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FILE PHOTO: A person holds census information at an event where U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) spoke at a Census Town Hall at the Louis Armstrong Middle School in Queens, New York City
Daily News Lesson April 27 2021

How the 2020 census affects balance of power in Congress
Discuss the ways the census affects political outcomes, and look into the results of the census on the official site
News conference after the verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, in Minneapolis Minnesota
Daily News Lesson April 20 2021

George Floyd’s family vows to ‘keep fighting’ for just policing after Chauvin verdict
Watch George Floyd's family react to Derek Chauvin's guilty verdict and discuss what the verdict means for policing going forward
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Daily News Lesson April 19 2021

Brooks & Capehart on police shootings and Afghanistan
Discuss the roles of US police and the military at home and abroad.
FILE PHOTO: A police officer is seen in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington
Lesson Plan April 15 2021

Were COVID restrictions constitutional?

Research Constitutional considerations surrounding COVID and discuss the balance of private rights and public good
People take part in a vigil following the fatal police shooting of 20-year-old Black man Daunte Wright in Minnesota , in Washington
Daily News Lesson April 13 2021

Police killing of Daunte Wright sparks protest
Hear from experts on ways to address police shootings such as the killing of Daunte Wright.
FILE PHOTO: Congressional delegation to Amazon plant
Daily News Lesson April 13 2021

Role of unions and why Amazon workers lost the vote to unionize
The National Labor Relations Board finished counting ballots last week and found Amazon union organizers in Alabama did not have nearly enough votes.
Murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin
Daily News Lesson April 06 2021

The trial of Derek Chauvin
Asylum seeking migrants in Penitas, Texas
Daily News Lesson March 29 2021

How migrants are being ‘expelled’ from the U.S. border
The Biden administration has been struggling to solve the migrant crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Daily News Lesson March 15 2021

One year into COVID-19 in the U.S.
As COVID lockdowns reach their anniversary, remember the past year and discuss what happens next.
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee votes to advance the nomination for Secretary of the Interior in Washington
Daily Video March 08 2021

Senate passes $1.9 trillion relief bill
Learn about what is in the massive new COVID relief bill.
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