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Unit Plan
Department of Defense

Do Dea: Justice and Injustice

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this self-guided unit, you will be exploring the themes of justice and injustice. Included are lessons, self-assessments, background information, and learning activities. At the end of the unit, you will follow the research process to...
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Website
Other

Us Department of Justice: Faces of the Ada

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has individual stories and pictures of people personally affected by the implementation of the ADA of 1990. Good introduction to the law and what it was designed to accomplish.
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Website
Other

Department of Justice: Four Communities Improve Civic Access

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has information about four communities that were able to improve access to programs and services for disabled Americans.
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Primary
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Gilder Lehrman Institute: History Resources: Robert Kennedy on Civil Rights

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] After reading the background information about Attorney General Robert Kennedy's report on civil rights enforcement activities of the Department of Justice in 1962, read the full transcript of the...
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Primary
US Department of Justice

U.s. Department of Justice: Water Pollution Prevention and Control

For Students 9th - 10th
Original text of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972.
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Activity
Library of Congress

Loc: Official Us Executive Branch Websites

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the official US executive branch site. Provides links to every department of this government branch.
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: George Biddle

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, George Biddle is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his murals and famous frescos (designed for the Department of Justice Building).
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Website
Other

U.s. Marshals Service

For Students 9th - 10th
Homepage for the United States Marshals Service. There are many helpful links on this page - history, major cases, and information on becoming a Deputy.
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Handout
US Department of State

Us Department of State: Archive: Mexico Report on Human Rights Practices

For Students 9th - 10th
This 1998 government report talks about human rights in Mexico.
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Primary
Other

Watergate.info: Jaworski Memorandum on Prosecuting Nixon

For Students 9th - 10th
Originally written in 1974 by Carl B. Feldbaum, this text overviews the "Factors to be Considered in Deciding Whether to Prosecute Richard M. Nixon for Obstruction of Justice."
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Professional Doc
Other

Early Warning, Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A comprehensive guide written in response to violence in schools and the efforts by the US Department of Education and the Department of Justice to develop early warning signs of violence in schools. This guide is designed to provide...
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Professional Doc
Other

Early Warning, Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A comprehensive guide written in response to violence in schools and the efforts by the US Department of Education and the Department of Justice to develop early warning signs of violence in schools. This guide is designed to provide...
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Handout
American Psychological Association

Americans With Disabilities Act Information

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief description of the Americans with Disabilities Act passed in 1990. Outlines the three main areas of enforcement and gives links to the Department of Justice and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission pages.
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Lesson Plan
Texas State Historical Association

Texas State Historical Association: Department of Criminal Justice [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 8th
An activity guide where students refer to the Texas Almanac, which is free to download, for information needed to complete assigned tasks. In this instructional activity, they research Texas prisons to learn about the inmates there,...
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Website
Other

Ministerio De Justicia

For Students 9th - 10th
Official site of the Spanish Justice Department.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Civil Rights Activist: Burke Marshall

For Students 9th - 10th
Assistant Attorney General Burke Marshall, in this transcript of an interview for Eyes on the Prize, remembers mediating the 1962 desegregation of the University of Mississippi.
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Handout
Other

North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State: Famous North Carolinians

For Students 3rd - 5th
Find links to biographical sketches of famous persons from North Carolina.
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Article
BBC

Bbc: Week of 5 19 14: u.s. Justice Department Charges Chinese With Hacking

For Students 9th - 10th
The United States government has formally accused Chinese officials of hacking. Learn what kind of information these government officials are being charged with accessing.
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Activity
US Department of Justice

Introduction to Federal Voting Rights Laws

For Students 9th - 10th
From the U.S. Justice Department, this is a history of voting rights laws in the United States, including a discussion of the Fifteenth Amendment.
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Lesson Plan
US National Archives

Nara: Teaching With Documents: Watergate and the Constitution

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Using documents from the U.S. Justice Department, students analyze the events following the revelations of the Watergate scandal, and the legal and constitutional arguments that ensued over whether Nixon should or could be indicted after...
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Article
PBS

Pbs Online News Hour: Revisiting Waco

For Students 9th - 10th
News article revisits the Waco incident in light of the Justice Department admitting "to using pyrotechnic devices at the compound."
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Website
PBS

Pbs News Hour Extra: Changing Immigration Policy

For Students 9th - 10th
This PBS site takes a look at the changing immigration policy since 9/11. Addresses issues such as the Patriot Act, problems with the immigration system, and attracting international students.
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Website
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum

Jfk Presidential Library: Integrating Ole Miss: A Civil Rights Milestone

For Students 9th - 10th
This site lets visitors learn about the integration of the University of Mississippi firsthand through the actual letters, recorded telephone conversations, and images of those who made history.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Whose Streets?: Lesson Plan Clips

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan provides a framework for critical analysis of current and historic race relations in America through the lens of the 2014 shooting of Michael Brown, Jr., a young unarmed black man, by white police officer Darren Wilson...