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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Henry Clay

For Students 9th - 10th
A portrait of Henry Clay. He was the American statesman and orator. He ran for president several times but was unsuccessful. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Secretary of State, Representative, , US Senator from Kentucky.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Jefferson Davis

For Students 9th - 10th
(1808-1889) President of the Confederate States of America. US Senator from Mississippi
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: John Alexander Logan

For Students 9th - 10th
(1826-1886) American soldier and statesman who fought in the Mexican War. US Senator from Illinois.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Orville H. Platt

For Students 9th - 10th
(1827-1905) US Senator from Connecticut.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Aaron Burr

For Students 9th - 10th
(1756-1836) New Your State Attorney General, US Senator from New York, American vice-president 1801 - 1805
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: George F. Edmunds

For Students 9th - 10th
(1826-1919) US senator of Vermont who was the Author of the Civil Rights Act of 1875 and coauthor of the Sherman Antitrust Act
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Gouverneur Morris

For Students 9th - 10th
(1752-1816) United States diplomat and statesman and the New York delegate to the Continental Congress. US Senator from New York.
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PBS

Pbs News Hour: Voters Shake Up Washington Establishment in Primary Elections

For Students 9th - 10th
The 2010 primary elections showed Washington that major changes could be coming in November. May 19, 2010
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: The Legislative Branch: The Reach of Congress

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This well-written and well-organized site from The Legislative Branch provides a thorough overview of congressional powers, inherent checks and balances, as well as links to related information.
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New York Times

New York Times: A Diverse First Family

For Students 9th - 10th
Investigate Barack Obama's family tree to discover his family's diverse multicultural roots.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Mc Carthyism

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about the dangers of paranoia when exercised by people of power. The witch-hunting of the McCarthy era made rash and false accusations against supposed Communist sympathizers that affected many lives.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Border Ruffians

For Students 5th - 8th
Because of the terms of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, a election would be held to determine whether Kansas would be a slave or free state. Read about the fraudulent votes cast by the so-called border ruffians from Missouri, and see how Kansas...
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Constitution Through Compromise

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about how compromises were reached at the Philadelphia convention that dealt with issues between large and small states, and slave and free states. Take the quick quiz to assess knowledge about the writing of the Constitution.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Anticommunism in the 1950s

For Students 9th - 10th
Looks at the paranoia of the 1950s when Americans lived in fear of communism. The House Committee on Un-American Activities created blacklists of people working in Hollywood, McCarthyism flourished, and the Rosenberg couple were tried...
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Read Works

Read Works: u.s. Presidents James Monroe

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about James Monroe, the fifth President of the United States. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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US Government Publishing Office

Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Legislative Branch

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Find out about the duties of the legislative branch of government. Check out Ben's Guide!
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US Government Publishing Office

Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: The u.s. Congress (Grades 3 5)

For Students 3rd - 5th
Ben's Guide is a fun way to present U.S. Government to students grades K-12. This site presents a brief description of the U.S. Congress Links to related sites are available.
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US Government Publishing Office

Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: The u.s. Congress (Grades 6 8)

For Students 6th - 8th
Ben's Guide is a fun way to present U.S. Government to students grades K-12. This site presents a description of the U.S. Congress. Links to related sites are available.
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US Government Publishing Office

Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: The u.s. Congress (Grades 9 12)

For Students 9th - 10th
Ben's Guide is a fun way to present U.S. Government to students grades K-12. This site presents a description of the U.S. Congress. Links to related sites are available.
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Siteseen

Siteseen: Government and Constitution: The Great Compromise

For Students 9th - 10th
Covers details of the Great Compromise which was presented at the Constitutional Convention. It consisted of the idea of proportional representation in the lower house (House of Representatives) and equal representation of the states in...
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US Government Publishing Office

Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: How Laws Are Made

For Students 3rd - 5th
An easy-to-understand reading of the process of how a law comes to be.
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US Government Publishing Office

Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Government Buildings: The u.s. Capitol (3 5)

For Students 3rd - 8th
Provides brief historical facts on the U.S. Capitol, home of Congress in Washington, DC.
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US Government Publishing Office

Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: What Is a Law?

For Students 3rd - 5th
Find out what a law is and who makes them. Learn the step by step process of how laws are made on the national level.
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US Government Publishing Office

U.s. Government Publishing Office: Congressional Hearings

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Massive directory of the transcripts of all Senate and House committee and subcommittee hearings from the 105th Congress to the 109th Congress. Hearings are typcially open to the public and done for the purpose of attaining information...

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