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		<title>The Bill of Rights: What&#8217;s REALLY Important?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[To help students learn what is in the Bill of Rights and why it’s important, I have students work in groups and I tell them that they can only keep 5 of the 10 amendments.  In the left column of this worksheet, they must paraphrase what is in each amendment.  Then, they must discuss with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Making Civics Interactive</title>
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