A petition created by Alaska Native women during World War II can help students understand the right of the people to “petition for redress of grievances.”
Summer Professional Development Opportunities
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St. Patrick’s Day Primary Sources
Just for fun — we've got a lineup of St. Patrick's Day-themed primary sources to bring a little shamrock spirit into your classroom this March 17th. The Original Federal Order On 3/16/1780 George Washington’s General Order granted Saint Patrick’s Day as a holiday to the troops. Cartoons 3/17/1918 – On Saint Patrick's Day, cartoonist Clifford Berryman showed a determined Uncle Sam … Continue reading St. Patrick’s Day Primary Sources
Freedom to Cover the World Series
Reporter Melissa Ludtke sued the Commissioner of Baseball to gain access to the locker room, calling out 1st amendment-guaranteed freedom of the press and the 14th amendment's equal protection clause.
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New transcriptions will be included on DocsTeach — our online tool for teaching with documents!
Permission to “Take it to the Streets”
The right of the people to peaceably assemble is guaranteed in the Bill of Rights. But what happens when a city requires a group to obtain a permit to do so?
Gardening to Victory
Today we shine a spotlight on WWI and WWII victory gardens through home front propaganda.
Reorganizing the Executive Branch: Distance Learning with the Hoover Library
We offer two free interactive videoconferencing programs on Digital Learning Day, Feb. 17: "Reorganizing the Executive Branch: Hoover and the Federal Government."
Prohibition and Its Consequences: A New DocsTeach Activity
Students will explore the consequences of the 18th Amendment, that prohibited “the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors for beverage purposes.”
Presidential Powers Distance Learning Programs
A series of interactive videoconferencing programs for grades 5-12 will explore how different presidents in different eras have interpreted and exercised presidential powers.