Government · Week 13 · Participation, Media, and Comparative Government
Many Ways to Be Heard
Exploring voting, petitioning, lobbying, and peaceful assembly as lawful paths to influence and choosing a respectful way to raise one's own voice.
- Students will
- Students describe lawful ways citizens influence government, including voting, petitioning, lobbying, and peaceful assembly, and weigh the strengths and limits of each.
- SEL skill
- Choose a respectful and effective way to raise a concern
- What it looks like
- Students practice influencing others with integrity by choosing a respectful way to raise their voices.
- Content focus
- Many ways to be heard
- Format
- Structured discussion
Responsible decision-making
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What you get
A teacher guide with what to say, step by step, plus student pages and a supports page for students with diverse learning needs, including those with IEPs. Print or Project it, or assign it in Google Forms and Google Docs for Google Classroom. Your first 10 activities are free.
Standards
- 12.6.4: CA History Social Science Content Standard, Grade 12: Principles of American Democracy (standard 12.6, item 4)
- 12.3.2: CA History Social Science Content Standard, Grade 12: Principles of American Democracy (standard 12.3, item 2)
- CA HSS Analysis Skill: HREP4 Construct and test hypotheses using multiple primary and secondary sources and present findings orally and in writing. (Historical Research, Evidence, and Point of View)
- C3 Framework (national): D2.Civ.14.9-12 Analyze historical, contemporary, and emerging ways people change societies, promote the common good, and protect rights.
- Literacy in history: RH.11-12.7 Integrate quantitative or technical analysis, such as charts and maps, with information in a text.
Fits these textbook chapters
- Government Alive! Power, Politics, and You, Chapter 7: Citizen Participation in a Democracy
- Government Alive! Power, Politics, and You, Chapter 8: Parties, Interest Groups, and Public Policy
- Government Alive! Power, Politics, and You, Chapter 10: Political Campaigns and Elections
- Government Alive! Power, Politics, and You, Chapter 19: Civic Resources
- United States Government and Civics, Chapter 10: Choosing the President
- United States Government and Civics, Chapter 17: Political Parties
- United States Government and Civics, Chapter 18: Voting and Elections
- United States Government and Civics, Chapter 19: Public Opinion and Interest Groups
- Magruder's American Government, Chapter 5: Political Parties
- Magruder's American Government, Chapter 6: Voter and Voter Behavior
- Magruder's American Government, Chapter 7: The Electoral Process
- Magruder's American Government, Chapter 9: Interest Groups
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- Direct Democracy in California Responsible decision-makingReading the official arguments for and against a past California ballot measure in a structured academic controversy, then practicing decisions that weigh evidence over first reactions.
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