At OSPI, part of our mission is to prepare students for civic engagement throughout their lives. We believe our schools must engage and empower students, from an early age, with opportunities to participate in civil conversations, examples of effective civic engagement, and tools to find peaceful solutions to community problems.OSPI’s Social Studies and Social-Emotional Learning teams have put together resources for educators, families, and students to help with these difficult conversations.

Lesson seeds are ideas for the standards that can be used to build a lesson.  Lesson seeds are not meant to be all-inclusive, nor are they substitutes for instruction.  This lesson seed provides a compelling question and a bank of sources to use to drive an inquiry based lesson or a potential Evidence Based Argument Set (EBAS).  When developing lessons from these seeds, teachers must consider the needs of all learners.  Once you have built your lesson from the lesson seed, teachers are encouraged to post the lesson that has emerged from this lesson seed and share with others. Compelling question:Is the War Powers Act of 1973 a violation of the president’s Constitutional powers as Commander-in-Chief? EL Modification: highlight important vocabulary, add images to improve text comprenesion; consider adapting content, process and/or product based on Can Do WIDA DescriptorsImage source: "President Nixon explains operations in Cambodia." (U.S. Airforce photo) from nationalmuseum.af.mil

Designed to meet the scope and sequence of your course, OpenStax Introduction to Political Science provides a strong foundation in global political systems, exploring how and why political realities unfold. Rich with examples of individual and national social action, this text emphasizes students’ role in the political sphere and equips them to be active and informed participants in civil society. Learn more about what this free, openly-licensed textbook has to offer you and your students.

There are three separate lessons on the branches of government: executive, legislative, and judicial. We recommend teaching these lessons in that particular order, as some content builds on the previous lesson. Covers civics test items 13, 37, 38, 39, and 40.

There are three separate lessons on the three branches of government: executive, legislative, and judicial. We recommend teaching the government lessons in that order, as some content builds on a previous lesson. Covers civics test items 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 31, 47, and 55.

In Convene the Council, students will take on the role of President of the United States and respond to world events with the support of their National Security Council.

In Convene the Council, students will learn to:
-Address international crises through strategic action
-Engage with members of the National Security Council
-Weigh various policy options
-Delegate action to appropriate government agencies and departments
-Work to improve core metrics of U.S. prosperity, values, security, and world health

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
-Explain the basics of foreign policy–making in the United States
-Evaluate the effectiveness of various foreign policy options in a variety of situations
-Distinguish among foreign policy tools such as aid, sanctions, and military force
-Evaluate the potential effect of economic, military, and cultural influence on other countries

For English and Multilingual Learners: Use the support tool, Spanish translation, voiceover and glossary.

This is a complete course on Texas State government, developed by Austin Community College.

Annette Gordon-Reed talked about Thomas Jefferson and his relationship with the enslaved Hemings family, whom he owned.

Watch this video summarizing the activities at the White House during the week of July 12, 2013. Events included the second annual kid's state dinner with young chefs from each state and territory.

This is the blog for the White House of the United States during the presidency of Barack Obama.