10th Grade

A Fourth Branch of Government

Lesson Goal(s): Critically evaluate the purpose of the structure of government. Essential Question(s): Does the government need more than three branches? Lesson Plan: Students should already be familiar with the […]

A Fourth Branch of Government – Virtual

Lesson Goal(s): Critically evaluate the purpose of the structure of government. Essential Question(s): Does the government need more than three branches? Lesson Plan: Students should already be familiar with the […]

Civics

This Civics course is designed to provide students with a fundamental and practical understanding of local, state and national government.

Constitutional Values

Goal(s): Students will be able to examine the U.S. Supreme Court’s power of judicial review and critique the various approaches justices take when interpreting the Constitution. Further, students will understand […]

Constitutional Values – Virtual

Goal(s): Students will be able to examine the U.S. Supreme Court’s power of judicial review and critique the various approaches justices take when interpreting the Constitution. Further, students will understand […]

Current Events and the Constitution

Lesson Goal(s): Create informed citizens and encourage civic engagement through the use of digital media by discussing current events in the context of the Constitution. Essential Question(s): How can an […]

Debating Hypothetical Constitutional Issues

Lesson Goal(s): Students will understand how the constitution is a document that is constantly being debated, and that the there are multiple interpretations of the constitution. Essential Question(s): Why is […]

Defining Equality

Students will be able to analyze how the constitutional value of equality has changed over time.

Do You Know Your Rights?

Know the different rights guaranteed to the citizens of the United States and the reason the rights were created.

Empowering Connected Citizenship

Lesson Goal(s): Engage in active political dialogue by investigating the process by which bills become law and writing a letter to a representative about a bill. Essential Question(s): What responsibility […]

Empowering Connected Citizenship – Virtual

Lesson Goal(s): Engage in active political dialogue by investigating the process by which bills become law and writing a letter to a representative about a bill. Essential Question(s): What responsibility […]

Federalism

Goal(s): Students will be able to analyze how the interpretation of the U.S. Constitution over time impacts the balance of power between the federal and state governments within the United […]

Federalism – Virtual

Goal(s): Students will be able to analyze how the interpretation of the U.S. Constitution over time impacts the balance of power between the federal and state governments within the United […]

Federalism and Conditional Spending Programs

Abstract: The Constitution created a federal government whereby power is shared between the federal and state governments as well as the citizens. The Constitution delegates specific power to the federal […]

Free Speech and Campaign Finance Regulations

Abstract: The First Amendment to the Constitution prohibits Congress from abridging free speech and the Fourteenth Amendment has been interpreted to extend those prohibitions to state and local governments as […]

Freedom of Speech in Public Schools

Lesson Goal(s): Students will understand how the complexity of freedom of speech in schools in the 21st century. Essential Question(s): How has the first amendment been applied to free speech in […]

Privacy and the Fourth Amendment

Goals: Students will be able to analyze how the constitutional right of privacy and the definition of search and seizure have evolved over time. Students will understand that: The U.S. […]

Privacy and the Fourth Amendment – Virtual

Goals: Students will be able to analyze how the constitutional right of privacy and the definition of search and seizure have evolved over time. Students will understand that: The U.S. […]

Rights of a Citizen

Lesson Goals: Students will be able to identify the political rights of citizens of the United States. Essential Question: What is the difference between freedom and liberty? Lesson Plan: Have […]

Rights of a Citizen – Virtual

Lesson Goals: Students will be able to identify the political rights of citizens of the United States. Essential Question: What is the difference between freedom and liberty? Lesson Plan: Have […]

Separation of Powers and the Debt Ceiling

Abstract: The Constitution created a federal government based on the principle of separation of powers among the branches in order to prevent the abuse of power so feared by our […]

Students’ First Amendment Rights in School

Objectives: Students will examine and interpret federal court cases pertaining to student speech rights in schools. Students will compare and contrast federal court cases with community views as provided by […]

The Fourteenth Amendment and Marriage Equality

Abstract: The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments slowed (but hardly eliminated) the pervasive racial discrimination that was a principal cause of the Civil War. The principle of equal protection is embodied in […]

The Fourteenth Amendment and Marriage Equality – Virtual

Abstract: The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments slowed (but hardly eliminated) the pervasive racial discrimination that was a principal cause of the Civil War. The principle of equal protection is embodied in […]

The Importance of Precedents

Lesson Goal(s): Understand the importance of precedents and Supreme Court rulings. Essential Question(s): How do precedents impact Supreme Court rulings? Lesson Plan: Provide students with a  brief introduction on the […]

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