Take the Constitution quiz to find out how much you know about the Constitution of the United States of America.
How has the Supreme Court decided cases in controversies related to the Bill of Rights? Students will examine how the Supreme Court has decided landmark cases related to the Bill of Rights.
These activities introduce students, teachers, and families to some of the history and symbolism featured at the Supreme Court of the United States. Recommended for grades 5-12. Downloadable PDFs are available.
Look closely and take in the East and West Pediments, the Fraser statues flanking the front steps, the Bronze Doors, flagpoles, lampposts, and perimeter medallions.
Explore the highlights of the ground and first floors of the Supreme Court Building, including the John Marshall statue, spiral staircases, Great Hall, and Courtroom.
Sarah E. Goode was one of the first African-American women to get a US patent. Working in her furniture store, she recognized a need for a multi-use bed and through hard work, ingenuity, and determination, invented her unique cupboard bed. She built more than a piece of furniture. She built a life far away from slavery, a life where her sweet dreams could come true. The resource includes a lesson plan/book card, a design challenge, and copy of a design thinking journal that provide guidance on using the book to inspire students' curiosity for design thinking. Maker Challenge: Your school has had an influx of new students and every class seems to be bursting at the seams! You have an additional 10 students just in your classroom alone. Because of this limited space, your school is looking for solutions. They decided that every student is going to get a new desk and chair, but it’s going to be PORTABLE. That way, you can take your desk & chair with you wherever you might go.
A document is included in the resources folder that lists the complete standards-alignment for this book activity.
When a tax is imposed in a market this is another example of government intervention. In this video, we explore the effect of imposing a tax on the price and quantity in a market. Created by Sal Khan.
A progressive tax system is a tax in which the percentage of taxes paid (the average tax rate) increases as income increases. Income is broken down into tax brackets, and each bracket's marginal tax rate increases as you move into higher brackets. Learn how to use tax brackets to calculate income tax in this video. Created by Sal Khan.
Understanding what a tax deduction is. Created by Sal Khan.
An interesting case of taxes and tax incidence is when one of the curves is perfectly elastic. Explore what happens when demand is perfectly elastic in this video. Created by Sal Khan.
The burden of a tax falls most heavily on someone who can't adjust to a price change. That means buyers bear a bigger burden when demand is more inelastic, and sellers bear a bigger burden when supply is more inelastic. Created by Sal Khan.
How to factor in negative externalities through taxation. Created by Sal Khan.
Lesson plans created by the Washington Post (same page as Holder of the Purse but different activities because A Taxing Time focuses more specifically on the 16th Amendment) Students see how taxes influence budgeting on the personal and government levels.
How government can effect aggregate demand through tax policy. Created by Sal Khan.
The spending multiplier and tax multiplier will cause a $1 change in spending or taxes to lead to further changes in AD and aggregate output. The spending multiplier is always 1 greater than the tax multiplier because with taxes some of the initial impact of the tax is saved, which is not true of the spending multiplier.
This teacher's guide will help you guide students through using the Primary Source Analysis Tool using sample questions as they respond to the primary source. (Intended for use with the "Primary Source Analysis Tool" downloadable doc, also found on the Library of Congress teacher website and in eMedia.)
This teacher's guide will help you guide students through using the Primary Source Analysis Tool using sample questions as they respond to the primary source. (Intended for use with the "Primary Source Analysis Tool" downloadable doc, also found on the Library of Congress teacher website and in eMedia.)
This teacher's guide will help you guide students through using the Primary Source Analysis Tool using sample questions as they respond to the primary source. (Intended for use with the "Primary Source Analysis Tool" downloadable doc, also found on the Library of Congress teacher website and in eMedia.)
This teacher's guide will help you guide students through using the Primary Source Analysis Tool using sample questions as they respond to the primary source. (Intended for use with the "Primary Source Analysis Tool" downloadable doc, also found on the Library of Congress teacher website and in eMedia.)
This teacher's guide will help you guide students through using the Primary Source Analysis Tool using sample questions as they respond to the primary source. (Intended for use with the "Primary Source Analysis Tool" downloadable doc, also found on the Library of Congress teacher website and in eMedia.)