Module 4: Government & Citizenship

Standards Covered:

C.6_12.27 - I can analyze, examine, compare and contrast the role, purpose forms and origins of the structures and functions of government.

C.6_12.47 - I can investigate the roles and responsibilities of citizenship in society while identifying media sources' bias.

Big Ideas:

1. The world is divided into many different nations that interact together to trade, protect their national interests, resolve conflict, and address global issues.

• The world is divided into physical and human borders.

• The nations of the world interact through trade and foreign policy.

• The nations of the world form a world community that resolves conflicts and addresses global issues.

2. The world's countries have different governments, and some countries struggle with human rights abuses.

• Limited governments of the world include democracies.

• Unlimited governments of the world include totalitarian governments.

• Most human rights abuses occur under unlimited governments of the world.

3. Along with the rights and freedoms of citizenship in representative democracies like the United States come important duties and responsibilities.

• The duties and roles of citizenship help to make representative government work.

• Good citizens accept their responsibilities for maintaining a strong democracy.

• Citizens influence government through public opinion.

• The type of government in some societies influences the roles of the citizens in those societies.

Vocabulary for Module:

• Civics

• Government

Notes for Module:

1. A World of Nations

2. World Governments

3. Human Rights Abuses

4. Duties & Roles of Citizenship