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Educational Resources
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General Information |
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Teddy Roosevelt's Historic Visit |
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Defining Moments: Frank Murphy, Fred Korematsu, and the Internment of Japanese Americans during WWII. |
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The History and Importance of Michigan's Civil War Battle Flags. |
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Learn How House and Senate Sessions Work |
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Learn How Supreme Court Oral Arguments Work |
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Astonishing Document: The American Constitution |
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MGTV offers a number of resources for teachers and students, including our live and tape-delayed coverage of the Michigan House of Representatives and Senate and the Michigan Supreme Court's oral arguments. See our schedule for coverage. You can learn how these bodies work right here on the web. See links below. Also, we invite you to use our exciting curriculum materials, including a free video, dealing with Michigan's collection of Civil War battle flags and with Michigan's involvement in the war. See Featured Project below.
Also, MGTV has an extensive archive of House and Senate sessions and committees, Supreme Court oral arguments and other state government-related programming. We can make videotape copies of our programming available to you for use in the classroom. Contact MGTV for more details!
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Learn More About President Teddy Roosevelt’s Historic Visit To Michigan 100 Years Ago |
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 100 years ago, President Teddy Roosevelt became the first U.S. president to address a joint session of Michigan’s legislature at the State Capitol in Lansing. (Only one other U.S. president, President Bill Clinton, has address the legislature since.) Roosevelt also delivered the commencement address at Michigan State University during his visit. The lesson plans and resources (including the text of Roosevelt’s speech) offered will help teachers and students learn more about this important event in Michigan’s history.
Click here for the lesson plans, resources, and speech!
Click here to watch a video of the reenactment of President Teddy Roosevelt’s historic speech.
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DEFINING MOMENTS: Frank Murphy, Fred Korematsu, and the Internment of Japanese Americans During World War II.
Michigan Government Television presents a package of curriculum materials dealing with the internment of Japanese Americans during WWII, with the U.S. Supreme Court case of Korematsu v. U.S. Government, and with the dissenting opinion in that case of Michigan's Frank Murphy, a U.S. Supreme Court justice. The materials target standards and benchmarks in the Michigan Curriculum Framework in government, history, and technology.
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"Oh, Could They But Speak!" The history and importance of Michigan's Civil War battle flags.
 This package of curriculum materials examines Michigan's involvement in the Civil War and deals especially with the role our historic battle flags and the flag bearers played in the conflict. Lesson plans are tied to standards and benchmarks in the Michigan Curriculum Framework in government, history, and technology. Click on the flag to access the materials.
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Learn How House and Senate Sessions Work
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You can watch either a House or Senate session using the Video Stream link right here on our website. You can follow the proceedings using the terms used by the Michigan House of Representatives during session, or the terms used by the Michigan Senate during session.
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Learn How Supreme Court Oral Arguments Work
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You can watch a Supreme Court oral argument using the Video Stream link right here on our website. You can follow the proceedings using the terms used by the Michigan Supreme Court during oral arguments.
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Astonishing Document: The American Constitution
Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Taylor discusses the
U.S. Constitution on MGTV in celebration of Constitution Day.
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