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Lesson 8: PAC Simulation

Campaign finance is complex. This lesson attempts to have students understand the power of PACs through engaging in a simulation.

Skills

Analyzing Power

Topics

Campaigns and Elections

Learning Tools

Graphic Organizer

Role-Playing Simulation

Common Core State Standards (CCSS)

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.1A

Introduce precise, knowledgeable claim(s), establish the significance of the claim(s), distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and create an organization that logically sequences claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence.

College, Career, and Civic Life Framework (C3)

D2.CIV.13.9-12.

Evaluate public policies in terms of intended and unintended outcomes, and related consequences.

D4.1.9-12.

Construct arguments using precise and knowledgeable claims, with evidence from multiple sources, while acknowledging counterclaims and evidentiary weaknesses.

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