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Civics Online: (Re)envisioning the Democratic Community

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Civics Online offers teachers, students, and parents many excellent resources to enhance the learning of civics in the classroom and at home.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Creating the Us Constitution

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A collection which uses primary sources to explore the creation of the US Constitution.
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Us Department of Justice: Americans With Disabilities Act

For Students 9th - 10th
The official homepage for the Americans with Disabilities Act provides information on standards for accessible design, business connections, public transportation, housing, labor, and stories on how communities have improved civic access.
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Read Works

Read Works: Fewer Americans Are Now Going to Prison

For Teachers 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage discusses the reasons why there are fewer Americans incarcerated in prisons than in previous years. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces...
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iCivics

I Civics: Anatomy of the Constitution

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson gives an article-by-article overview of the structure and function of the U.S. Constitution. Students learn about the duties and powers of the three branches, the amendment process, and the role of the Constitution as the...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Immigration Americanization, 1880 1930

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection uses primary sources to explore immigration to the US and immigrant Americanization between 1880 and 1930.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Rebuilding the Old Order

For Students 5th - 8th
Reconstruction in the South engendered corruption, greed, a poor economy, and a backlash against the idea of allowing freed slaves to take part in political and civic life. Read about the formation of paramilitary groups who attempted to...
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Understanding the United States Government Part 3

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Using video and Activote assessment questions, students will learn basic facts about the United States government. One in a series of several flipcharts submitted on the topic.
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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Grades 9 12 Social Studies Teacher Library

For Teachers 9th - 10th
As part of Louisiana Department of Education's teacher support toolbox library, this page contains the 9-12 Social Studies resources.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Understanding the United States Government Part 2

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Using video and Activote assessment questions, students will learn basic facts about the United States government. One in a series of several flipcharts submitted on the topic.
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Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Gilder Lehrman Institute: Can You Pass the Citizenship Test?

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Could you pass the US citizenship test? Take these quizzes to see how well you know the American history and civics required of people taking the naturalization test. The actual test is not multiple...