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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkNational Constitution Center
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: United States History, History-Social Science, Civics, American DemocracyThe National Constitution Center is the first and only institution in America established by Congress to disseminate information...Contributor: Los Angeles County Civic Learning PartnershipViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSpotlighting the First Amendment with a 5-Step Teaching Strategy
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, Civics, American DemocracyI am a San Marino High School (CA) social studies teacher who tells the students enrolled in my U.S. Government class that with ...Contributor: Los Angeles County Civic Learning PartnershipViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkEdward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: History-Social Science, Civics, American DemocracyThe Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate is dedicated to educating the public about the important role of th...Contributor: Los Angeles County Civic Learning PartnershipViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkBalancing Act: The Three Branches
Grades: 5Subjects: History-Social Science, Civics, American DemocracyThis lesson involves students understanding the three branches of the United States government and how these three branches chec...Contributor: San Diego County Civic Learning PartnershipViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLink"We Came to Free the Slaves": John Brown on Trial
Grades: 7 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, Civics, American DemocracyThroughout American history people have protested and broken the law. Once in court, they often have tried to use their trials t...Contributor: Deborah GenzerViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGraffiti on Trial
Grades: 3Subjects: History-Social Science, Civics, American DemocracyStudents will prepare for a mock trial in the classroom by examining the parts of an actual courtroom and then creating a floo...Contributor: San Diego County Civic Learning PartnershipViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkClose Up DC
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: History-Social Science, CivicsWe believe that a strong democracy requires active and informed participation by all citizens; therefore we seek to reach partic...Contributor: Los Angeles County Civic Learning PartnershipViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkScottsboro Trial
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, Civics, American DemocracyIn this lesson, students will read about and discuss the Scottsboro Trials from the 1930s. This miscarriage of justice clearly d...Contributor: San Diego County Civic Learning PartnershipViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Rule of Paradox: The Rule of Law
Grades: 5Subjects: History-Social Science, Civics, American DemocracyThis lesson is the 3rd lesson for the unit outline which centers on of the necessity for rules. Students have had the opportun...Contributor: San Diego County Civic Learning PartnershipViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFREE PRESS VS. FAIR TRIAL: THE LINDBERGH BABY KIDNAPPING CASE
Grades: 8 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, Civics, American DemocracyColonel Charles A. Lindbergh was a genuine American hero. In 1927, Lindbergh captured the public imagination by flying solo from...Contributor: Deborah GenzerViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkArizona v. United States
Grades: 10 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, Civics, American DemocracyStudents will examine a controversial law passed in the state of Arizona that directs law enforcement officers to investigate su...Contributor: Deborah GenzerViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTeen Curfew
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: History-Social Science, Civics, American DemocracyIn this lesson, students will consider a proposed teen curfew law in a mock city council session. The class is divided into grou...Contributor: San Diego County Civic Learning PartnershipViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Scopes Trial: Who Decides What Gets Taught in the Classroom?
Grades: 8 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, Civics, American DemocracyOne of the most famous trials in American history took place in a small town in Tennessee in 1925. On trial was a high-school te...Contributor: Deborah GenzerViews: 0Favorites: 0- Resource Type: Website / HyperLink
Repairing the Fabric of Democracy
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, Civics, American DemocracyIn the 21st century, the democratic principles of equality, freedom, and civic engagement could be more actively integrated into...Contributor: California Civic Learning PartnershipViews: 0Favorites: 0 
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkCan We All Please Just Get Along?: The Rule of Law
Grades: TK/K to 3Subjects: History-Social Science, Civics, American DemocracyThis lesson concludes a unit that focuses on the need for rules/laws within a society and ultimately within a classroom.Contributor: San Diego County Civic Learning PartnershipViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkBrown v. Board of Education Word Puzzle
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, Civics, American DemocracyLearn about a landmark Supreme Court ruling with this word puzzle. In 1954, the court ruled in Brown v. Board of Education that ...Contributor: San Diego County Civic Learning PartnershipViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFDR TRIES TO "PACK" THE SUPREME COURT
Grades: 10 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, Civics, American DemocracyUnlike Congress or the presidency, the Supreme Court is not supposed to be a "political" institution. It must remain neutral in ...Contributor: Deborah GenzerViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkDetaining U.S. Citizens as Enemy Combatants
Grades: 10 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, Civics, American DemocracyThe war on terror has brought forward many questions of due process. In 2004, the Supreme Court dealt with the case of a U.S. ci...Contributor: Deborah GenzerViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkJuvenile Justice: What Should We Do With Children Who Break the Law?
Grades: 8 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, Civics, American DemocracyWhen adults commit a crime, they are tried and, if convicted, punished according to law. But what if a lawbreaker is 15-years-ol...Contributor: Deborah GenzerViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkAn Independent Judiciary
Grades: 7 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, CivicsOne hundred years ago, a spirit of reform swept America. Led by the progressives, people who believed in clean government and th...Contributor: Deborah GenzerViews: 0Favorites: 0