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Liberty Nation GenZ: News for Kids

News and Current Events Through the Lens of America’s Founding Principles

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LNGenZ News for Kids: 30 – Unknown

The Right to Protest: What’s Included?

The right to assemble is one of our most treasured civil rights. It is one of the ways that everyday citizens in the United States can make their voices heard and unified, as they gather to protest or express ideas…. Read More

Civil War: The War Between the States

The American Civil War officially began on April 12, 1861. The first shots were fired in South Carolina as the Confederacy took Fort Sumpter. The South won many of the early battles but ultimately lost the war. That’s why the… Read More

Free Markets: How Do They Work and Does the US Have One?

Liberty Nation GenZ  believes in educating young Americans about the U.S. and its Constitution. This high school lesson plan can be used in the classroom or the home, and adapted to a range of student abilities. Objectives Students will be able to describe… Read More

The Electoral College: How It Works and Do We Need It?

Liberty Nation GenZ  believes in educating young Americans about the U.S. and its Constitution. This middle school lesson plan can be used in the classroom or the home, and adapted to a range of student abilities. Objectives Students will be able… Read More

The Life of a Bald Eagle

Liberty Nation GenZ  believes in educating young Americans about the country, the Constitution, and the history that created U.S. culture. This elementary level lesson plan can be used in the classroom or the home, and adapted to a range of student… Read More

The Second Amendment: Arming the People to Keep Them Free

In many parts of the world, only the government is allowed to have guns. Thanks to the Second Amendment, that’s not true in the United States. The Founding Fathers knew that disarming the people was the best way to control… Read More

The Republican Party: The Grand Old Party

Often called the Grand Old Party or the GOP, the Republican Party is one of two major political parties in the United States. It was founded in 1854 as a coalition of citizens in opposition to extending the practice of… Read More

The Roots and the Rise of the Civil War

From 1861 to 1865, the U.S. Civil War brought about more American deaths than any other conflict in the nation’s history – but why? Many assume the Civil War was fought solely on the issue of slavery, but there were… Read More

The Democratic Party: Origins, Policies, and People

The party traces its roots to 1792. Followers of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison created the Democratic-Republican Party in opposition to the Federalist Party. Under the guidance of Alexander Hamilton and John Adams, the Federalists supported the idea of a… Read More

Delegates and Superdelegates – What are They?

The road to becoming a nominee for president of the United States involves a small group of people known as delegates and superdelegates. The process of selecting delegates occurs in every state for both major political organizations, the Republican Party… Read More

America’s National Bird: Bald Eagle or Turkey?

Today, the bald eagle is the national bird of the United States – but was it the best choice? The American symbol of freedom could have been a turkey – if Founding Father Benjamin Franklin had his way. The legend… Read More

Articles of Confederation

The first government established after the Declaration of Independence was quite a bit different from what we know today. Imagine a United States without a federal court system or an executive branch. No president, no vice president, and no Supreme… Read More