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This section contains resources for social studies, American history, government, and civics teachers. Elementary school resources include units on American symbols, elections and voting, and the Constitution. Middle school resources include short reading comprehensions describing the President's cabinet, activities comparing and contrasting various aspects of American government, and units on the Constitution, state governments, and the branches of government. High school resources include units on the Declaration of Independence, political parties, interest groups, and the electoral college. Additional resources include activities analyzing historical documents, print-and-go books for elementary and middle school, and topical book units. There is something for every teacher in this section, especially if you find yourself short of time or in need of that one particular printable to fill out your lesson plans. These worksheets cater to both visual and verbal learners at all levels and address all aspects of American government.
Leveled Books
Books
Make a Daily American Government Activity Lesson Plan Book
American Government Themes
The United States Constitution
United States Presidents
Executive Branch Crossword Puzzles
The Executive Branch (Crossword Puzzle)
Departments in the Executive Branch (Crossword Puzzle)
Short Reading Comprehensions
Very Quick Readers
Why Do We Have Laws? (Very Quick Reader; Grades 1-2 Readability)
Short Readers
How Laws Are Made (Short Reader; Grades 2-4 Readability)
The Great Story of the Great Seal (Short Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
One Symbolic Seal (Short Reader; Grades 4-6 Readability)
An Eagle for an Emblem (Short Reader; Grades 4-6 Readability)
The President's Cabinet
Secretary of Agriculture (Short Reader; Grades 6-8 Readability)
Secretary of Commerce (Short Reader; Grades 6-8 Readability)
Secretary of Defense (Short Reader; Grades 6-8 Readability)
Secretary of Education (Short Reader; Grades 6-8 Readability)
Secretary of Energy (Short Reader; Grades 6-8 Readability)
Secretary of Health and Human Services (Short Reader; Grades 6-8 Readability)
Secretary of Homeland Security (Short Reader; Grades 6-8 Readability)
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (Short Reader; Grades 6-8 Readability)
Secretary of Labor (Short Reader; Grades 6-8 Readability)
Secretary of State (Short Reader; Grades 6-8 Readability)
Secretary of the Interior (Short Reader; Grades 6-8 Readability)
Secretary of the Treasury (Short Reader; Grades 6-8 Readability)
Secretary of Transportation (Short Reader; Grades 6-8 Readability)
Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Short Reader; Grades 6-8 Readability)
Attorney General (Short Reader; Grades 6-8 Readability)
Council of Economic Advisers (Short Reader; Grades 6-8 Readability)
Environmental Protection Agency (Short Reader; Grades 6-8 Readability)
Office of Management and Budget (Short Reader; Grades 6-8 Readability)
White House Chief of Staff (Short Reader; Grades 6-8 Readability)
United States Ambassador to the United Nations (Short Reader; Grades 6-8 Readability)
United States Trade Representative (Short Reader; Grades 6-8 Readability)
American Government Units (Grades 3-5)
American Symbols
Our National Government
How Laws are Made
Elections and Voting
The Documents that Shaped America
The Government Where You Live
Being a Good Citizen
You Have Rights
Our Wonderful Constitution
How Our Constitution Has Changed, Part 1
How Our Constitution Has Changed, Part 2
The President's Cabinet
Spanish
Nuestro Gobierno Nacional (grades 3-5)
Cómo se hacen las leyes (grades 3-5)
Los documentos que formaron a América (grades 3-5)
Tú tienes derechos (grades 3-5)
Nuestra Maravillosa Constitución (grades 3-5)
Cómo ha cambiado nuestra Constitución (segunda parte) (grades 3-5)
American Government Units (Grades 6-8)
Electing Our President
How a Bill Becomes a Law
United States Citizenship
The Powers of the Judicial Branch
The Powers of the Legislative Branch
Keeping Things in Check - Three Branches of Government
Declaring Our Independence
Building Our Nation's Capital
The Constitution
State Governments
The Executive Branch
The Constitution and the Bill of Rights
Our Living Constitution, Part 1
Our Living Constitution, Part 2
Dealing with the Press, One Part of the President's Job
The President's Role in Passing Laws
Commander-in-Chief
The President's Cabinet
The President's Staff
The White House Staff
Document Based Activities
Compare and Contrast
Books
American Government Units (Grades 9-12)
Financing Presidential Campaigns
Presidential Campaigns
Interest Groups
The Work of Interest Groups
Forming Opinions
Measuring and Influencing Public Opinion
Organization of State Government
State Governments
State Revenues and Expenses
Municipal Governments
Other Local Government
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence Quiz - vocabulary, true/false, and multiple choice
Customize Vocabulary and Quiz
The Declaration of Independence
Constitution
How the Constitution Came to Be
The United States Constitution
The Bill of Rights
First Changes Made - Amendments of the 1800s
More Changes Needed - Amendments of the 1900s, Part 1
More Changes Needed - Amendments of the 1900s, Part 2
Political Parties
The History of Political Parties in the United States
Function of Political Parties
Legislative Branch
Two Houses of Congress
The Powers of Congress
From an Idea to a Bill to a Law
Judicial Branch
The Courts of the Judicial Branch
The Supreme Court
Executive Branch
The Executive Branch
The Department of Homeland Security
Electoral College
History of the Electoral College
How the Electoral College Works
Book Units
The Island of the Skog (Grades 1-3)
The Kid Who Became President (Grades 3-8)
Schooled (Grades 4-6)
Shh! We're Writing the Constitution (Grades 4-6)
The Kid Who Ran for President (Grades 4-6)
The Landry News (Grades 4-6)
Iron Thunder (Grades 4-7)
Journey to Topaz (Grades 4-7)
The Borning Room (Grades 6-12)
The Duel: The Parallel Lives of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr (Grades 8-12)
The Messenger (Grades 8-12)
Inherit the Wind (Grades 9-12)
More Activities and Printables
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