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Appreciating Democracy: A Lesson Plan for High School Teachers of
Civics, Government, and U.S. History

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Activity 1 -- Differences and Settlements in Ordinary Life
Activity 2 -- Differences and Settlement in Framing the U.S. Constitution
Activity 3 -- Differences and Settlement in the Legislative Budget Process
Wrap-up -- Plan for Concluding Discussion Led by Teacher

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Activity 1
Differences and Settlements in Ordinary Life Lesson plan for teachers (Item B1)

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Activity 1 "Where To Eat?" Description and instructions for the activity, to be used by teachers and handed out
to the students
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Observer Worksheet for Activity 1 For monitoring of students by teachers (Item B3)

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Restaurant Ballot Ballot to be handed out to students (Item B4)

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Activity 2
Differences and Settlement in Framing the U.S. Constitution Lesson plan for teachers (Item C1)

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Activity 2: Big vs. Little Description and instructions for the activity, to be used by teachers and handed out to the students (Item C2)

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Observer Worksheet for Activity 2 For monitoring of students by teachers (Item C3)

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Activity 3
Differences and Settlement in the Legislative Budget Process Lesson plan for teacher (Item D1)

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Activity 3: Dividing Up the Pot Description and instructions for the activity, to be used by teachers
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Wrap-up Session - The Fundamentals of American Democracy: Plan for concluding discussion led by teacher (Item E)

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