Posted by: ann s. michaelsen | May 27, 2008

Teaching the American system of government

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Objectives:

To examine the political system of the Untied States and gain a better understanding of America.

Teaching methods:

  1. Look at this video:  The basic forms of government and what they mean.
  2. Study the structure of the Senate
  3. Study the structure of the House of Representatives
  4. Study the Passage of a Bill
  5. Study the nature of the Supreme Court
  6. Read about our government here.

Tasks:

  1. Do the congress for kids tour!
  2. Ben’s guide to government
  3. Take the trivia quiz!

My students can use this link for the HippoCampus page.

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