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Primary
US National Archives

Our Documents: Wade Davis Bill(1864)

For Students 9th - 10th
On this site you can view an original copy of the document and and also an easy to read version of the complete text. There is also a brief summary of the history behind the bill.
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Primary
Son of the South

Son of the South: Christmas Dinner

For Students 9th - 10th
Using a Thomas Nast political cartoon from 1864, the author explains Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction, a plan that was never to be carried out.
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Lesson Plan
iCivics

I Civics: Mini Lesson: Veto Power

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explores the presidential veto and pocket veto powers, their role as a negotiating tool, and the Congressional veto override process. Students also learn how to use fact-checking and triangulation to evaluate news claims and detect...
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Handout
US Senate

Regular Vetoes and Pocket Vetoes: An Overview [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explains how regular, pocket, and overriding vetoes work.