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Download full textCarlson, Don M. – 2001
This activity for students in grade 12 aims to increase their knowledge of the U.S. Constitution and its fundamental ideas: checks and balances, separation of powers, Bill of Rights, and the amendments. Students judge the constitutional powers of each brand of government by participating in the power game. The activity explains how the game is…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Democracy, Educational Games, Federal Government
