There is no way the Constitution will work if the people lose their virtue. Almost every Founding Father said or wrote something alo…
As World War II raged, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt met with Stalin and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill at the Tehr…
For all of human history, people have desired things that people in distant lands possessed in abundance. From Australian opals to C…
The overall wealth of the United States has been achieved because of the free enterprise system. The U.S. has a limited government, …
As buyers purchase goods and services, they signal to the producers what ought to be made. If people want to wear pants with farm an…
Prices are created through interactions between sellers and buyers. Supply (sellers) and demand (buyers) is the first, most recogniz…
When we hear the term “economics,” we tend to think about ups and downs in the economy as well as graphs mysteriously depicting …
What many today might call “rights,” such as federally-guaranteed social security payments, disability payments, food stamps, ed…
Conflict and Continuity: The Story of American Freedom serves as an educational tool for teachers to provide students with the oppor…
The Bill of Rights for Real Life is designed to lead less academically-inclined students toward a stronger and more explicit engagem…
In this capstone project, students use the lessons of the suffrage movement to develop a website, event, or other activity that prov…
In this capstone project, students apply the lessons of the suffrage movement to address an important issue in their lives. The proj…
In this lesson, students will discuss the impact of the Nineteenth Amendment on American Society and understand the variety of issue…
In this lesson, students will prepare and present their own plan for dealing with immigration in the United States. They will engage…
During the first seventy years of the republic, Congress did not greatly intervene in the commercial affairs of the states. After th…
A document-based question that explores the ways the concepts of liberty and property have been understood over time in the United S…
Case background and primary source documents concerning the Supreme Court case of Kelo v. New London. Dealing with eminent domain an…
Case background and primary source documents concerning the Supreme Court case of Gonzales v. Raich. Dealing with the Commerce Claus…
Case background and primary source documents concerning the Supreme Court case of South Dakota v. Dole. Dealing with the whether or …
Case background and primary source documents concerning the Supreme Court case of Griswold v. Connecticut. Dealing with whether or n…
Case background and primary source documents concerning the Supreme Court case of Reno v. ACLU. Dealing with whether or not the Firs…
The Founders wanted to be sure they preserved the right to keep and bear arms as they established their new sovereign government. Am…
The effects of incorporation have been far-reaching and the role of the federal government has been significantly transformed. The b…
The Constitutional principle of due process, which holds that government must interact with citizens according to duly-enacted laws,…
The Founders believed that property is among the natural rights governments exist to protect. One of the ways the Founders protected…
America’s Founders recognized the necessity of vigorous public debate and enshrined the right to speak freely in the Bill of Right…
One of America’s most cherished freedoms is the free exercise of religion. In a nation where people of many faiths live side-by-si…
Is voting the only responsibility that citizens in the U.S. have? This lesson helps students draw their own conclusions about what i…
The government is just one aspect of civil society that make up our nation. Communities are another essential feature that helps con…
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