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PPT |
| “The Cold Within” |
| “Shrimp-onomics” |
| A County Commissioner’s Balancing Act |
| A Public Hearing on a Proposed Airport: Economic Boon or Environmental Mistake? |
| African American Voting Rights and the North Carolina Constitution |
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| Age of Enlightenment |
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| American Law:Origins, Development, Types, Examples, and Procedures |
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| American Self-Government: The First & Second Continental Congress |
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| An Introduction to North Carolina’s Judicial Branch |
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| Are You a Democrat or a Republican? Are You Really? |
| Barter & Money |
| Battle Behind the Pumps – Exploring Supply & Demand |
| Bill of Rights |
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| Board of Education v. Earls – The Fourth Amendment & Judicial Process |
| Building a State Budget: Exploring North Carolina’s State Services and Funding |
| Causes of the American Revolution |
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| Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission & the First Amendment |
| City Council Simulation: Dogwood City’s Proposed Curfew Ordinance |
| City Council Simulation: Improving Cardinal City’s Environment |
| City Council Simulation: Should the Dogwood City Public Library be Closed Due to a Budget Deficit? |
| City Government Services, Departments, and Funding |
| City Government: Why Should I Care? |
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| Colonialism and American Foundations Sample Test Questions |
| Comparing Economic Systems |
| Congress and the Legislative Process: A Simulation in How a Bill Becomes a Law |
| Constitutional Period Sample Test Questions |
| Counties and Municipalities: What’s the Difference? |
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| County Commissioners and Independent Boards |
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| County Commissioners Budget Meeting Simulation |
| Create a City |
| Definition Essay: America |
| Definition Essay: Democracy |
| Definition Essay: Equal Protection Under the Law |
| Definition Essay: Public Service |
| Definition Essay: The Law |
| Definition Essay: Volunteerism |
| Doing Democracy |
| Doing Democracy: Being an Active Citizen/Community Member |
| Economics in the Movies |
| Electing County Commissioners |
| Electoral College |
| Emergence of the American Identity |
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| Eminent Domain and Kelo v. City of New London |
| Environmental Regulation & Private Property in Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council |
| Environmentally Active Citizen |
| Equal Protection Clause & Romer v. Evans |
| Establishing Judicial Review: Comparing Bayard v. Singleton to Marbury v. Madison |
| Establishment Clause and Van Orden v Perry |
| Exploring Bethel School District vs. Fraser in a Pro Se Court Activity |
| Exploring Controversial Issues – The Death Penalty & the Mentally Retarded |
| Exploring North Carolina’s Government and Environment with The Lorax |
| Exploring the American Dream with A Raisin in the Sun |
| Exploring the Declaration of Independence – Create a Modern Translation |
| Exploring the Duties & Responsibilities of a Citizen |
| Exploring the Electoral College |
| Exploring Who Can Vote & How to Vote |
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| Factors of Production and Economic Decision-Making |
| Federal Reserve and Monetary Policy |
| Fire Safety 101 at the Public Library |
| First Amendment and Virginia v. Black |
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| First Continental Congress, Second Continental Congress, & the Declaration of Independence |
| Freedom of Religion |
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| GDP and Fiscal Policy Monopoly |
| Get Involved! – Civic Participation Project |
| Historical Political Parties Rest in Peace |
| How Do I Pre-Register and Vote in North Carolina? |
| How Horace Carter Fought the KKK in North Carolina |
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| Ideas for Teaching Banned Books and Related Themes |
| In Memoriam: Influential Economists and Their Theories |
| Incarcerated America |
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| International Trade and Exchange |
| Judicial System Sample Test Questions |
| Juvenile Court System – A Power Point Introduction |
| Juveniles and the Death Penalty |
| Law, Jurisdictions, and Enforcement Agencies |
| Law, Past & Present Sample Test Questions |
| Leandro v. State of North Carolina – A Deliberation on School Funding in North Carolina |
| Learning About Immigration in North Carolina with “A Home on the Field” |
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| Learning About Local Government at the Public Library |
| Learning About Local Government through Rotating Stations |
| Learning About the Federal Budget: “Get a Pencil, You’re Tackling the Deficit!” |
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| Local Government Jeopardy! |
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| Marsh v. Chambers & the Establishment Clause |
| Minnesota v. White: Exploring a Judicial Candidate’s First Amendment Rights |
| NC Appellate & Trial Court Judges |
| NC Executive Branch – Activity & Poster |
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| NC Pocket Constitution |
| NC State and Local Government Sample Test Questions |
| Nineteenth Amendment |
| North Carolina Constitution: An Introduction to NC’s State Constitution and Activities for Understanding It |
| North Carolina Constitutional Convention of 1835 |
| North Carolina Council of State & Governor’s Cabinet |
| North Carolina General Assembly – NC’s Legislature, Senators, & Representatives |
| North Carolina General Assembly: A Simulation of How a Bill Becomes a Law |
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| North Carolina State Constitution: A Review Game |
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| North Carolina Supreme Court Justices |
| North Carolina’s Governor |
| North Carolina’s Council of State |
