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• 2018 Law Day Theme – Separation of Powers
• The Spirit of the Laws
• Effects of the U.S. Constitution
• Lesson Plan for Grades 4-6: Connecting the Separate Powers
• Lesson Plan for Grades 5-12:  Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances

Enjoy your summer break! The next issue of Law Wise will be in September. 

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Consent of the Governed

This issue explores the various mechanisms employed by government on national, state, and local levels, to provide checks and balances of the powers of our leaders to ensure the vital importance of the consent of the governed.
 

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– What are the democratic ideals for which people fight?
Lesson plan 2:  Separation of Powers and the Power Grab Game – Three branches and checks and balances

 on his April 3 Retirement
 

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100 years Later • The 19^th Amendment celebrates a big anniversary!

Suffrage is the right to vote in political elections.

This issue of Law Wise features:

• The history of women’s Suffrage
• The benefits of women’s suffrage
• The ongoing struggle for equality

iCivics is also celebrating an anniversary. This resource launched 10 years ago.
Free resources are used by over 200,000 teachers. Check out the new Win the Whitehouse Extension Pack for teachers.

The next issue of Law Wise will be in February 2020!

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funded by a grant from the Kansas Bar Foundation.

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Happy Fall!

This issue covers the broad topic of Justice in the Schools with a closer look at the following:

• Civil Rights in the Schools
• Exclusionary Discipline and Civil Rights
• Eviction and Its Impact on Student Performance
• Immigration and Family Separation
• Lesson plans on student civil disclosure and
  the obligation of schools to set policy for social media in and outside of the classroom

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