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Article I Section 8 of the Constitution lists powers expressly delegated to Congress. This lesson has students learn about the concepts of enumerated...
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2018The Constitution gives the states the power to determine the “Times, Places, and Manner” of elections. With this constitutional authority, states...
Statistically young Americans tend to have less political engagement and lower voter turnout than the general population. Developing these political...
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2018The responsibility of responding to natural disasters is shared by the local, state and national governments. With recent hurricanes, flooding and...
The United States’ role in the world has been a source of debate throughout the nation’s history. As the US has experienced growth and development in...
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2018This lesson has students use C-SPAN's Constitution Clips to explore the provisions of the U.S. Constitution. Using their own devices in class or at...
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2018The Constitution guarantees certain rights for those individuals accused of a crime. These include rights contained within in the fourth, fifth and...
After wearing black armbands to school in protest of the Vietnam War, three students -- two of them siblings -- were suspended by the Des Moines...
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2018Following World War II, tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States increased. As the Cold War began, the spread of communism and Soviet...
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2018The arguments over trade policy often revolve around the decision to either increase tariffs or move towards more free trade. This current discussion...