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Course Syllabus:
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Unit 6: The Judicial Branch [STUDY GUIDE]
The Judicial Branch in a Flash! - How was the judicial branch created, and how does it work? [HANDOUTS]
Sources of Law - Where do our laws come from, and what categories and types are there? [HANDOUTS]
Mock Trial - How does a trial court function for civil and criminal cases? [HANDOUT]
Sources of Law - Where do our laws come from, and what categories and types are there? [HANDOUTS]
Mock Trial - How does a trial court function for civil and criminal cases? [HANDOUT]
Appellate Courts - What happens if I lose my case at the trial level? [HANDOUTS]
Supreme Decision - What role does the Supreme Court play in the judicial branch? [Game Guide] [HANDOUT]
Interpreting the Constitution - How does the Supreme Court decide what the words of the Constitution mean? [HANDOUT]
Supreme Decision - What role does the Supreme Court play in the judicial branch? [Game Guide] [HANDOUT]
Interpreting the Constitution - How does the Supreme Court decide what the words of the Constitution mean? [HANDOUT]
Unit 5: The Executive Branch [Study Guide]
All In A Day's Work - What are the president's duties and where does he get his power? [HANDOUTS]
Foreign Policy - What is "foreign policy" and what role does the executive branch play in it? [HANDOUTS] [PowerPoint]
A Very Big Branch - Why is the executive branch the largest of the three branches? [HANDOUTS] [PowerPoint]
War Powers and Executive Orders - How much power should the president really have? [HANDOUTS]
Foreign Policy - What is "foreign policy" and what role does the executive branch play in it? [HANDOUTS] [PowerPoint]
A Very Big Branch - Why is the executive branch the largest of the three branches? [HANDOUTS] [PowerPoint]
War Powers and Executive Orders - How much power should the president really have? [HANDOUTS]
Unit 4: Elections and the Electoral Process [Study Guide]
The Electoral Process - How do you run for office, and how are you elected? [HANDOUTS]
One Big Party? - What are political parties, and what do they do? [HANDOUTS]
Mock Election: Party Formation - Key Values, Platform Formation, and Party Identity [HANDOUT]
Mock Election: Primary Candidates - Preparing for the Nomination Process [CANDIDATE DECLARATION FORM]
Mock Election: Party Convention - Narrowing the Field and Choosing a Party Nominee
Propaganda - What techniques are used to persuade people? [HANDOUTS] [GALLERY WALK STATIONS]
Mock Election: Campaign Kickoff - Website, Commercial, and Printed Materials Teams
Mock Election: Ground Game - Spreading the Word Door-To-Door
Mock Election: Election Day - And the Winner Is...
One Big Party? - What are political parties, and what do they do? [HANDOUTS]
Mock Election: Party Formation - Key Values, Platform Formation, and Party Identity [HANDOUT]
Mock Election: Primary Candidates - Preparing for the Nomination Process [CANDIDATE DECLARATION FORM]
Mock Election: Party Convention - Narrowing the Field and Choosing a Party Nominee
Propaganda - What techniques are used to persuade people? [HANDOUTS] [GALLERY WALK STATIONS]
Mock Election: Campaign Kickoff - Website, Commercial, and Printed Materials Teams
Mock Election: Ground Game - Spreading the Word Door-To-Door
Mock Election: Election Day - And the Winner Is...
Unit 3: The Legislative Branch [Study Guide]
Who Represents Me? Web Quest - How do I contact my federal level government officials? [WORKSHEET]
Congress in a Flash! - How are the House and Senate set up, and how do they make laws? [HANDOUTS]
Redistricting - How are House districts determined, and how can they be manipulated? [Redistricting Game] [HANDOUT]
Congressional Structure Web Quest - Who is in charge of Congress, and what do they do? [WORKSHEET] [Web Quest Links]
Other Roles & Term Limits - What else does Congress do, and are career politicians a problem? [HANDOUT]
Congress in a Flash! - How are the House and Senate set up, and how do they make laws? [HANDOUTS]
Redistricting - How are House districts determined, and how can they be manipulated? [Redistricting Game] [HANDOUT]
Congressional Structure Web Quest - Who is in charge of Congress, and what do they do? [WORKSHEET] [Web Quest Links]
Other Roles & Term Limits - What else does Congress do, and are career politicians a problem? [HANDOUT]
Unit 2: The United States Constitution [Study Guide]
Colonial Influences - What ideas contributed to the formation of the US Government? [HANDOUTS]
Federalist #10 - What is a faction, and why are they dangerous? [HANDOUT] [Current Factions?]
Federalist #51 - How does the Constitution restrain the power of the central government? [HANDOUT]
Anatomy of the Constitution - How does the Constitution set up the US Government? [HANDOUTS]
You've Got Rights! - What rights do we have thanks to the Constitution and its amendments? [HANDOUTS]
Federalist #10 - What is a faction, and why are they dangerous? [HANDOUT] [Current Factions?]
Federalist #51 - How does the Constitution restrain the power of the central government? [HANDOUT]
Anatomy of the Constitution - How does the Constitution set up the US Government? [HANDOUTS]
You've Got Rights! - What rights do we have thanks to the Constitution and its amendments? [HANDOUTS]
Unit 1: Foundations of Government [Study Guide]
God and Government - What does God say about earthly government? [HANDOUT]
Why Government? - Government from the perspective of influential theorists Hobbes and Locke. [HANDOUT]
The Sovereign State - What are the characteristics of a "state" in modern geopolitics? [HANDOUT]; [PowerPoint]
Why Government? - Government from the perspective of influential theorists Hobbes and Locke. [HANDOUT]
The Sovereign State - What are the characteristics of a "state" in modern geopolitics? [HANDOUT]; [PowerPoint]