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Civics Resources for High School Students

Introduction:

Essential Resources

Interactive Resource: Read Every Clause of the U.S. Constitution

ConSource
Discover Historical Documents

Teaching American History
The Center for American Studies: Defending Republican Government

Heritage Foundation
AP Government and History Prep Webinars

Bill of Rights Institute
Free Online Courses

Hillsdale College
Founding Principles and Virtues

Bill of Rights Institute
Discovery Pages: Important Topics in American Political History

Jack Miller Center
Quotes from the Founders

Bill of Rights Institute
Number 86 Courses on the Constitution

The Federalist Society
Biographies of America's Founders

Bill of Rights Institute

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Civics Games

PolitiCraft Card Game

PolitiCraft
Executive Command

iCivics
Branches of Power

iCivics
Lawcraft

iCivics
Engaging Congress

Indiana University on Representative Government

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Civics Education Competitions & Scholarships

"We the Students" Essay Contest (Grades 8-12)

Bill of Rights Institute
Student Essay Contest (Grades 9-12)

Think the Vote
Student Project Contest (Grades 9-12)

National History Day
"We the Future" Contest (Grades 9-12)

Constituting America
Student Cam Contest (Grades 9-12)

CSPAN
EduHam at Home (Grades 9-12)

Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Ninth Circuit Civics Contest (Grades 9-12)

United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
George S. and Stella M. Knight Essay Contest (Grades 9-12)

Sons of the American Revolution
High School Trivia Contest (Grades 9-12)

Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
Scholarship: Become a USSYP Student Delegate (High School Juniors and Seniors)

United States Senate Youth Program
Scholarship: GE-Reagan Foundation Scholarship Program

Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute

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Educational Programs

Saturday Academies

Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
JSA Summer Institutes

Junior State of America
Pre-College Summer Programs

Junior State of America
Constitutional Academies

Bill of Rights Institute
The Concord Review History Camp

The Concord Review
Ashbrook Academy (Juniors and Seniors)

Ashbrook

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Lesson Plans/Curricula

Lesson Plans on the American Founding

Teaching American History
American History and Government for Homeschoolers

Teaching American History
Songs for Free Men and Women

What So Proudly We Hail
The Meaning of America

What So Proudly We Hail
The American Calendar

What So Proudly We Hail
Abraham Lincoln and the Constitution

What So Proudly We Hail
Founders and the Constitution

Bill of Rights Institute
Religious Liberty: An American Experiment

Bill of Rights Institute
Vote for Women: The Story of the Nineteenth Amendment

Bill of Rights Institute
Gilded Age and the Progressive Era

Bill of Rights Institute
Immigration and Citizenship in America

Bill of Rights Institute
Liberty and Security in Modern Times

Bill of Rights Institute
Christianity in 18th Century America

Vincent & Maria Muñoz, National Endowment for the Humanities
"Terrible Swift Sword": The American Civil War

John Moser & Lori Hahn, National Endowment for the Humanities
The United States in World War II

John Moser & Lori Hahn, National Endowment for the Humanities
Competing Voices of the Civil Rights Movement

Lucas Morel & Constance Murray, National Endowment for the Humanities
What's Revolutionary About the Declaration of Independence?

ConSource
Civic Discourse at the Constitutional Convention

ConSource
Methods of Interpreting the Constitution

ConSource
The Bill of Rights

ConSource
The Executive Branch

ConSource
The Dynamics of War Powers

ConSource
Civilian Leadership & the Military

ConSource

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Multimedia

Constitutional History Better Than Fiction

Constitutional History Better Than Fiction

David McCullough, ConSource

AP U.S. History Prep: Progressivism and the New Deal

AP U.S. History Prep: Progressivism and the New Deal

Brian Domitrovic, Bill of Rights Institute

John Marshall's U.S. Supreme Court Landmark Cases

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John Marshall's U.S. Supreme Court Landmark Cases

Hadley Arkes, Michael Maibach, et al., CSPAN

AP U.S. History Prep: Andrew Jackson and the Bank Wars

AP U.S. History Prep: Andrew Jackson and the Bank Wars

Brian Domitrovic, Bill of Rights Institute

25 Lessons on American History with Wilfred McClay

25 Lessons on American History with Wilfred McClay

Wilfred McClay, Hillsdale College

Homework Help: Learn about the Constitution

Homework Help: Learn about the Constitution

Bill of Rights Institute

Homework Help: Road to Revolution

Homework Help: Road to Revolution

Bill of Rights Institute

Homework Help: The Colonization of America

Homework Help: The Colonization of America

Bill of Rights Institute

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