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Unit 1
Chapter 1 Americans, Citizenship and Governments
Lesson 1 Being an American
Immigrants
A History of Immigration
Values & Institutions
Popular Sovereignty
Lesson 2 Becoming a Citizen
Citizens
Civics
Citizenship
Government
Natural born citizens
Naturalization
Losing Citizenship
Aliens- legal, refugee,illegal aliens
Lesson 3 Duties and Responsibilities of American Citizens
Duties of Citizens
Responsibilities of Citizens
Being Involved
Lesson 4 Forms of Government
Importance of Government
Order & Security, Services, guide community,
Types of Governments-
representative democracy, constitutional monarchy,
Authoritarian regimes- totalitarian
Systems of government- federal, unitary systems- confederal system
Unit 2
Chapter 2 The American Colonies and their Government
Lesson 1:Influences on American Colonial Government
Democracy
Direct Democracy
Representative democracy
Republic
Early English Influences
Magna Carta- Limited government
legislature
English Bill of Rights
Social Contract
Natural Rights
Jamestown
Mayflower Compact
Lesson 2: Settlement, Culture and Government of the Colonies
Settling English Colonies
Colonial Government
Lesson 3: Disagreements with Great Britain
Social and political changes in colonies
French and Indian War
Laws and taxes
Dissatisfaction grows- stamp act- townshend acts- tea act- BTP- Intolerable Acts
Declaration of Independence
Unit 3
Chapter 3 The Constitution
Lesson 1 The Country’s First Governments
State Constitutions
Bicameral
Articles of Confederation
Shays Rebellion
Lesson 2 Creating a New Constitution
Constitutional Convention
Compromising- Virginia Plan, New Jersey Plan, Great Compromise, ⅗ Compromise
Federalists & Anti-Federalists
Lesson 3 Structure of the Constitution
Parts of the Constitution- preamble- 7 articles and amendments
Amending and interpreting the Constitution
Chapter 5 Legislative Branch
Lesson 2: Legislative Powers
Expressed powers
Enumerated powers
Implied powers
Elastic clause
Impeachment
Chapter 7 The Judicial Branch
Lesson 3 The Supreme Court
Judicial Review
Unit 4
Chapter 3 Constitution
Lesson 4 Principles of the Constitution
Popular Sovereignty
Limited government
Seperation of power
Checks and Balances- Judicial Review
Federalism
Rule of Law
Chapter 4 The Bill of Rights
Lesson 1 The First Amendment
Lesson 2 Other Bill of Rights Protections
Probable cause
Search warrant
Double jeopardy
Self-incrimination
Due process
Lesson 3 Furthering Civil Liberties
13th, 14th, 15th amendments
suffrage
Lesson 4 The Civil Rights Movement
Unit 5
Chapter 6 Executive Branch
Lesson 1 President
Electing a president
Chapter 8 Political Parties
Lesson 1 History of Political Parties
Political party
Two-party system
Third Parties
Platform
Lesson 2 Political Parties today
Direct primary
Functions of Political Parties
Chapter 9 Voting & Elections
Lesson 1 Who Can Vote
Qualifications to Vote
Extending the Right to Vote
Steps in the Voting Process
Lesson 2 Elections & Campaigns
Primary & general elections
Presidential elections
Electoral College
PAC
Chapter 10 Public Opinion
Lesson 1 Public opinion
Interest Groups
Lesson 3 Interest Groups
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