Civics+and+Government

Ctizens United Court Case--- [|a PBS presentation]

[|Follow a bill lesson plan from CSpan]

Lesson Plans for [|Constitution Day 2010] Constitution Day Lesson Plan, Discussion Question and [|video clips from C SPan]

[|Lesson Plans for Supreme Court Week] The lesson is about Marbury v Madison. There is a video clip of Justice Thomas speaking about judicial review.

Free Online Course: We The People

We The People: The Citizen and the Constituion is a civic education program that is open to American History, civics, and government teachers. Classroom books are divided into three levels upper elementary, middle and high school. The Center for Civic Education provides free class sets of books to teachers who take the We the People professional development training. NEIU has an on line professional development module for We the People program. Also, teachers in Pennsylvania are eligible for 15 hours of Act 48 professional development. If you are interested in taking this self paced module/course click here and follow the directions.

Constitution Day Lesson Plans from C-SPAN Classroom who is sharing newly created lesson plans with video clips and classroom activities to help you create a more dynamic classroom experience this year. C-SPAN'S SUPREME COURT WEEK:

[|__http://www.c-spanclassroom.org/PDF/Constitution_Day_LP.pdf__].

Standards Aligned Systems Social Studies Standards Civics and [|Government Elementary] Civics and [|Government Secondary] [|Economics Elementary] [|Economics Secondary] Click on the following forthe latest PDE thinking concerning the Aligning of Standards and Curriculum [|SAS]

[|Civic Literacy] O ur Fading Heritage: //Americans Fail a Basic Test on Their History and Institutions// is the third major study conducted by ISI on the kind of knowledge required for informed citizenship. In 2006 and 2007, ISI published the first ever scientific surveys of civic learning among college students. Each year, approximately 14,000 freshmen and seniors at 50 schools nationwide were given a 60-question, multiple-choice exam on basic knowledge of America’s heritage. Both years, the students failed. The average freshman scored 51.7% the first year and 51.4% the next. The average senior scored 53.2%, then 54.2%. After all the time, effort, and money spent on college, students emerge no better off in understanding the fundamental features of American self-government. Go to this website for the Quiz. Also on this website is a series of videotaped lectures on contemporary topics relating to current issues of civics and government.
 * How much does the average American know about the fundamentals of American Government?**

Judicial Review Lessons and video clip of Clarence Thomas talk about [|judicial review] Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas discusses the origins of judicial review and his philosophy on judicial interpretation during a speech at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research in New York City. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas discusses the origins of judicial review and his philosophy on judicial interpretation during a speech at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research in New York City.

Click on the following for lessons k12 about civics, government and the law. [|LawDayGuide-2008.pdf]

Click on the following for lessons on the constitution [|learning about constitutions.pdf] In this folder you will find lessons for Constitution Day [|ConstitutionDayLesson_Grades1and2.mp3]

Click on the following for activities to engage your students in a town meeting [|Mock town meeting on tank farm.pdf] [|novehinpark.pdf]

Click here for [|Salem Witch Trials.Due Process] Grades 4-6: Due Process Freedoms Dramatization of Salem Witch Trial //by Elizabeth Chorak// //Click here for[|Mock Trial for Yertle the Turtle] which is for **Grades 4-6: Due Process Freedoms**// by Gayle Mertz
 * Due Process Lessons and Activities**