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Are We Safer?
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After Sept. 11, 2001, the federal government created the Department of Homeland Security and tasked it with preventing future terrorist attacks on American soil. The creation of this massive and expensive bureaucracy resulted in a dramatic expansion of government scrutiny over individual Americans' behavior and, critics argue, a decrease in civil liberties. The degree to which these trends have made Americans safer is unclear.

Subject:
Civics and Economics
Social Studies
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Presentation
Provider:
FRONTLINE
Author:
Cari Ladd, Mark Pearcy
Date Added:
02/26/2019
Juvenile Justice
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This collection of material is connected with the Frontline show dedicated to the same topic. It has four case studies as well as discussions with different members of the juvenile justice system about the the issues facing the system in modern America.

Subject:
Civics and Economics
Psychology
Social Studies
Twentieth Century Civil Liberties/Rights
Material Type:
Reading
Provider:
FRONTLINE
Author:
Frontline
Date Added:
02/26/2019
Obama's Deal: Lesson Plan: Deal or No Deal?
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Students will investigate the political negotiation process involved in passing a bill through Congress, as well as the understand the way that people--legislators, lobbyists, etc.--affect and influence the final draft of a bill. Students will debate whether the outside influences should have been accepted by the Obama administration in order to make the deal.

Subject:
Social Studies
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
FRONTLINE
Date Added:
04/17/2018
The Released
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This is a collection of interviews and resources from Frontline dealing with individuals who have bounced in and out of prision and mental health institutes. It addresses the challenges which many people who suffer from mental health problems have in navigating through society.

Subject:
Psychology
Social Studies
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
FRONTLINE
Author:
Frontline
Date Added:
02/26/2019