Foundations of Democracy Teacher Resources

This video lesson from Khan Academy discusses the process of impeachment. This lesson is intended for students taking high school or college level American Government and Civics courses, including the AP Government course.

This video lesson from Khan Academy discusses the points of influence from the separation of powers and checks and balances. This lesson is intended for students taking high school or college level American Government and Civics courses,...

This video lesson from Khan Academy discusses the Federalist No.51. This lesson is intended for students taking high school or college level American Government and Civics courses, including the AP Government course.

This video lesson from Khan Academy discusses the separation of powers and checks and balances. This lesson is intended for students taking high school or college level American Government and Civics courses, including the AP Government...

This resource from Khan Academy provides practice questions over the ratification of the US Constitution. These questions are intended for students taking high school or college level American Government and Civics courses, including the...

This video lesson from Khan Academy discusses the Article VII of the Constitution, the process by which the Constitution was ratified. This lesson is intended for students taking high school or college level American Government and...

This video lesson from Khan Academy discusses Article VI of the US Constitution. This lesson is intended for students taking high school or college level American Government and Civics courses, including the AP Government course.

This video lesson from Khan Academy discusses the ratification of the Constitution. This lesson is intended for students taking high school or college level American Government and Civics courses, including the AP Government course.

Learn more about Congress and why it's so important for a healthy democracy. Through a study of foundational documents like the Constitution and completing a careful analysis of lawmaking (and lawmakers!) students learn why Congress is...

This video lesson from Khan Academy discusses the Federalist No. 10. This lesson is intended for students taking high school or college level American Government and Civics courses, including the AP Government course. This is Part 2 of...

PBS features a summary of the landmark Supreme Court case of Marbury v. Madison, which deals with the principle of "judicial review." Opinion written by Chief Justice John Marshall.

Examine public opinion and the various means in which to collect it as well as how the government uses the opinions collected. This resource offers video, readings, web resources, and activities.

In this lesson, students examine primary source materials including the Book of Laws, the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the Magna Carta in order to understand their meaning and to compare them. They then prepare an argument on...

Provides basic information about our government.

In which we learn how bureaucracies are kept in check. In prior episodes, we discussed what bureaucracies are, and why they are formed. In this episode, we finish our discussion of bureaucracy by looking at methods that other branches of...

The goal of this instructional activity is for students to use manipulatives to add integers, creating concepts rather than memorizing rules. This instructional activity will be related to the 300 Spartans who battled the invading...

This site explores the politics involved in Colonial Williamsburg, leading up to the American Revolution. Content focuses on famous speeches, documents, and influential people.

This detailed article defines the term republic, discusses the characteristics of a republican government, examines significant republican governments throughout history, and looks at different types of republican governments in the...

Democracies must weigh very carefully the common good and the basic rights of the individual. [1:11]

On today's episode, we discuss which countries have drafted new constitutions since 1991.

Discussion of the paragraph of the Virginia Declaration of Rights that has arguably been the most influential. [1 min. 2 secs.]

Overview of the history and structure of the U.S. Constitution as the "supreme law" of the land of which state and federal laws may not conflict and can only be changed by the American people.

Outline of the man principles of U.S. government under the constitution.

How have American ideas about self-government spread to the world? Find out on today's 60-Second Civics.