Government & Economics
Lessons from Fort Worth ISD teachers:
EDSITEment - The National Endowment for the Humanities has incredible lessons filled with primary source documents and activities. The following lessons are sample of what EDSITEment has to offer:
Congressional Committees and the Legislative Process
Learn how committees influence the legislative agenda and why your representatives’ committee assignments matter to you.
The First American Party System: Events, Issues, and Positions
Curriculum Unit overview. Fear of factionalism and political parties was deeply rooted in Anglo-American political culture before the American Revolution. Leaders such as George Washington and Thomas Jefferson hoped their new government, founded on the Constitution, would be motivated instead by a common intent, a unity. But political parties did form in the United States, with their beginnings in Washington's cabinet.
James Madison: From Father of the Constitution to President
Curriculum Unit overview. Even in its first 30 years of existence, the U.S. Constitution had to prove its durability and flexibility in a variety of disputes. More often than not, James Madison, the "Father of the Constitution," took part in the discussion.
Magna Carta: Cornerstone of the U.S. Constitution
Magna Carta served to lay the foundation for the evolution of parliamentary government and subsequent declarations of rights in Great Britain and the United States. In attempting to establish checks on the king's powers, this document asserted the right of "due process" of law.