Lesson Plan
iCivics

I Civics: Limiting Government

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore the five basic limits on government through the true story of Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori, and other fictional cases of government power gone wild.
Handout
PBS

Pbs: Core Values of American Constitutional Democracy

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A list of terms presented by PBS and Newshour of the values that make up the foundation of American constitutional democracy and the preservation of political and economic freedoms.
Lesson Plan
Center For Civic Education

Center for Civic Education: How Does Government Secure Natural Rights?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson introduces students to some basic ideas the Framers used in creating the kind of government they thought would best protect the natural rights of each individual and promote the good of all. At the end of the lesson, students...