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Economics and Civics
Goal 2, Objective 2.04
Resources aligned to this objective
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- 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.
- Does my vote count? Teaching the electoral college
- Students will learn about the electoral process and its history through reading, research, and discussion. They will then convene a constitutional convention to debate altering this process.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 10 Social Studies)
- By David Walbert.
- The Five Parts of the Fifth
- This lesson will focus on the Fifth Amendment of the US Constitution and its intent to provide due process to citizens. Students will engage in writing, discussion, cooperative learning, art, and theatrical activities in gaining an understanding of the Amendment and its concepts.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 10 Social Studies)
- By Keith Leary.
- 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.
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- Cultural change
- Students examine the arguments used to win the vote for American women and explore the cultural dimension of these arguments. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 10–12 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities
