Tag: Legitimacy
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What are US Midterm Elections? – Lesson Plan
Every two years, Americans elect a Congress that can reshape what a president is able to do, but without removing the president. This background lesson explains how that works, why the president’s party almost always loses ground, and what actually changes when a chamber changes hands. This lesson is the first part of a mini-unit…
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Dr. Anthony Fauci Congressional Hearing Lesson Plan
A U.S. Senate committee voted to hold a former health official in contempt after he refused to answer questions. Students use the case to ask a bigger civic question: what are public government hearings for and when does oversight turn political?
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Cockroach Protests in India Lesson Plan
When a leaked exam forced more than two million Indian students to re-sit, a satirical youth movement rose up and toppled a cabinet minister. Students weigh the movement’s cause, identity, and outcome to decide what makes a protest legitimate.
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Ukraine’s Military Shakeup Lesson Plan
In one week in July 2026, Ukraine replaced its defence minister, its commander-in-chief and its chief of the General Staff. Ukrainian protesters opposed one of those decisions and openly demanded another. A lesson on wartime leadership, legitimacy and public pressure.
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Temporary Protected Status – USA – Lesson Plan
In June 2026, the US Supreme Court ruled 6–3 in a case called Mullin v. Doe and allowed the government to end Temporary Protected Status for people from Haiti and Syria. About 350,000 Haitians and several thousand Syrians would lose both their legal status and their permission to work. This ready to teach lesson plan…
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