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Check out our library of sample lesson plans and teaching strategies, focused on engaging students with key primary texts from the American political tradition.

Lesson Plans, Activities, and Strategies

Understanding the Constitution: Its Principles and Relevance Today

Comparing Federalist No. 10 and Brutus No. 1

Federalist No. 51: Say, Mean, Matter

Federalist No. 51: An International, Comparative Analysis

Anti-Federalists & the Issue of Representation

Balancing Power Among the Branches of Government: Document Based Question

The Twelfth Amendment and Electoral College Voting

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