aesthetics, (5) Communication, (6) Systems Thinking, (7) Employability. The activities are designed to be used in any curriculum area.

Material Type: Lesson Plan

Author: Alan Griffin

The State We're In: Washington - Teacher Guide Chapter 4 - From Settlers to Statehood

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Washington’s long journey to become a state was a complex story culturally, economically, politically, environmentally, and ecologically.This is the teacher guide companion to The State We're In: Washington (Grade 3-5 Edition) Chapter 4. The resource is designed to engage students with a launch activity, focused notes, and a focused inquiry.

Material Type: Lesson Plan

Authors: Leslie Heffernan, Jerry Price, Barbara Soots, Washington OSPI OER Project, Nancy Lenihan, Kari Tally

The media and partisanship

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John Dickerson shares his views on how changes in media have influenced the national discourse over time with Sal. John Dickerson is co-host of CBS This Morning. He was previously CBS News' Chief Washington Correspondent, Political Director and anchor of Face The Nation. Dickerson is also a contributor to Slate's Political Gabfest and to The Atlantic. During the 2016 presidential campaign, Dickerson moderated CBS News' two presidential debates. Prior to CBS, Dickerson was Slate Magazine's Chief Political correspondent and covered politics for twelve years for Time magazine.

Material Type: Lesson

Authors: John Dickerson, Sal Khan

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