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Lesson Plan
National Cable Satellite Corporation

C Span Classroom: Free Resources for Teaching Civics and u.s. Government

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a site filled with current events that make connections to the relevant historical topics. There are six clickable topics, the videos of which are updated weekly. RealPlayer is needed and registration is required to stream or...
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Justification for the State

For Students 9th - 10th
From Wikipedia, this article outlines the purpose of government and explains how disagreement over purpose can splinter into various movements such as socialism, fascism, and communism. Includes links to further explanations of different...
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs: Rediscovering George Washington

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Discussion lesson plan that introduces and examines the concept of government by consent of the governed. Includes a reading for class distribution and references to primary source documents.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Principles of u.s. Government

For Students 9th - 10th
Tutorial presents an introduction to the principles of the United States democratic government highlighting the differences and similarities between Roman and U.S. governments.
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Website
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Conflict Research Consortium: Minority Rights

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a brief discussion on protecting the rights of the minority, and also provides links to related information such as majority rule processes, co-existence and tolerance of the majority and minority, and other issues and...