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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkAn Independent Judiciary
Grades: 7 to 12Subjects: Civics, American Democracy, History-Social ScienceOne 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
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkVoters and Judges
Grades: 7 to 12Subjects: Civics, American Democracy, History-Social ScienceWhen trial judges preside over lawsuits and criminal trials, they make many legal rulings: Should this evidence be admitted? Sho...Contributor: Deborah GenzerViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkCitizenship & Participation
Grades: 4 to 9Subjects: Civics, American Democracy, History-Social Science(Create account to access) Students will learn what it means to be a U.S. citizen and how citizenship is obtained. They will com...Contributor: Deborah GenzerViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkLandmark Library
Grades: 7 to 12Subjects: Civics, American Democracy, History-Social Science(Create account to access) This library of mini-lessons targets a variety of landmark cases from the United States Supreme Court...Contributor: Deborah GenzerViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkInterpreting the Constitution
Grades: 8 to 12Subjects: Civics, American Democracy, History-Social Science(Create account to access) Students learn that you can't take constitutional language at face value. Those phrases we read in th...Contributor: Deborah GenzerViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkMcCulloch v. Maryland
Grades: 8 to 12Subjects: Civics, American Democracy, History-Social Science(Create account to access) Students learn about the landmark case McCulloch v. Maryland, in which the Supreme Court clarified wh...Contributor: Deborah GenzerViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkJudges: Playing Fair
Grades: 7 to 12Subjects: Civics, American Democracy, History-Social Science(Create account to access) This mini-lesson takes a look at the role of fair and impartial courts in American life. Students lea...Contributor: Deborah GenzerViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe "Supreme" in Supreme Decision
Grades: 7 to 12Subjects: Civics, American Democracy, History-Social Science(Create account to access) After playing Supreme Decision (http://icivics.org/games/supreme-decision) with your class, use this...Contributor: Deborah GenzerViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkAppellate Courts: Let's Take It Up
Grades: 7 to 12Subjects: Civics, American Democracy(Create account to access) Students learn what happens in appellate-level courts and how those courts operate differently from t...Contributor: Deborah GenzerViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkJames Bond in a Honda: Trial Simulation Lesson
Grades: 7 to 11Subjects: Civics, American Democracy, History-Social Science(Create account to access) Students participate in a scripted fictional trial based on a real case in which the producers of Jam...Contributor: Deborah GenzerViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTrial Court "Go Fish"
Grades: 6 to 9Subjects: Civics, American Democracy, History-Social Science(Create account to access) Here, iCivics presents a judicial variation of the classic card game "Go Fish!" Students use a write-...Contributor: Deborah GenzerViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkJudicial Branch in a Flash!
Grades: 4 to 9Subjects: Civics, American Democracy(Create account to access) Need to teach the judicial branch in a hurry? In this lesson, students learn the basics of our judici...Contributor: Deborah GenzerViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLink*NEW* Argument Wars Extension Pack
Grades: 5 to 9Subjects: Civics, American Democracy, History-Social Science(Create account to access) Make your students' game play more meaningful by using our activity and assessment set designed speci...Contributor: Deborah GenzerViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkUnderstanding Procedural Justice
Grades: 4 to 7Subjects: Civics, American Democracy, History-Social ScienceObjectives: Students will analyze the concept of procedural justice by: identifying in a play the unfair decisions by the ruler...Contributor: San Diego County Civic Learning PartnershipViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkMini Mock Trial
Grades: 6 to 9Subjects: Civics, American Democracy, History-Social ScienceMini-Mock Trials are shorter versions of mock trial, taking an average of 2-3 hours. They are helpful for teaching about trial p...Contributor: San Diego County Civic Learning PartnershipViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkCreating a Bill of Rights in Space
Grades: 6 to 9Subjects: Civics, American DemocracyObjectives: Students will define "rights." Students will analyze and apply the U.S. Bill of Rights to hypothetical situations....Contributor: San Diego County Civic Learning PartnershipViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Courts – Elementary Level Making an Appeal
Grades: 3 to 6Subjects: Civics, American Democracy, History-Social ScienceObjectives: Students will be able to argue an appellate case. Students will analyze public policy conflicts. ...Contributor: San Diego County Civic Learning PartnershipViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTeaching Strategies for Civics, Law and Government Education
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: United States History, Branches of Government, Civics, History-Social ScienceInstructions including student handouts for the most often used engaging strategies in civics, government, and law education. In...Contributor: San Diego County Civic Learning PartnershipViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSpotlighting the First Amendment with a 5-Step Teaching Strategy
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Civics, American Democracy, History-Social ScienceI 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 / HyperLinkScottsboro Trial
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Civics, American Democracy, History-Social ScienceIn 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