| North Carolina’s State Constitution: Exploring Its Relevance |
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| North Carolina’s State Constitution: The Declaration of Rights |
| Open Government, Sunshine Laws, & the Freedom of Information Act |
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| Participating in a Public Hearing on Cardinal City’s Skate Park Controversy-“Will it be a Radical Ride or a Bogus Bust?” |
| Pauli Murray: Civil & Women’s Rights Trailblazer |
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| Peer to Peer Teaching: Creating Lesson Plans on Enlightenment Philosophers |
| Personal Financial Literacy: An Introduction to Financial Planning |
| Personal Financial Literacy: Checking |
| Personal Financial Literacy: Credit |
| Personal Financial Literacy: Saving and Investing |
| Political Parties and Conventions |
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| Politics, Voting & Civic Participation Sample Test Questions |
| Poor Power: The North Carolina Fund & the Battle to End Poverty & Inequality in 1960s America |
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| Practice Test – Economics |
| Practice Test – Influences on the US Economy |
| Practice Test – Law :State, Local and National |
| Practice Test – Law & the Courts |
| Practice Test – NC State and Local Government |
| Practice Test – Politics, Voting and Civic Participation |
| Practice Test – United States Economic System |
| Practice Test – US Constitution and Democracy |
| Practice Test-Civic Responsibilities in American Democracy |
| Practice Test-Colonialism & the Foundations of American Democracy |
| Presidential Veto Power |
| Preventing Voter Fraud or Encouraging Voter Suppression? Exploring North Carolina’s Controversial Voter ID Law |
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| Principles of the US Constitution |
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| Principles of the US Constitution |
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| Propaganda and Spin |
| Propaganda, Spin & Soundbite Politics |
| Public Christmas Displays & Lynch v. Donnelly |
| Punitive Damages and BMW v. Gore |
| Religious Symbols in Public Schools |
| Responsibilities of Citizens: Sample Test Questions |
| Roles & Powers of the President |
| Rotating Interviews with Local Government Officials |
| Rule of Law |
| Sample Test Questions for Economics |
| School Board Simulation on Safe Schools |
| Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances in the US Government |
| Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances in the US Government |
| Sitting Down to Stand Up for Democracy |
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| State and Local Government Expenditures: Where does the Money Go? |
| State of Nature v. Government |
| Supply & Demand: The Battle Behind the Pumps |
| Supply, Demand, and Market Equilibrium |
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| Symbols and Words of Hate |
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| The Business Cycle and Important Economic Measures |
| The Establishment Clause and Lee v. Weisman |
| The Fight for Voting Rights |
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| The First Amendment: Freedom of the Press |
| The Hamlet Fire: Public Policy & Workplace Safety |
| The History of Black Education in North Carolina: A Teaching Guide for High School Educators |
| The Influence & Impact of Historically Black Colleges and Universities on the Civil Rights Movement |
| The Long Civil Rights Movement CSI |
| The Power of Youth: Movements Past & Present |
| The Right to Read – Exploring Book Challenges and Bans |
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| The Role of the Public Library in a Democratic Society |
| The Supreme Court of North Carolina and a look at its Historical Decisions with State v. Mann and State v. Will |
| The Twenty-Sixth Amendment & Youth Power |
| The US Economy Sample Test Questions |
| Tips and Tricks for Engaging Students in Social Studies Instruction |
| Tips for Tackling Sensitive History & Controversial Current Events in the Classroom |
| To Ban or Not to Ban the Invisible Man – A School Board Simulation |
| Turn Up the Turnout: Overcoming the Obstacles to Voting in Local Elections |
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| Twenty-Sixth Amendment & the Power of Youth |
| Understanding Disenfranchisement in the American South |
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| United States Financial System |
| United States v. Virginia |
| Unsung Women of the Civil Rights Movement |
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| US Constitution 101 – A Power Point Introduction to the US Constitution |
| US Constitution and Presidential Action in Times of Crisis |
| US Constitution Human Scavenger Hunt |
| US Economic System Sample Test Questions |
| US Pocket Constitution |
| WANTED: Qualified Candidate for City Manager! |
| Washington’s Closed: 2013 Government Shutdown |
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| Water in Your Community |
| What Kind of Citizen & Community Member Are You? |
| What Types of Punishment are Constitutional? |
| WhatKindofCitizenAreYou5 |
| When Disaster Strikes: A Simulation in Emergency Management |
| Who Owns Your Body? A Look at Property Rights & the Human Body with the Cases of Henrietta Lacks & John Moore |
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| WHO the People? Representative Democracy in North Carolina and Congress |
| Who’s Who in Local Government? Rotating Interviews with Officials & Staff |
| Who’s Who in North Carolina Local Government? |
| Whose More Perfect Union?: Constitutional Role Play |
| Why Every Youth Vote Matters |
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| Why Should I Care About Local Elections? Choice, Conflict, and Compromise at the County Level |
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| Women’s Rights & the NC Constitution |
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| Writing Prompt: Comparing the Articles of Confederation to the United States Constitution |
| Writing Prompt: Compulsory Voting |
| Writing Prompt: Death Penalty |
| Writing Prompt: Electoral College |
| Writing Prompt: The Purpose of Punishment |