Unit 1: Political Spectrum

Unit Outcomes

Understand the Bill of Rights.
Understand what it means to be a Democrat and what it means to be a Republican.
Understand what political party they will declare and why and then complete political profile assignment.
Understand how to effectively research current event issues and complete a current event article assignment.

Questions we will explore together

What is the balance between individual rights and the common good?
What distinguishes the differences between liberals and conservatives?

Important Vocabulary you will need to know

1. Bill of Rights

2. Preamble

3. Constitution

4. Limited Government

5. Common Good

6. Individual Rights

7. Establishment Clause

8. 1^st Amendment (Five Freedoms)

9. 2^nd Amendment

10. 4^th Amendment

11. Miranda Rules

12. Double Jeopardy

13. Exclusionary Rule

14. 5th Amendment (Rights of the Accused)

15. 6th Amendment (Rights of the Accused)

16. Eminent Domain

17. 8^th Amendment

18. 9^th Amendment

19. 10^th amendment

20. 14^th Amendment

(“Due Process” and “Equality under the Law”)

21. Reserved (state) Powers

22. Denied powers

23. Concurrent (shared) powers

24. Expressed (federal) powers

25. Federalism (“Supremacy Clause”)

26. Elastic Clause

27. Political Spectrum

28. Liberal (“Left”)

29. Conservative (“Right”)

30. Moderate (“Center”)

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