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Worksheet
Curated OER

Forms of Government: Ch 1

For Students 8th - 9th
Assist your class by clarifying aspect of various forms of government. This resource contains 5 true/false and 5 multiple choice questions.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The House of Lords

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students discuss the House of Lords and two chamber parliament of Britain. They imagine there are 600 places in the Lords to be given away, and discuss who they think should get the jobs and why. Students complete a worksheet about the...
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Website
Digital History

Digital History: Ratifying the Constitution

For Students 9th - 10th
After the Constitution was written, debated, and finally adopted by the Constitutional Convention, it was sent to the states to ratify. Read about the fears of those who did not want to ratify it and see how their fears were addressed.
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Lesson Plan
iCivics

I Civics: Federalists & Anti Federalists

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Look at the debate and eventual compromise, between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists that occurred around the creation of the U.S. Constitution.
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Lesson Plan
iCivics

I Civics: Nationbuilder in Chief

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students learn about some of the decisions and actions the first presidential administrations took to make sure the United States would be strong enough to last.