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Balancing Three Branches at Once: Our System of Checks and Balances
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: History-Social Science, United States History, Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts and 2 additional..In this unit of four EDSITEment lessons, students use primary source documents to investigate of how the three branches of the A...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0The Federalist Debates: Balancing Power Between State and Federal Governments
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: History-Social Science, United States History, American DemocracyThis lesson, from EDSITEment, introduces students to one of the most hotly debated issues during the formation of the American g...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0The Veto Process
Grades: 10 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, United States History, American DemocracyIn this lesson, from CongressLink, students summarize the veto and override process as outlined in the U.S. Constitution and use...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0A Mock Constitutional Convention
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, United States History, American DemocracyThe purpose of this CongressLink lesson is to provide students an opportunity to step into the shoes of the framers of the Unite...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Elliot's Debates: The Debates in the Several State Conventions on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, United States History, American DemocracyThe home page for Elliot s Debates provides links to an online version of a key collection of early American texts. The five v...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0John Marshall, Marbury v Madison and Judical Review—How the Court Became Supreme
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, History-Social ScienceThis lesson is designed to help students understand John Marshall's strategy in issuing his decision on Marbury v. Madison, the...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0