Mini Simulation
Opposing Communism in 1947
How should the United States support Greece in its fight against communist rebels? Explore this simulation set in 1947.
Democracy & Government
Simulation
Asylum Seekers at the U.S. Southern Border in 2019 (NSC)
Set in 2019. Violence, instability, and poverty in the northern triangle have increased asylum seekers in the United States.
High School
Essay and Discussion Questions
Forms of Government High School Questions
Help students understand how a country's form of government determines whether citizens' voices are magnified or minimized through these essay and discussion questions.
Activity
Lesson Plan
Forms of Government: Introduction
Length
Three 45 Minute periods
Lesson Plan
Forms of Government: Change
Length
Two 45-minute periods plus time for student presentations
Book Guide
Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens
A provocative guide to how we must reenvision citizenship if American democracy is to survive.
Activity
Communism v. Fascism
Length
15 Minutes
Higher Education
Essay and Discussion Questions
Forms of Government Higher Education Questions
Help students understand how a country's form of government determines whether citizens' voices are magnified or minimized through these essay and discussion questions.
Book Guide
Realism and Democracy
In Realism and Democracy: American Foreign Policy after the Arab Spring, Elliott Abrams tells a personal story of the development of U.S. human rights policy in the last forty years and makes an argument, both "realist" and principled, for supporting the expansion of democracy in the Middle East.
Book Guide
Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens
A provocative guide to how we must reenvision citizenship if American democracy is to survive.
Essay and Discussion Questions
Fascism Higher Education Questions
Help students understand fascism by exploring this collection of resources in connection with the essay and discussion questions below.
Learning Journeys for your Students
A learning journey is a student facing, curated collection of resources that explore a topic from a specific perspective.
Learning Journey
Forms of Government: Introduction
Explore this collection of learning resources to understand how a country's form of government determines whether citizens' voices are magnified or minimized
Learning Journey
What Does Fascism Really Mean?
Learn about the history of fascist movements and explore democratic backsliding to determine just how history informs the present.
Learning Journey
How Does History Inform the Chinese Communist Party’s Domestic and Foreign Policy Goals?
China’s History Shapes Its Policies