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This lesson details the causes, events, and effects of the early 1790s Whiskey Rebellion in western Penns…

This lesson provides an overview of how the life and leadership of Founding Father John Hancock. The less…

In this lesson, students will explore the intersection of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution an…

This lesson provides an overview of the history and impact of the AR-15 firearm and features Zusha Elinso…

After serving in the Civil War, during which he was wounded, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. became a scholar …

In September 1787, the newly drafted Constitution of the United States was sent to the states for ratific…

This lesson provides an overview of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his judicial philosophy. Th…

This lesson provides an overview of the United States' congressional committee system. The lesson opens w…

This lesson focuses on the history of presidential State of the Union addresses. The lesson, which featur…

This lesson focuses on the emergence of American nationalism in the early 1800s and Daniel Webster's role…

This lesson was designed to be used as an enrichment activity for students that have mastered the basic h…

This lesson focuses on the efforts of early America to remain neutral with other countries amidst an era …

This lesson plan about the history of presidential succession opens with a reflective question that asks …

This lesson plan opens with reflective question that asks students to reflect the development of laws in …

This lesson plan opens with reflective questions that ask students to reflect on the nature and scope of …

This lesson plan opens with reflective questions that ask students to consider the importance of retainin…

This lesson plan opens with reflective questions that ask students to consider the impact of diversity in…

How did the suffragists win the vote? In this lesson, students will hear from co-authors Lucinda Robb and…

In this lesson, students will examine student free speech in the school environment. Students will partic…

The line-item veto provides a president or governor with the power to reject specific provisions in a bill. In this lesson, students will watch a short video clip and examine the rationale and existence for the line-item veto, as justified by President Bill Clinton. Students will be guided through a Do Now activity, a video component, an excerpt from the United States Constitution and an excerpt from the Clinton v. City of New York Supreme Court Decision.