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Unit 1: Foundations of American Democracy (40)
  • The ideals of democracy as shown in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution (10)
  • Federalist and Anti-Federalist views on central government and democracy (10)
  • Separation of powers and “checks and balances” (10)
  • The relationship between the states and the national government (federalism) (0)
  • How federalism has been interpreted differently over time (10)
Unit 2: Interactions Among Branches of Government (40)
  • The structures; powers and functions of each house of Congress (10)
  • The roles and powers of the president (10)
  • The roles and powers of the Supreme Court and other federal courts (10)
  • The roles of the federal bureaucracy (departments; agencies; commissions and government corporations) (10)
Unit 3: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights (50)
  • The intent of the Bill of Rights (10)
  • The First Amendment (freedom of speech; freedom of religion and freedom of the press) and how the Supreme Court has interpreted it (10)
  • The Second Amendment (the right to bear arms) and how the Supreme Court has interpreted it (10)
  • Supreme Court interpretations of other amendments (10)
  • How the due process and equal protection clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment have motivated social movements (10)
Unit 4: American Political Ideologies and Beliefs (40)
  • How cultural and social factors affect citizens’ beliefs about government (10)
  • How polls are used to gather data about public opinion (10)
  • The ideologies of the Democratic and Republican parties (10)
  • How political ideologies affect policy on economic and social issues (10)
Unit 5: Political Participation (40)
  • Laws that protect the right to vote (10)
  • Why it’s hard for third parties and independent candidates to succeed (0)
  • Interest groups and their influence (10)
  • Campaign finance and its role in elections (10)
  • The media’s role in elections (10)