Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Government and Politics: Comparative: Mexico
AP Government and Politics explores history of Mexico an influences of current state today. Includes multi-media and interactive resources.
PBS
Pbs Online News Hour: Sunday Star Wars March 14, 2003
Transcript of Terrance Smith examining the influence of the political processes by the Sunday morning political talk shows.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Democracy in Amer: Interest Groups: Organizing to Influence
This unit probes into the role political interest groups plays in both complicating and influencing public policy making in America. Offers video, readings, web resources, and activities.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Making Civics Real: Electoral Politics
In this lesson from Annenberg Learner, students divide into small groups to brainstorm and research specific community issues, prioritize the issues studied on the basis of what they have learned, present their findings to the class both...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Point of View: Who, Me? Biased?: Understanding Implicit Bias
In this interactive lesson, students explore the extent to which society (and they themselves) may discriminate based on factors they're not even aware of, implicit biases. Why haven't laws been enough to eliminate discrimination? After...
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Nixon Kennedy Debate
Although Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy weren't the first presidential candidates to use the media to reach the public, their debates showed most clearly how television could influence the voting public.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Meet the 2016 Presidential Candidates: Lesson Plan
In this lesson plan, students will get to know the candidates running for president and where they stand on important issues. They will create a flow chart documenting the steps a candidate must take to be elected. Then they will conduct...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Election Central: Campaign Manager: 60 Second Presidents
In this activity, students watch videos to determine the best characteristics of a president in order to develop a campaign around these traits. Students watch videos of specific presidents and then create campaign posters which reflect...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: America's History in the Making: Global America
Comprehensive teaching unit on globalization's influences on the political and social structure of America at the turn of the twenty-first century. Includes a look at how immigration has affected a changing America. Contains video and...
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America Dept. Of State: Outline of American Literature [Pdf]
This online book presents an overview of American literature chronologically. Eras and movements are explained and biographies of significant authors are provided. This is a good way to understand the background and influences of...
University of Missouri
Famous Trials: D. C. Stephenson Trial (1925)
In 1925, the Indiana KKK was the largest state branch in the Klan's "Invisible Empire." The conviction in November of that year of D. C. Stephenson, the powerful grand dragon of the Indiana Klan, for the murder of Madge Oberholtzer led...
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Institute for the Study of American Evangelicals: Defining Evangelicalism
A scholarly examination of what the term 'evangelical' means in historical and in contemporary times. The article goes on to discuss different ways evangelicalism can manifest itself, how many evangelicals there might be in American...
Trinity University
Cultural Trends, Social Movements & Institutions Affecting Family
While this site doesn't list the functions of the family, it does give background material that helps explain how the family functions exist within society. Looks at the way that society changes families.