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      • Thumb image for The Scopes Trial: Who Decides What Gets Taught in the Classroom?Resource Type: Website / HyperLink

        The Scopes Trial: Who Decides What Gets Taught in the Classroom?

        Grades: 8 to 12
        Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, Civics
        One 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 Genzer
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        Sacco and Vanzetti: Were Two Innocent Men Executed?

        Grades: 8 to 12
        Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, Civics
        In 1921, two Italian immigrants were tried and convicted of robbery and murder. Six years later, they were executed. The case of...
        Contributor: Deborah Genzer
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        Arizona v. United States

        Grades: 10 to 12
        Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, Civics
        Students will examine a controversial law passed in the state of Arizona that directs law enforcement officers to investigate su...
        Contributor: Deborah Genzer
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        Juvenile Justice: What Should We Do With Children Who Break the Law?

        Grades: 8 to 12
        Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, Civics
        When 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 Genzer
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        Detaining U.S. Citizens as Enemy Combatants

        Grades: 10 to 12
        Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, Civics
        The 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 Genzer
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        John Peter Zenger and Freedom of the Press

        Grades: 9 to 12
        Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, Civics
        Should someone be prosecuted for criticizing or insulting a government official even if the offending words are the truth? Shoul...
        Contributor: Deborah Genzer
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        FDR TRIES TO "PACK" THE SUPREME COURT

        Grades: 10 to 12
        Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, Civics
        Unlike Congress or the presidency, the Supreme Court is not supposed to be a "political" institution. It must remain neutral in ...
        Contributor: Deborah Genzer
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      • Thumb image for An Independent JudiciaryResource Type: Website / HyperLink

        An Independent Judiciary

        Grades: 7 to 12
        Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, Civics
        One hundred years ago, a spirit of reform swept America. Led by the progressives, people who believed in clean government and th...
        Contributor: Deborah Genzer
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        Voters and Judges

        Grades: 7 to 12
        Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, Civics
        When trial judges preside over lawsuits and criminal trials, they make many legal rulings: Should this evidence be admitted? Sho...
        Contributor: Deborah Genzer
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        Citizenship & Participation

        Grades: 4 to 9
        Subjects: 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 Genzer
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        Politics and Public Policy

        Grades: 9 to 12
        Subjects: American Democracy, Civics
        (Create account to access) This unit is designed to provide students with an introduction to the electoral processes of the Amer...
        Contributor: Deborah Genzer
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        Landmark Library

        Grades: 7 to 12
        Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, Civics
        (Create account to access) This library of mini-lessons targets a variety of landmark cases from the United States Supreme Court...
        Contributor: Deborah Genzer
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        State Government- High School

        Grades: 9 to 12
        Subjects: American Democracy, Civics
        (Create account to access) iCivics is excited to introduce our first set of lessons designed just for the high school classroom!...
        Contributor: Deborah Genzer
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        County Solutions

        Grades: 4 to 12
        Subjects: Humanities
        County Solutions is a nine-step process for creating an action plan to resolve a community issue. In this series of lessons, stu...
        Contributor: Deborah Genzer
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        Interpreting the Constitution

        Grades: 8 to 12
        Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, Civics
        (Create account to access) Students learn that you can't take constitutional language at face value. Those phrases we read in th...
        Contributor: Deborah Genzer
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      • Thumb image for McCulloch v. MarylandResource Type: Website / HyperLink

        McCulloch v. Maryland

        Grades: 8 to 12
        Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, Civics
        (Create account to access) Students learn about the landmark case McCulloch v. Maryland, in which the Supreme Court clarified wh...
        Contributor: Deborah Genzer
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        Judges: Playing Fair

        Grades: 7 to 12
        Subjects: 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 Genzer
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        The "Supreme" in Supreme Decision

        Grades: 7 to 12
        Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, Civics
        (Create account to access) After playing Supreme Decision (http://icivics.org/games/supreme-decision) with your class, use this...
        Contributor: Deborah Genzer
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        Oxnard USD Internship Documents

        Grades: 9 to 12
        Subjects: Career & Technical Ed
        Oxnard USD offers students paid internships based on the NAF model.
        Contributor: California Career Pathways Trust (CCPT) Community Connection
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        Appellate Courts: Let's Take It Up

        Grades: 7 to 12
        Subjects: American Democracy, Civics
        (Create account to access) Students learn what happens in appellate-level courts and how those courts operate differently from t...
        Contributor: Deborah Genzer
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