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Gaming the system : nine games to teach American government through active learning /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Cohen, Alexander H. (Author), Alden, John (Social studies teacher) (Author), Ring, Jonathan J. (Author)
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.
Subjects:
Representative government and representation > Study and teaching (Secondary) > United States.
Representative government and representation > Study and teaching > Activity programs.
Democracy > Study and teaching (Secondary)
Democracy > Study and teaching > Activity programs.
United States > Politics and government > Study and teaching (Secondary)
United States > Politics and government > Study and teaching > Activity programs.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Signing the social contract : a game about the state of nature
  • A more perfect union : a game about the Constitutional Convention
  • Hard-won equality : a game about social movements
  • Nomination scrimmage : a game about primary/caucus strategy
  • Written by committee : a game about lawmaking
  • A best-case scenario : a game about the Supreme Court
  • Agency and oversight : a game about bureaucratic politics
  • The tragedy of the lagoon : a game about resource management
  • The people have spoken : a game about interest groups and messaging
  • Game goulash.