Build students' understanding of the workings of government via immersive, standards-based activities that also strengthen research and critical thinking skills and promote collaboration.
The volume introduces the overarching concept and explains its basics before providing meticulously detailed examples of the activities, whose topics include becoming a senator, political parties, elections, crafting legislation, congressional hearings, and debates. Tips, techniques, and extensions and how to approach common problems also appear, as do suggestions for interdisciplinary applications. An appendix contains several sample documents for use with the activities.
Preface