Government Part 2: Principles beneath the Constitution
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Workbook: 175 pages: 58 lessons, 202 test questions Classroom activities, brain games, thinksheets – and the “Mother of all tests.”
All based on Bloom’s taxonomy.
Why students love these lessons: lotsa games.
Why teachers love this book: brief lectures, great graphic organizers, major documents, famous quotations, and tests that hit everything on your state test.
Students recreate the Constitutional Convention of 1787
Guys vs gals: while the guys give speeches, the gals teach the major concepts.
(Example: How did they ever come up with the Electoral College?)
Examine the principles beneath the Constitution
Using the Federalist Papers, discover what the founding fathers were thinking . . .
1. Tyranny of the majority
2. Separation of powers
3. Checks and balances
4. An independent judiciary
5. Enumerated powers
6. The rule of law
7. Federalism
8. Civilian control of the military.
Make those abstract concepts memorable
Since these abstract concepts can be dry as dust, we turned them into a bazillion games.
John Stewart of The Daily Show would love “How to prevent tyranny and the abuse of power.”