Economics and Civics

The Bill of Rights and the U.S. Supreme Court

In this lesson, students work in groups and individually to understand how the Constitution/Bill of Rights is a living document and how Supreme Court decisions protect the rights of all Americans.

Format: lesson plan (grade 10 Social Studies)

By Grace Wasserman.

Goodbye Bill Of Rights!

Students will enact a scene demonstrating life without one of the first ten amendments. Students will be put into groups of three or four and assigned a specific amendment to research.

Format: lesson plan (grade 10 Social Studies)

By Greg Simmons.

Send Me to Congress

Students learn about the qualifications for and job description of members of the U.S.Senate or the U.S.House of Representatives by designing and creating a campaign brochure. Students apply their knowledge of these requirements by "selling" their candidate to the general public.

Format: lesson plan (grade 10 Social Studies)

By Tim Raines.

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Congressional committees and the legislative process

Introduces students to the pivotal role that Congressional committees play in the legislative process, focusing on how their own Congressional representatives influence legislation through their committee appointments. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 10 English Language Arts and Social Studies)

Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities

Economic freedom, political freedom: Their meaning, their results

Students will analyze the concepts of economic freedom and political freedom. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 10 Social Studies)

Provider: National Council on Economic Education

James Madison: Internal Improvements Balancing Act -- Federal/State, Executive/Legislative

Students explore constitutional questions faced by James Madison. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 10–12 Social Studies)

Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities