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K Orb & Effy Learn About Authority

From Foundations of Democracy – Level 1, Lesson

1–2 What is Authority?

From Foundations of Democracy – Level 1, Lesson

3–4 What Basic Ideas are in the Preamble to the Constitution?

From We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution – Level 1, Lesson

4–6

What is a Republican Government?

From We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution – Level 1, Lesson 3

What Responsibilities Accompany Our Rights?

From We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution – Level 1, Lesson 21


6–8

What is the Federal System Created by the Constitution?

Adapted from We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution – Level 2, Lesson

Who Should Get the Job?

Adapted from Foundations of Democracy – Level 3, Lesson

Why Do We Need a Government?

From We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution – Level 2, Lesson

How Can Citizens Participate?

From We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution – Level 2, Lesson


We the People: Project Citizen

From Project Citizen – Level 1, Lesson


Why Do We Need Authority?

From Foundations of Democracy – Level 2, Lesson


What Are the Possible Consequences of Privacy?

From Foundations of Democracy – Level 2, Lesson


How Can You Decide Among Competiting Responsibilities?

From Foundations of Democracy – Level 2, Lesson


What Intellectual Tools Are Useful in Making Decisions About Issues of Corrective Justice?

From Foundations of Democracy – Level 2, Lesson


How Can Jackson Middle School Meet Its Reponsibilities to Deal With the Problem of Substance Abuse?

From Exercises in Participation


9–12

How Was the Constitution Used to Organize the New Government?

Adapted from We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution – Level 3, Lesson

What Might Be Some Benefits and Costs of the Government Keeping a Secret?

Adapted from Foundations of Democracy – Level 3, Lesson

How Does Government Secure Natural Rights?

From We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution – Level 3, Lesson

What Conflicting Opinions Did the Framers Have About the Completed Constitution?

From We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution – Level 3, Lesson

What Is Meant by Returning to Fundamental Principles?

From We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution – Level 3, Lesson


High School Supplemental Lessons on the Presidency


2009 Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Lesson
2000 James Madison Supplemental Lesson
1999 George Washington Supplemental Lesson

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