US Government Teachers Blog

This is a webpage written by high school teachers for those who teach US and comparative government and want to find online content as well as technology that you can use in the classroom.

Thursday, July 27, 2023

Generate leveled Resources with this AI app: Diffit

Have you tried the new AI app called Diffit . I love it—you can take primary sources that you find on the internet, paste in the URL and the...

Monday, February 1, 2016

Every Political Ad from 2016 and Ongoing

This site has every political advertisement so far from the 2016 campaign and breaks it down by candidate, super PAC, etc. Really qui...

Legacy of the Iowa Caucuses

When you discuss the Iowa Caucuses tomorrow with your students, you might want to look back on previous results .

Friday, January 29, 2016

The Iowa Caucus in Legos

Thanks to Brian Wittington on the Facebook AP US Government page for the great two minute clip above on how the Iowa caucus works.

What's the Difference Between a Caucus & Primary

The Learning Network section of the The New York Times has an excellent review of the difference between caucuses and primaries including a...

Thursday, January 28, 2016

How I keep my students informed about schedule changes when school is closed

We've missed lots of school because of the blizzard, which means that I've had to make changes to my schedule. How do I inform my s...

Monday, January 25, 2016

Prime Minister's Question Time

Thanks to Rich Hoppock for this one. The Prime Minister of Great Britain has to go before the House of Commons and answer their question...

Sunday, January 24, 2016

Difference Btw Substantive & Procedural Due Process

I was just asked the difference between procedural and substantive due process which is fair game for both AP US Government and AP Compara...

My New eLearning Blog

I am stuck at home with two feet of snow, but thankful that I can still do my job as I have recently changed from a classroom teacher and...

Saturday, January 23, 2016

Flipping AP Comparative

I have come to the belief that most textbooks are boring and one can do a better job with videos - not to forget that students prefer lear...

How effective are newspaper endorsements in influencing voter behavior?

The Des Moines Register announced its Iowa Caucus endorsements earlier this evening. This year they endorsed Hillary Clinton ("a t...

Bloomberg for president?

Is another billionaire thinking about running for president? Former New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg retired from public life af...

Friday, January 22, 2016

U.S. Elections--How do they work (a Brit explains)

This video (4:25) produced by the British Parliament explains our (American) system elections, democracy, and representation in the United S...

Iowa Caucus Explained

So I love this Iowa Caucus video explanation as well as this lesson plan on it which has 30, 60 and 90 minute plans.

Monday, January 18, 2016

Trump and the British House of Commons

So it might be fun and a good way to tie in your review of Great Britain in AP Comparative Government by looking at today's debate in...

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