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Inflation and Money
Students define money in terms of its functions and refer back to discussion of markets and the role of money in reducing transaction costs. They give examples of types of money.
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Personal History
Fourth graders gain an appreciation of knowledge about recent history by interviewing senior citizens. They summarize their interviews and organize them into a written presentation.
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Write a Constitution
Fourth graders examine the United states Constitution and discuss the difficulties the framers faced in writing it. They explore ideas about the division of power, rights, and other topics contained in it.
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Capitol vs. Capital
Students construct time lines to show the order of significant events in Ohio history. They explain how Ohio progressed from territory to statehood.
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Branches of Government Graphic
Students explore the three branches of government. They create a graphic diagram to show each branch of government. Students include the qualifications for service and duties of each branch of government in their graphic diagram.
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Exploring the Three Branches of Government
Students view a PowerPoint presentation to explore the three branches of government. Using this infromation, they identify the people, buildings and responsiblities of each branch. They complete a worksheet using the internet and take a...
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Race and Political Representation
Students explore different perspectives dealing with race and politics.
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Ramblers and walkers' right to roam
Students read news story about the start of Madonna's court action:
"Madonna says: 'Get off my land!'. " They work groups try to agree on what types of land should be accessible to walkers and ramblers, and which areas should be...
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Dear Congressperson...
Young scholars identify their local, state, and national officials. They create a short blurb about each official and their function in office. Students choose an issue of concern they would like to write to their local official about,...
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Electrical Engineers for a Day
Students build a robot out of a 3-¿¿ inch floppy disk drive, two floppy disks, and some other miscellaneous supplies. They apply information they gather about electrical circuits from a web-based circuit design program.
McGraw Hill
Proofreading Exercise
In this proofreading activity, students rewrite a paragraph to correct various errors. Students must find and correct errors in spelling, punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and usage.
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Civil Rights Heroes
Students explore the actions of people involved in the Civil Rights Movement. They explore the reasons for the movement and its successes and failures, and explain the sacrifices made by those who participated in the movement.
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The Powers of Mom: Understanding the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Power
Tenth graders examine the powers of each branch of the government. They analyze the causes and effects of relationships within the government. They participate in activities to help them comprehend the material.
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Today: American Industry and the Multinationals
High schoolers work in groups to read information about one of four featured factories. Students share their readings with the class, and compile a list of "Actions to be Taken" that will be included in their final paper. Student compare...
Thomson Reuters
Find Law: Article Ii: The President as a Law Enforcer
Read Section 3 of Article II which explains what the President's duties are as Law Enforcer. The Constitution does not state that the President shall execute the laws himself, but that he will ensure that laws are "faithfully executed."
Library of Congress
Loc: congress.gov: Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009
An account of all the official details of the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009.
Other
The Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice
Information about the Criminal Justice System in Nebraska.
Hartford Web Publishing
World History Archives: Banditry Threatens the New Russia, Law
An article about threats to Russia's free-market economy and the breakdown of law enforcement.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Law and Society
An impressive collection of resources that can be used to enhance lessons focused on the law. Covers the nature of laws, legal reasoning, how it can effect societal change, and how laws are enforced and experienced.
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Journalists Resource: Excessive or Reasonable Force by Police?
Excessive or reasonable force by police? Explore this research on law enforcement and racial conflict.
Other
National Agricultural Law Center: Clean Water Act: A Summary of the Law [Pdf]
This resource provides a summary of the Clean Water Act and sections such as background, federal and state responsibilities, regulations, enforcement, and major amendments are provided.
Other
Zorza Associates: The Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act
This lengthy article in the Fordham Urban Law Journal gives a history of Uniform Child Custody legislation and shows how the most recent, the Enforcement Act, affects women and children.
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Fec: The Fec and the Federal Campaign Finance Law
Sharp critique of the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and its role in enforcing campaign finance rules in the United States. Provides good information on the structure of the FEC, its members, its relationship with other branches of...
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A View on Cities: Washington: National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, Judiciary Square (Washington)
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