This document contains a student text, teacher outline, and lesson plan that places beliefs and values at the center of the national discussion on trade policy. The focus of the unit is particularly relevant with the emergence of U.S. trade policy as a vital public issue. In 1993, two key elements of U.S. trade policy--the North American Free…

Unit 5 in this six-unit series on Indiana history designed to be taught in Indiana secondary schools covers the depression years, World War II, and the postwar era. The dramatic changes that took place in Indiana during the depression years are highlighted in chapter 1. The manner in which the state's governor tried to alleviate the effects of the…

This booklet is designed for students participating in the Utah CloseUp program. The goals of this program include teaching secondary students about the operation of state and local governments and the juvenile justice system; how laws and decisions are made and enforced in the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of state and local…

This textbook is the seventh in a series of readers. This volume focuses on building reading enjoyment. The book has been arranged in Five Parts, each Part being prefaced by a one page Introduction, presenting the general theme: (1) Citizenship and Service; (2) History in the Making; (3) The Great-Out-Doors; (4) Literature of the Imagination; and…

This textbook is the eighth in a series of readers. This volume focuses on building reading enjoyment. The book has been arranged in Five Parts, each Part being prefaced by a one page Introduction, presenting the general theme: (1) Citizenship and Service; (2) History in the Making; (3) The Great-Out-Doors; (4) Literature of the Imagination; and…

This study and discussion guide covers eight major U.S. foreign policy issues. It is designed to help high school and college level students and adults understand the complexities of foreign policy issues and to articulate their own informed opinions. Sponsored nationally by the nonpartisan Foreign Policy Association and now in its 28th year, the…

Presents a lesson in multiple parts designed to explain the importance of standardized weights and measures and to demonstrate how governmental activities have changed standards and influenced commerce. (JDH)

Offers a collection of activity ideas for teaching elementary-level children about the concept of power. Strategies include role playing, discussion, and use of children's literature. (JDH)

Describes strategies such as discussion and role playing for teaching children about liberty (freedom) and related concept of responsibility. The strategies are suitable for grades K through 6 and are taken from the Kansas law-related education curriculum guide "Life/Liberty/Law." (JDH)

This lesson introduces students to the executive branch of government and its powers. The lesson was taken from "A Salute to Our Constitution and the Bill of Rights: 200 Years of American Freedom." (JDH)

Now in its seventh year, the Illinois Youth Summit focuses on issues of violence affecting youth. On December 5, 2000, representatives from 21 high school classrooms across Illinois met to determine youth safety issues of greatest relevance to students across the state. These students identified three sources of violence to address at the 2001…

Designed to help students understand the challenges and opportunities facing relations between the United States and the former Soviet Union, this book is organized into four chapters. Chapter 1 explores the differing world views of the two superpowers and the major elements that make up those world views--including geography, economics, and…

These documents are designed to help seventh grade students in New York State understand the role of women and the structure and function of the family in both New York and U.S. history. Students are introduced to the state's first two first ladies: Cornelia Tappen Clinton (1744-1800) and Sarah Livingston Jay (1756-1802). Between 1777 and 1804,…

A textbook on United States government is written for immigrants studying for American citizenship. It is designed in a way that encourages students to practice all of their English skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) in each lesson. Most lessons have five parts: pre-reading, information, reading, testing skills, and review. The 25…

A 3-part teaching unit acquaints secondary students with election procedures and with the issues surrounding the 1984 presidential election. While designed to accompany an educational television series on the 1984 election produced by Albany Educational Television (AET), materials may also be used independently and adapted to other elections. Part…