Voting & Civics: Know Your Ohio Government

The "Know Your Government" learning curriculum is designed to engage students "to do" while exploring and learning. Students will actively participate as a citizen while increasing their knowledge of how the government and elections work.

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Course Curriculum

1. About This Course
1. Introduction
2. Read: This_is_Ohio
3. Learn By Doing: Democracy In Action
4. Strategies To Try: Famous Americans on the Civics Test
1. Introduction
2. Read: Founding Documents
3. Learn By Doing: What is a Good Citizen?
1. Introduction
2. Read: The Legislature
3. Learn By Doing: Branches of Ohio Government
1. Introduction
2. Read: The Judiciary
3. Learn By Doing: Branches of Ohio Government
1. The Executive
2. Read: The Executive Elected Officials
3. Learn By Doing: Hosting a Presidential Debate
4. Learn By Doing: Contact Your Representative
1. Introduction
2. Read: The Executive Supplemental Agencies
3. Learn By Doing: Create a Video
1. Introduction
2. Read: The Executive State Government Departments
3. Read: Know Your Vote, Know the Issues: The Real Voters of The USA
4. Learn By Doing: COVID Interview
1. Introduction
2. Read: Financing State Government
3. Learn By Doing: Create a Video
1. Introduction
2. Read: Local Government
3. Read: How important are local elections and ballot measures?
4. Learn By Doing: Create an Art Piece
1. Introduction
2. Read: Local Schools
3. Learn By Doing: Meme Your School
1. Introduction
2. Read: Elections and Political Parties
3. Learn By Doing: Political Parties: Two is Company, Three’s a Crowd
4. Learn By Doing: Virtual Video Call
1. Introduction
2. Read: Public Participation in Politics
3. Read: Decoding Media Bias
4. Read: Polling Pitfalls
5. Learn By Doing: Cartoon Your VOter
1. First Time Voter
2. Review Presentation: First Time Voter
3. Read: Why is voting an important responsibility for citizens?
1. Introduction
2. Learn By Doing: Study and Analyze Newspaper Article
3. Learn By Doing: Analyzing Speech from 1855
4. Learn By Doing: Museum Curator
5. Learn By Doing: Analyze Cartoons
6. Learn By Doing: Analyze Political Cartoon
7. Learn By Doing: Analyze Social Movements
8. Learn By Doing: The 19th Amendment
9. Learn By Doing: Analyze Impact
10. Read: What Does It Mean To Be A Woman?
1. Teachers Resource Guide
2. Famous Americans on the Civics Test
3. Create an Art Piece
4. Civics Tik Tok Style
5. Virtual Video Call
6. COVID Interview
7. Additional Teacher Resources
8. Bibliography
9. Instructor Guide
10. Instructor Guide for Activity: Evaluate the effectiveness of the 19th Amendment
1. The Challenge

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Voting & Civics: Know Your Ohio Government

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1

This is Ohio

Founding Documents

The Legislature

The Judiciary

The Executive Elected Officials

The Executive Supplemental Agencies

The Executive State Government Departments

Financing State Government

Local Government

Local Schools

Elections and Political Parties

Public Participation in Politics

Voting For The First Time

Ohio Women Vote: 100 Years of Change

Teacher Resources

Podcasting Challenge

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