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Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

The Importance of Inauguration Day

For Teachers 5th - 9th
As Inauguration Day approaches, prepare your learners by researching the protocol of years past.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Was the Stamp Act Fair?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine British and Colonial perspectives on the Stamp Act. They determine whether or not the act was fair. Students are intrdouced to the social and economic forces that pushed Americans toward Revolution.
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Primary
Thomson Reuters

Find Law: Article Vi: Oath of Office

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the words in the U.S. Constitution, Article VI, concerning the oath of office. Link to a Supreme Court case which tested the interpretation of this article, McCullock v. Maryland, to view the decisions of the Justices.
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Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: Poetry 180: Lift Your Right Arm

For Students 9th - 10th
This poem gives a scenario of giving and taking orders.
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Primary
PBS

Pbs Nova Online: The Hippocratic Oath Today

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource from describes one of the oldest binding documents in history, the Hippocratic Oath. A history of the oath is provided along with information on current uses of the oath.
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Primary
PBS

Pbs Nova Online: The Hippocratic Oath (Modern Version)

For Students 9th - 10th
The Hippocratic Oath, one of the oldest surviving oaths, is provided here in a modern version written in 1964 by Louis Lasagna.