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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkABA National Civics and Law Academy
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: Civics, Co-Curriculars and ClubsThe ABA Division for Public Education hosts the National Civics; Law Academy (NCLA) for high school students in Washington, D.C....Contributor: Los Angeles County Civic Learning PartnershipViews: 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
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkArizona v. United States
Grades: 10 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, CivicsStudents 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 / HyperLinkBalancing Act: The Three Branches
Grades: 5Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, CivicsThis 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 / HyperLinkBrown v. Board of Education Word Puzzle
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, CivicsLearn 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 / HyperLinkCampaign for the Civic Mission of Schools
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: History-Social Science, CivicsThe Campaign for the Civic Mission of Schools is a coalition of over 70 national civic learning, education, civic engagement and...Contributor: Los Angeles County 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, American Democracy, CivicsThis 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 / HyperLinkCitizenship & Participation
Grades: 4 to 9Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, Civics(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 / 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 / HyperLinkDetaining U.S. Citizens as Enemy Combatants
Grades: 10 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, CivicsThe 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 / HyperLinkEdward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, CivicsThe 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 / HyperLinkFDR TRIES TO "PACK" THE SUPREME COURT
Grades: 10 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, CivicsUnlike 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 / HyperLinkFREE PRESS VS. FAIR TRIAL: THE LINDBERGH BABY KIDNAPPING CASE
Grades: 8 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, CivicsColonel 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 / HyperLinkGeneration Citizen
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: History-Social Science, CivicsGeneration citizen (GC) works to ensure that every student in the United States receives an effective action civics education, w...Contributor: Los Angeles County Civic Learning PartnershipViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGraffiti on Trial
Grades: 3Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, CivicsStudents 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 / HyperLinkJames Bond in a Honda: Trial Simulation Lesson
Grades: 7 to 11Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, Civics(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 / HyperLinkJohn Peter Zenger and Freedom of the Press
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, CivicsShould someone be prosecuted for criticizing or insulting a government official even if the offending words are the truth? Shoul...Contributor: Deborah GenzerViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkJourney to Topaz - An Argument With the Supreme Court
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, CivicsThis unit begins following the reading of a historical fiction, Journey to Topaz (independent, and/or read aloud, 6-8th grade in...Contributor: Deborah GenzerViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkJudges: Playing Fair
Grades: 7 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, Civics(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: DocumentJustice Sayings Project: Educator's Guide
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, English-Language Arts, Civics, English Language Development and 2 additional..The Justice Sayings Project: Educator’s Guide, produced by Butte County Superior Court, includes maps of the North Butte County ...Contributor: Butte County Civic Learning PartnershipViews: 0Favorites: 0