Law Related Educational Materials

Law Related Educational Materials for Teachers

Law Related Links

Civics Renewal Network
- A consortium of nonpartisan, nonprofit organizations committed to strengthening civic life in the U.S. by:
- Increasing the quality of civics education in our nation’s schools
- Improving accessibility to high-quality, no-cost learning materials.
- On the Civics Renewal Network site, teachers can find the best resources of these organizations, searchable by subject, grade, resource type, standards, and teaching strategy.
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American Bar Association
- Professional Development
- Lesson Plans, Resources, Programs and Publications
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American Board of Trial Advocates
- Designed for middle and high school students
- Content to help better understand and appreciate the value, relevance, and impact of the Constitution, our system of government, and citizenship
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Constitutional Rights Foundation Chicago
- Elementary and secondary students' hands-on learning about the Constitution
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iCivics
- Free inventive teaching resources designed to engage and inspire students.
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Landmark Cases of the U.S. Supreme Court
- Cases that define the U.S.
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National Center for State Courts
- Law-Related Education/Civics (with State links)
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National Council for the Social Studies
- Leadership, service and support for educators
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The Center for Civic Education
- Programs assisted by public & private sectors and educational leaders in every state (and over 80 countries)
- Programs include: "We the People," "Project Citizen," "Citizens, not Spectators" and many, many more
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State Bar of Texas Law-Related Education
- Grade level lesson plans
- Videos that teach
- Opportunities for student participatio
- Professional development opportunities for teachers
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Joe Foss Institute
- Instructor Guides
- Citizen Civics Test
- Veteran's Classroom Presentations
- "You Are America" Curriculum
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Civics Education Initiative
- Interative Civics Test
- Civics News Ticker
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Constitutional Rights Foundation
- Free On-line lessons
- California School Support
- Community Activities
- Mock Trials, etc.
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National Archives Education
- On-line records research
- Educational recources
- Lesson plans
- Field trips
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National History Day
- National Contest
- Professional Development
- Teacher Resources
- Student Projects
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Street Law, Inc.
- Teacher Development Programs
- Classroom Ready Materials
- Law School Programs
- Police and Teens Programs
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Liberty Lives Forever
- Celebrates Bill of Rights Day
- Distributes pocket Constitutions
- Videos available
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Foundations of Democracy and Govenment
- An Article by Share My Lessons
- Discusses Transition of Power
- The Rule of Law
- Federalism in the United States
- Plus Much more...
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Bill of Rights Institute
- Offers Curriculum Guides to: Congress and the Constitution, Being an American, Bill of Rights, plus more...
- Constitutional videos
- Class room activities
- Plus much more
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Facing History and Ourselves
- Provide Education Seminars
- Classroom Resources
- Unique Pedagogy
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Interactive Constitution
- Breaks down and discusses the Constitution Article by Article
- Offers Videos of discussions
- Download a Pocket Constition App
- Offers an entire media library
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C-Span Classroom
- Free video based materials for social studies teachers
- Includes videos on: Constitution, classroom deliberations, On this Day in History, lesson plans, plus much more
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Emerging America
- Offers teachers resources
- Professional Resources
- Workshops
- Multiple teaching programs: Library of Congress Tips, History's Mysteries, Windows on History, plus much more!
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The Living Room Candidate
- Presidential Television Commercials from the 1950's to Present
The Living Room Candidate contains more than 300 commercials, from every presidential election since 1952, when Madison Avenue advertising executive Rosser Reeves convinced Dwight Eisenhower that short ads played during such popular TV programs as I Love Lucy would reach more voters than any other form of advertising. This innovation had a permanent effect on the way presidential campaigns are run.
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2024 Presidential Election Interactive Map

It will take 270 electoral votes to win the 2024 presidential election. Click states on this interactive map to create your own 2024 election forecast. Create a specific match-up by clicking the party and/or names near the electoral vote counter. Use the buttons below the map to share your forecast or embed it into a web page.
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The Miller Center; American Presidents

The Miller Center is a nonpartisan institute that seeks to expand understanding of the presidency, policy, and political history, providing critical insights for the nation’s governance This website is a comprehensive collection of material about the Presidents of the United States and the history of the presidency.
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ConSource - The Constitutional Sources Project

The Constitutional Sources Project is a free online library of constitutional source documents. Included in their collection are the Federalist Papers, Anti-Federalist Papers, and James Madison’s Notes of the Constitutional Convention.

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Constitution Day

Learn about key aspects of the U.S. Constitution in everyday language. This series of 35 videos was created by the Center for Civic Education in partnership with iCivics and constitutional scholar Linda R. Monk, JD, to make our nation's founding document accessible to everyone.

The Constitution EXPLAINED was made possible by the generous support of Kenneth C. Griffin.
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Law Related Downloads

The following materials and videos are ideal to use for September 17th (Constitution Day). If you use any of these materials please let us know how you liked them. How did you hear about the Mock Trial videos and other materials? We like to know what advertising works. We also would like to know what grade and subject you are teaching? Please share all of these links and materials with other teachers that might use them. (All of these materials are copyright free. They may be duplicated, but never sold.)

ALA Law Related Coloring Book

Laws, Rights and Responsibilities Lesson Plan

Gold E. Locks Mock Trial Script

Jack Poorson Mock Trial Script

A Historical Guide to the Pledge of Allegiance

Law Related Videos

We the People Boot Camp Video Session 1

This Elementary Teaching Unit called “Laws, Rights and Responsibilities” is designed for 3rd through 5th grades, all or any part can be used for other grades. The Elementary Teaching Unit encourages student discussion and involvement as they gain an introductory understanding of laws, rights and responsibilities. Students will learn how laws benefit society and that the rights the laws bring are balanced with responsibilities. The video “Laws, Rights and Responsibilities” was created to complement the elementary teaching unit above. The video “Laws, Rights and Responsibilities” is 12 minutes long and is appropriate for grade levels through high school.

“Laws, Rights and Responsibilities” video also complements the ALA/Liberty Day project “A Constitution in Every 5th Grader’s Pocket”. If you want more information about how to get this project free of charge let me know. This project is in 17 states and growing.