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New Deal Network

New Deal Network: Cartoons: Fdr and the Supreme Court

For Students 9th - 10th
Features an archive of editorial cartoons focusing on the debate surrounding FDR'S Court Packing bill and comments on the Supreme Court and the Roosevelt Administration between 1933-36.
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Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: The Controversial School Voucher Issue

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Recently, the concept and use of school vouchers has come to the forefront of political, societal, constitutional, and economical discourse. From Florida's new voucher program to the presidential political debates, school vouchers...
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Website
Other

Tiananmen Square, the Gate of Heavenly Peace

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive site on the massacre at Tiananmen Square that includes a tour of the Square, the underlying themes of political debate in China, a chronology, and additional readings and links. There are also many interesting historical...
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Article
US Department of State

The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a look at the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, otherwise known as The McCarran-Walter Act, and the political debate surrounding it.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: From the Unknown to the Informed: A Debate on Abstinence

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Define "abstinence," and explore how abstinence can be influenced by politics, religion, economics and cultures. Debate which is a better way to decrease teen pregnancy: teaching abstinence or providing easier access to contraceptives.
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Lesson Plan
The Dirksen Congressional Center

Congress Link: Lesson Plans

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
The Dirksen Congressional Center provides abundant lesson plans on all aspects of the US Congress and the US Constitution. All lessons contain time frames, objectives, and links to material, and are built around Bloom's taxonomy.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Stephen A. Douglas

For Students 9th - 10th
he A lengthy biography of Stephen Douglas. Discusses his involvement in politics, in particular, his involvement with the slavery issue, his runs for presidency, his famous debates, and much more.
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Handout
BBC

Bbc News: Should Chavez Lose His Job?

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from BBC News provides a debate between two commentators on politics in Venezuela whether the current president Hugo Chavez should be recalled. The recall election is scheduled for August 15, 2004. The article is dated Feb. 13,...
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Handout
Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media

Teaching History: Ask a Historian: Senatorial Division

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion of how the political balance kept shifting as free and slave states were admitted to the Union prior to the Civil War.
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Website
Other

Republican Party: Our History

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the first few paragraphs of this article to find out about the formation of the Republican Party in 1854 and how it affected the political scene in the last part of the 1850s.
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Article
University of Groningen

American History: Essays: Impact of Dred Scott: In Federal Judicial System

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes how the Dred Scott became increasingly significant politically as it progressed through the court system, finally reaching the US Supreme Court.
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Website
University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Franklin Pierce: Campaigns and Elections

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting account of the political conventions which had trouble choosing a candidate, and the lack of campaigning for president in the election of 1852. From the Miller Center.
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Lesson Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: African Unity Activity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will be able to discuss and debate current issues for a specific African country, then develop solutions to these issues by participating in a simulation of a meeting of the Organization of African Unity (OAU).
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Article
A&E Television

History.com: 8 Memorable Protests by American Athletes

For Students 9th - 10th
Stars Bill Russell, Muhammad Ali and Billie Jean King have used their platforms to seek change. Before a preseason game on September 1, 2016, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick knelt during the national anthem to call...
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PBS

Pbs Online News Hour: Open Season

For Students 9th - 10th
This Online NewsHour forum features a law professor and a political scientist debating the value of open primaries in the states.
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Curated OER

President Reagan at Podium in Debate

For Students 9th - 10th
This edition of National Public Radio's exploration of American cultural icons focuses on the evolution of "Spin," the "Deliberate shading of news perception; attempted control of political reaction" that became a part of our vocabulary...
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Website
Other

Project Vote Smart: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
Project Vote Smart provides an excellent page of links related to issues which are of interest in American politics.
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Website
Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: The Mask of Lincoln: Stephen A. Douglas

For Students 9th - 10th
A captioned portrait of Stephen Douglas encapsulates his political career and reputation in a few short paragraphs.
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Handout
Social Studies Help Center

Social Studies Help Center: What Caused the Beginning of the Civil War

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses what caused the Civil War, including a section on the political parties of the mid 1800's.
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Claremont Institute

Founding.com: John C. Calhoun

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of speeches given by John C. Calhoun on why slavery should not be abolished.
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Other

The Forum: America First Political Handbill/poster

For Students 9th - 10th
This site shows a poster for the America First Committee.
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Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Working in a Global Economy

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Debating the theories of globalization? Take advantage of the reading recommended here as well as the possibilities for discussion topics.
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Handout
Other

Encyclopedia.com: Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice: Gender and Crime

For Students 9th - 10th
Examines male and female patterns of criminal activity, looks at theories that have been developed to try to explain why males offend at a much higher rate, and at the debate over the reasons for increased female crime in recent decades....
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Article
The Washington Post

Washingtonpost: Rewriting the Rules

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Washington Post article dealing with ethics and guidelines of journalists reporting hard news. Provides material for debate and discussion. Interesting article.