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The Secret Ballot - Voting in Australia

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students participate in classroom activities to develop an understanding of the secret ballot and the process of voting in Australia. Working in large and small groups they use the secret ballot and the various stages in an in-class...
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The Bill of Rights: Debating the Amendments

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Provide your class with an opportunity to investigate an important historical document. Without identifying the document, distribute copies of the original Bill of Rights, as transcribed by John Beckley, Clerk of the House of...
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The Presidential Campaign Game

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students play a game. In this election lesson, students play the Presidential Campaign Game. Students learn about the politics and process of electing a president.
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How We Vote

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Students fill in a graphic organizer and discuss the struggles in groups about the history of voting in Louisiana. Students also explore a voting timeline to see who could and could not vote before and after 1850.
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Elections: Ch 7

For Students 7th - 9th
Identify the main idea, key terms, and concepts with this activity on US Elections. There are 5 fill in the blank and 5 multiple choice questions for your class to answer.
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The Election Connection

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students participate in a mock election. In this election activity, students vote online in a mock election, graph the results, and compare their results to the nationwide results.
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Federalist 47

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students will analyze and evaluate political propaganda. In this lesson on the Federalist movement, students will examine the Federalist papers and analyze the Anti-Federalist argument mage against constitutional ratification. This...
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South Africa: The Day the Apartheid Ended

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students write a letter to Gogo, explaining the importance of voting, and why the Apartheid rule was not good. Five students are to rule over the other students and exercise their new power over their classmates.
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The constitution and Our Republic

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students record and interpret data. In this constitution lesson, students discuss voting and making bar graphs. Students practice voting and do a bar graph activity. Students make visual representations of votes on the board.
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Making Sense of the Employee Free Choice Act

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the Employee Free Choice Act. In this workers' rights lesson, students listen to their instructor present a lecture regarding the details of the legislation. Students work in pairs to discuss questions and...
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Spedwards

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars discuss what makes up a community. Students elect officials of their community and complete an application for the position. Young scholars research jobs within the community and hold a job fair where parents come to...
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Electing the U.S. President

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this reading comprehension worksheet , students read a factual essay about the American election process. Students then answer 7 questions about this information.
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Government and Parliament

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders discover how the government works in the United Kingdom and the functions of the Parliament. They hold a mock election and campaign.
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Recognizing Propaganda - Unreliable Testimony

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate how product endorsements can be a form of propaganda. They analyze various shampoo ads, discuss celebrity endorsements and unreliable testimony, and create a written non-propaganda ad for or against a celebrity...
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The Alien and Sedition Acts: Defining American Freedom

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders explore the purpose of the Alien and Sedition Acts.  In this US History lesson, 11th graders analyze primary source documents.  Students write an essay using writing prompts. 
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The Nlrb: The Wagner Act of 1935

For Students 9th - 10th
College student paper outlines the Wagner Act and the National Labor Relations Board set up by that act which addresses union collective bargaining and secret-ballot elections.