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Did the Founders Want Government to Work?

Students analyze primary source texts, including excerpts from the Federalist papers, to investigate the purposes of the Necessary and Proper Clause, the ways in which the separation of powers limit government, and how factions and personal liberties affect the functioning of government. Next, students will write an essay or produce another type of product to…

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Politics: Everybody’s Doing It!

Students  explore how cartoons have been used historically to comment on politics, then try their hand at political commentary.

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