This Webquest has students learn what a county is and explore the function, purpose, and services offered from their county's government.

Instructor Notes: Teachers can assign this content to their students in iCivics account and then Clicking the Assign button on this activity. Teachers will then have the option to add a Class into iCivics OR Sync a roster from Google Classroom. This will allow teachers to see student's responses. There are also Downloadable Resources available to support this learning activity.

Students will define and explore what it is to be a citizen and have rights and responsibilities through discussion and comparison to their classroom setting. Opportunities for understanding are with drawings and writing.

Historians compare and contrast. In this lesson, students will learn the difference between national, state, and local government. They will explore what levels of government are responsible for various issues. They will be able to provide an explanation when answering the mystery question: "Where do I go when I want to make a change?"

This webquest has students find out who represents them in federal , state and local levels of government and how they can contact them as an active, informed citizen.

Instructor Notes: Teachers can assign this content to their students in iCivics account and then Clicking the Assign button on this activity. Teachers will then have the option to add a Class into iCivics OR Sync a roster from Google Classroom. This will allow teachers to see student's responses. There are also Downloadable Resources available to support this learning activity.

Website Explanation:
Students take a look at two political thinkers that spent a lot of time trying to answer the question, "Why Government?" - Thomas Hobbes and John Locke. This lesson combines our Influence Library entries on Hobbes and Locke and adds activities that ask students to compare and contrast Hobbes and Locke and to think about how these philosophers influenced those that followed in their footsteps.

Website Description:
(This lesson was formerly "Bill of Rights: You Mean I've Got Rights?") Students learn about the rights guaranteed by the Bill of Rights and other important constitutional amendments. First they consider what rights they believe are important, then they read and analyze the real text of each amendment. This lesson also helps students analyze the impact that the Bill of Rights has on their daily lives. Completing this lesson prepares students to play the game Do I Have a Right?
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Student Learning Objectives:
Students will be able to…
*Describe the circumstances and debate that led to the Bill of Rights.
*Compare and contrast the positions of the Federalists and Anti-Federalists as to the Bill of Rights.
*Identify the rights granted by the Bill of Rights and key later amendments.
*Categorize rights in the Bill of Rights as individual freedoms, protection from government power, or rights of the accused.
*Predict what might happen if key rights were missing from the Constitution.