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Learning Targets and Student Assessment
READING GUIDES can be found in our Google classroom. Class code:
READING QUIZZES need to be completed prior to assessment. Do the quizzes by the date on the calendar for pacing.
DAY 1 Class overview and expectations, book handout, syllabus with reading schedule.
LOR 1.A Explain how democratic ideals are reflected in the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution
Opening discussion question:
WHAT ARE OUR DEMOCRATIC IDEALS? Have they changed over time?
Who do you think will be the presidential nominees for the Republican party and the Democratic party in 2020?
Who would you like to see on the ballot? What do they offer that is different from the status quo?
DAY 2
LOR 1.B Explain how models of representative democracy are visible in major institutions, policies, events, or debates in the US
Discussion question: How are the demographics of the US changing? What are the political ramifications of this change? Does this change generally favor Democrats or Republicans? Where do I fit in? www.isidewith.com
Analyze recent election data. 270 to win
For tomorrow: Read and discuss article: The Death of Expertise by Tom Nichols
- Do you agree with the author? Why or why not?
- What are 2 questions that occurred to you during the reading?
- How does this article impact a citizen’s role in a democracy? Explain
Did the Constitution create a “more perfect union” than the Articles?
DAY 3
CON 1.A Explain how Federalist and Antifederalist views on central government and democracy are reflected in US foundational documents
Why did the Articles of Confederation fail? What is the connection to the Nichols article?
In class discussion, Federalists v. Anti-Federalists
Handout on Constitution
Contentions and compromised between the Feds and Anti Feds
Basics of Constitution
Federalism activity
DAY 4
CON 1.B Explain the relationship between key provisions of the Articles of Confederation and the debate over granting the federal government greater power formerly reserved to the states.
Federalism in action: Marijuana (medical and recreational) tussles between the states and the Federal government (video clips and discussion)
DAY 5
CON 1.C Explain the ongoing impact of political negotiation and compromise at the Constitutional Convention on the development of the constitutional system.
DAY 6
PMI 1.A Explain the constitutional principles of separation of powers and checks and balances.
DAY 7
PMI 1.B Explain the implications of separation of powers and checks and balances for the US political system.
DAY 8
CON 2.A Explain how societal needs affect the constitutional allocation of power between the national and state governments,
CON 2.B Explain how the appropriate balance of power between national and state governments has been interpreted differently over time.
DAY 9
CON 2.C Explain how the distribution of powers among three federal branches and between national and state governments impacts policy making.
DAY 10
Review
DAY 11
Unit I Assessment
OTHER HELPFUL RESOURCES:
Voting Report from Census Bureau 2012
reading 9/11: Death of Expertise by Tom Nichols
•Read: The Death of Expertise by Tom Nichols
•Do you agree with the author? Why or why not?
•What are 2 questions that occurred to you during the reading?
•How does this article impact a citizen’s role in a democracy? Explain
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