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Standards |
Description |
Lessons |
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1 |
Identify the origins and functions of government. |
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1.1 |
Compare essential characteristics
of limited and unlimited governments throughout the world
including constitutional, authoritarian, and totalitarian
governments, |
9 |
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2 |
Analyze the
purposes, organization, function, and principles of the United
States Constitution and the Bill of Rights |
5 |
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2.1 |
Comparing government under the
Articles of Confederation with government structure under the
Constitution |
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2.2 |
Comparing arguments for establishing a
government with three separate branches including views presented
in the Federalist Papers |
7 |
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2.3 |
Explaining the necessity for and
inclusion of a system of checks and balances |
7 |
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2.4 |
Outlining the
process of amending the Constitution of the United States |
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3
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Explain how the
federal system of the United States divides power between national
and state governments, including areas of taxation, revenue
distribution, grants-in-aid, regulation of interstate commerce,
and enforcement of contracts |
8 |
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4 |
Describe the
specific functions, organization, and purposes of state and local
governments |
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4.1 |
Analyzing the 1901 Alabama Constitution
to determine its impact on local funding and campaign reform |
2 |
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4.2 |
Describing the
influence of special interest groups on state government |
2 |
| 5 |
Trace the expansion of suffrage and its effect on the political
system of the United States. |
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5.1 |
Describing the implication of large
numbers of minorities and women in parties and campaigns |
5 |
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5.2 |
Describing the
impact of the Selma-to-Montgomery march on the passage of the Voting
Rights Act of 1965 |
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6 |
Describe the function and development of special interest groups. |
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6.1 |
Identifying the impact of campaign
contributions by PACs on the election processes at the state and
national level |
3 |
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6.2 |
Analyzing rulings by
the Supreme Court of the United States regarding campaign financing |
3 |
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7 |
Trace the
development and impact of the media on the political process and
public opinion in the United States |
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7.1 |
Explaining the effect of media
consolidation on public opinion and access to various viewpoints |
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7.2 |
Describing regional differences in
public opinion |
2 |
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7.3 |
Analyzing the impact of television on
the election process and campaign spending |
3 |
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7.4 |
Explaining the
effect of attack ads on voter selection of candidates |
3 |
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8 |
Identify the roles of political parties in the function of the
political system of the United States |
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8.1 |
Describing the role of third parties
in political elections in the United States |
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8.2 |
Explaining major characteristics of
contemporary political parties in the United States. |
4 |
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8.3 |
Describing the
changing influence of political parties on individuals and elected
officials |
4 |
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9 |
Identify constitutional provisions of the legislative branch of
the government of the United States. |
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9.1 |
Comparing the rules of operation and
hierarchies of the House and Senate |
4 |
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9.2 |
Tracing the legislative process,
including types of votes, committee action, from the bill's
presentation to presidential action. |
5 |
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9.3 |
Identifying committee structure and
types of committees. |
4 |
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9.4 |
Discussing
problems concerning redistricting as populations shift. |
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10 |
Identify constitutional provisions of the executive branch of the
government of the United States. |
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10.1 |
Identifying Constitutional provisions
regarding the office of the President of the United States. |
4 |
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10.2 |
Identifying the informal powers of the
President |
4 |
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10.3 |
Identifying the influence of the White
House staff on the President |
2 |
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10.4 |
Identifying the powers held by the
President's cabinet |
2 |
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10.5 |
Comparing the characteristics of the
President with those of the electorate |
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10.6 |
Identifying
factors that influence voter's choice of presidential candidate |
2 |
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11 |
Identify constitutional provisions of the judicial branch of the
government of the United States. |
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11.1 |
Describing the structure of the court
system of the United States |
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11.2 |
Tracing the process by which a case
goes to the Supreme Court |
3 |
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11.3 |
Identifying the impact of landmark
Supreme Court cases on Constitutional interpretation |
3 |
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11.4 |
Identifying the landmark Supreme Court
cases originating in Alabama |
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11.5 |
Explaining the politics involved in
the appointment process |
3 |
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11.6 |
Describing the shifting political
balance of the court system |
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11.7 |
Identifying
influences on the court system |
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11.8 |
Contrasting strict and loose
constructionists views of the Constitution |
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11.9 |
Tracing the
nationalization of the Bill of Rights from Gitlow v. New York
to the present |
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12 |
Contrast the
rights and responsibilities of citizens in a representative
democracy |
11 |
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13 |
Explain the foreign policy of the
United States and security interest as they pertain to the role of
the United States in the world community |
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13.1 |
Discussing the changing role of the
foreign policy of the United States |
8 |
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13.2 |
Identify the positive and/or negative
consequences of foreign policy decisions |
8 |
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13.3 |
Identifying the traditional foreign
policy allies of the United States and potential areas of current
and future intervention. |
4 |
