Key historical events changed voting practices in America and extended the right to vote. This article spotlights a few of those events, as well as contemporary voting issues, and outlines a teacher-tested lesson on voting.

This lesson plan involves students directly in the Bill of Rightschallenging their thinking skills while increasing their knowledge of the founding principles of government and the judiciary.

A new survey by the American Bar Association exposes the dire state of civic literacy in the United States.

Having students compare and analyze international constitutions teaches them about different countries and also gives them new insights into governance and their own founding document.

The sixtieth anniversary of Clarence Gideon’s court case, in which the Supreme Court decided that defendants in criminal proceedings should have access to a lawyer regardless of ability to pay, provides an opportune moment for an engaging lesson on the right to public defense.

A close look at contemporary voting rights issuesvoter identification laws, English only laws, and felon disenfranchisementdemonstrates ways in which voting rights can be restricted by seemingly ordinary requirements.

The study of several post-9/11 Supreme Court cases will launch a spirited student debate on the separation of powers and our constitutional system of checks and balances.

The upcoming midterm elections offer a prime opportunity to study the effects of money and politics following the recent Supreme Court campaign finance decision.

Political simulations in an AP class helped students learn content and skills while they also engaged with the structures and functions of government.

The recent Supreme Court term was marked by historic rulings, and the upcoming term also promises to address many contentious cases.