mamakelly Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 I've started a list of documentaries and movies that would be good for 12th grade Government. Anyone have any ideas to add to my list? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 (edited) I'll get you started -- hopefully others can help fill in the list! ? Topics typically covered in a Government course, with ideas of featurefilms and documentaries: Types of Government-1984 (by George Orwell) - totalitarian government Origins of American Government-1776 (1972 film) - musical; disagreements in the Continental Congress- Peanuts animated series: Birth of the Constitution- Liberty's Kids animated series: #3 United We Stand; #8 The Second Continental Congress; #26 Honor & Compromise; #40 We The People (all are about the Continental Congress) The Constitution- The Constitution Project series First Amendment Liberties- ? Federalism- Annenberg Learner: Democracy in America series: #3 Federalism: U.S. vs. States Legislative Branch: Congress- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939 film)- Annenberg Learner: Democracy in America series: #6 Legislatures: Laying Down the Law The Judicial Branch -- county/state/federal court systems- Annenberg Learner: Democracy in America series: #9 The Courts: Our Rule of Law- The Supreme Court -- PBS documentary; mutli-dvd collection, interesting background- 12 Angry Men (1957 film) -- film of the classic play; a jury deliberates- Gideon's Trumpet (1980 film) -- another Fonda classic- Inherit the Wind (1960 film) -- Scopes Monkey Trial; use with the book Summer for the Gods (by Lawson) to provide background and a more historically accurate overview- To Kill a Mockingbird (1962 film) OR the novel by Harper Lee -- unfair trial of a black man in the 1930s South- With All Deliberate Speed -- documentary of Brown vs. Board of Education Supreme Court ruling Privacy Rights and Rights of Due Process- ? Landmark Supreme Court Cases- American Experience episode: "Simple Justice" -- fight to end segregation, leading to Brown vs. Board of Education Executive Branch: The Presidency- Peanuts animated series: The Smithsonian and the Presidency- Annenberg Learner: Democracy in America series: #7: The Modern Presidency: Tools of Power The Bureaucracy- Annenberg Learner: Democracy in America series: #8: Bureaucracy: A Controversial Necessity Political Parties- Annenberg Learner: Democracy in America series: #12: Political Parties: Mobilizing Agents Elections and Campaigns- ? Interest Groups- Annenberg Learner: Democracy in America series: #14: Interest Groups: Organizing to Influence The Media- Annenberg Learner: Democracy in America series: #10: Understanding Media: The Inside Story Policymaking - ? Civil Liberties and Civil Rights- Eyes on the Prize PBS series -- African American civil rights- We Shall Remain PBS series -- Native American history and civil rights- American Experience episodes: "Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice" -- 19th century leader in the fight against racism and sexism "One Woman, One Vote" -- women's suffrage movement, resulting in 19th Amendment "Los Mineros" -- Mexican American miners whose labor battles abolished the two-tier wage system "Kennedy vs. Wallace: Crisis Up Close" -- confrontation over keeping University of Alabama segregated "Freedom Riders" "Freedom on My Mind" -- early 1960s Mississippi voter registration struggles General Government ResourcesAnnenberg Learner: Democracy in America series -- 15 gov't topicsPBS series: Constitution USATeach With Movies website -- see sections on: Civics & Gov't; Civil Rights; Politics, Law, Press -- also, Justice, Human RightsStandard Deviants: American Government -- 10 gov't topics Edited February 26, 2020 by Lori D. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoVanGogh Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 Bumping this back up for the recent high school planning series. Thank you, Lori, for the ideas. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunshineMom Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madteaparty Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Has the PBS John Adams miniseries mentioned? Not a movie nor a documentary but I love Voices of a People's History of the United States. Kerry Washington reading Ain't I a woman is a favourite (cant link on youtube for some reason) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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