In this lesson, students use current events to analyze how the constitutional system of checks and balances works, and they investigate executive orders to see how these particular presidential actions fit within that system (NY Times Learning 2017).

The site provides visualizations of data collected by governmental and non-profit institutions (2017). 

The international non-governmental organization conducts research and advocacy on human rights (2018).

This U.S. Government-funded non-governmental organization (NGO) conducts research and advocacy on democracy, political freedom, and human rights (2018).

The U.S. Constitution says nothing about political parties. Yet they soon became a significant part of the governmental system, and sometimes a controversial part, as illustrated by Washington 1796 (USA: The American Presidency Project 2020).

Because of a 1977 Supreme Court ruling on corporal punishment (ʺpaddlingʺ) , students are the sole group of Americans whom governmental employees may beat with impunity, even when they pose no threat to safety (USA: Oyez 2018).

The Alliance of European Voluntary Service Organisations is an International Non-Governmental Youth Organisation (INGYO) that represents national organisations running international voluntary service projects. Each organisation promotes community development, intercultural education, understanding and peace through voluntary service. The common aim of all international ...

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