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Voting and Elections 101

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Voting and Elections 101

There are a number of high-quality free educational resources for students to learn about voting and elections and to participate in voting simulations. Here are a few, with pro tips to guide you.

Poetry Speaks in American Democracy

High School, Law Day, Lesson Plans, Middle School

Poetry Speaks in American Democracy

This lesson can be customized to student and classroom perspectives and time constraints. It starts with a discussion of poetry as an expressive art form accessible to all. There are suggested poems to read, compare, and discuss in terms of their authors’ contributing voices to American democracy.

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American Voting Rights: Deep Dive Into Primary Sources

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American Voting Rights: Deep Dive Into Primary Sources

During this lesson, students will explore the evolution of voting rights throughout American history. Students will gain a fuller understanding of how the right to vote has evolved and why it is critical aspect of using our voice in our American democracy.

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What is Power Under the Rule of Law?

Law Day, Planning Guide

What is Power Under the Rule of Law?

Under the rule of law, power is the sovereign will of the people expressed as non-arbitrary laws that—theoretically, if not perfectly in practice— apply to everyone equally. This sovereign power also limits the exercise of governmental power so that it does not exceed the authority granted to it by the people.

How the Rule of Law Has Shaped and Continues to Shape America

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How the Rule of Law Has Shaped and Continues to Shape America

The Rule of Law permeates all aspects of American life. For example, we have traffic laws that let us know who has the right of way and we have environmental laws and regulations that tell us what we are allowed to put into the ground, air and water. I

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American Lawyers Alliance
https://www.americanlawyersalliance.org/law-related-educational-materialss

Center for Civic Education
https://www.civiced.org/teaching-resources

Civics 101 Podcast (New Hampshire Public Radio)
https://www.civics101podcast.org/

C-SPAN Television Networks/C-SPAN Classroom
https://sites.google.com/view/c-spanclassroom-featured/law-day-and-rule-of-law-resources

Michigan Supreme Court
https://courts.michigan.gov/education/learning-center/

Monterey County Office of Education
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1AhzRpNsTLPeHOGRiUf-jVmrxuuaqfJarVfBLoT7QcNg/edit#slide=id.gc6de11808b_0_9

National Constitution Center

https://constitutioncenter.org/learn/civic-calendar/law-day

The Center for Teaching the Rule of Law

https://www.thecenterforruleoflaw.org/educational-resources.html

World Justice Project
https://worldjusticeproject.org/about-us/overview/what-rule-law
https://worldjusticeproject.org/about-us/connect/podcast

Division for Public Education

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