The curated resources linked below are an initial sample of the resources coming from a collaborative and rigorous review process with the EAD Content Curation Task Force.
This lesson explores the role of the judiciary in relation to the legislative and executive branches to help students know how judicial independence has evolved since the founding.

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Annenberg Classroom

Argue real Supreme Court cases, and put your lawyering skills to the test.

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iCivics, Inc.

This free curriculum guide from the New-York Historical Society explores the contested efforts toward full citizenship and racial equality for African Americans that transpired in the fifty years after the Civil War. Examining both the activism for and opposition to Black citizenship rights, the materials in this curriculum underscore how ideas of freedom and citizenship were redefined by government and citizen action, and challenged by legal discrimination and violence.

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New-York Historical Society

This collection of historical biographies tells the story of civic leaders through the lens of the DKP's 10 Questions for Changemakers.

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The Democratic Knowledge Project - Harvard University

Students will investigate the powers of the Presidency in the Constitution, as outlined in the "Federalist Papers".

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National Endowment for the Humanities

This resource focuses on efforts to desegregate Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957. Students explore civic choices—the decisions people, including young people, make as citizens in a democracy.

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Facing History and Ourselves

When President Eisenhower authorized troops under federal authority to desegregate Little Rock Central High School in 1957, he became the first president since Reconstruction to use federal forces to help enforce equal rights for African Americans. Using the example of Executive Order 10730 in this document-based online "quest," students will explore how executive orders can be used to enforce the law and examine how Eisenhower justified his actions.

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iCivics, Inc.

Run your own law firm specializing in Constitutional law and determine whether clients have a right, match them with the best lawyer, and win the case!

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iCivics, Inc.

This case pack includes a case summary, three primary source analysis activities, and an essential question for Dred Scott v. Sandford.

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Street Law Inc.

At all points in its history, a significant proportion of the population of the United States had been born in other countries and regions. This being the case, American history can never be understood by just looking within its borders. The culture and politics of the US have always been shaped by the material and emotional ties many of its residents have had to the places where they were born. This map will allow you to begin to explore those connections at the basic level of demographic statistics. Use this map to explore those connections and answer the question, “Are we a Nation of Immigrants?”

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New American History

What was the World War II experience like for the thousands of Japanese Americans living on the West Coast? The activities in this lesson are designed to provide a window into the war years. Using primary sources, students will explore a period in United States history when 120,000 Japanese Americans were evacuated from the West Coast and held in internment camps.

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The Library of Congress

This set of Library of Congress primary sources explores systems of racial segregation in the U.S. and the efforts of African American civil rights movements to end them.

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The Library of Congress
