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Representative Democracy:
The Geography of Politics
 
 
 A web based project for seventh grade Civics
 
  Overview:   This Internet activity, Representative Democracy: The Geography of Politics, will apply geographical skills to interpret and analyze patterns which make up our nation's legislative boundaries of political representation.  The web based activity will also provide students with the opportunity to research and discover those individuals who are entrusted to make laws on our behalf at the national, state, and local levels of government.  Click here for -- > Objectives and lesson plan.  
  Directions:  Use the flag buttons or text below to link to the   
World Wide Web (WWW) in order to acquire the information in your handout.   Use your web browser to navigate "back" to this home page if you get in trouble when surfing outside of this activity! 
 
  To obtain the the handout, click here --> then hit "print" from your file menu.   
   
  Let's Begin!  First, see how much you know about our really cool political system with the "Pre Quiz." Next, read a "little" history about our political system.  Do activities 1-5.  If you finish before class is over do the extra credit!  
   
 
Activity 1
Activity 2
Activity 3
Activity 4
Activity 5
Extra Credit
 
 
   
 
U.S. senators and representatives  
 
state senators and representatives  
 
city and county representatives  
 
 
 
 
 
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